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Recent Examples of museum piece
The equipment inside is so old that replacement parts are occasionally purchased from owners of historic henequen machines otherwise on display as museum pieces.
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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
Household items such as rugs and lamps, which themselves can be appreciated for their geometric order and symmetry, are placed in the gallery areas not as remote museum pieces but in some semblance of their practical uses.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
More museum pieces refurbished & tested to send to the front.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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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
Household items such as rugs and lamps, which themselves can be appreciated for their geometric order and symmetry, are placed in the gallery areas not as remote museum pieces but in some semblance of their practical uses.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
More museum pieces refurbished & tested to send to the front.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for museum piece
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This is the place to go for Japanese art and artifacts, with a strong, 110,000-piece collection of paintings, tea ceremony ceramics, samurai swords and armor, kimonos, lacquerware, sculpture, ukiyo-e prints, and more.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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New displays, interactive displays and numerous artifacts from the old 45th Infantry Division Museum will fill the museum.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The interiors are curated to perfection, with vintage objects and beautiful antiques filling the space.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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The pair started with wallpaper, all of which came from Turner’s Wallshoppe collaboration, then layered in antiques and art.—
Julie Vadnal,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2026
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Rolling Stone confirmed through a rep that Bryan placed the winning bid of $12,135,000 for the Beat generation relic.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2026
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Those decisions suggest some automakers are starting to treat physical controls not as outdated relics but as useful tools.—
Chris Teague,
AJC.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20piece. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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