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Recent Examples of museum piece
What could be a musty museum piece in some hands is instead an involving trip in the theatrical time machine, propelled by powerful performances and transporting technical choices.
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
In the book, one thing that is noticeable pretty quickly is that these are not museum pieces protected behind glass.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
The equipment inside is so old that replacement parts are occasionally purchased from owners of historic henequen machines otherwise on display as museum pieces.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Instead, like in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, it will permanently be displayed as a museum piece.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
In the book, one thing that is noticeable pretty quickly is that these are not museum pieces protected behind glass.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
The equipment inside is so old that replacement parts are occasionally purchased from owners of historic henequen machines otherwise on display as museum pieces.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Instead, like in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, it will permanently be displayed as a museum piece.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for museum piece
Noun
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Alongside the University of Warsaw archaeologists, conservationists are working tirelessly to preserve and restore these paintings and artifacts.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The finding suggests these remains may have once been part of a private collection — artifacts or human specimens gathered abroad and brought into the United States at some earlier point in history.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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According to the Instagram video, the shop owners had traveled to England on a road trip in search of architectural antiques.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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More than 200 auction items donated by foundation members, local businesses and artists include antiques, artwork, garden supplies and experiences, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But SROs are a relic of a different and older New York City.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
26 Mar. 2026
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Others, like the dialogue around race in casting, feel like a relic of that discourse’s peak in the 2010s.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20piece. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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