Thesaurus results for MUSEUM PIECE

museum piece

noun

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as in artifact

something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece

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Recent Examples of museum piece In that gesture lies the essence of the book’s ambition: not a museum piece, but a renewal. —

Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026 The space has an arty feel, with jewelry on display in long counters under glass, like a lineup of glittery museum pieces or a precious collection of butterflies. —

Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025 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. —

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 See All Example Sentences for museum piece

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Amanda Pecsenye Behind the handwritten lyrics and archival concert outfits in Ohio’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is Amanda Pecsenye, whose curatorial eye uncovers new artifacts amid the persistent rumble of rock music.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Inside, artifacts, photographs, and archival materials trace the surge of prospectors who passed through in the late 1850s, when Lillooet briefly grew into one of the largest settlements north of San Francisco, with a population that peaked around 16,000.

— Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026