Thesaurus results for MUSEUM PIECES

museum pieces

noun

plural of museum piece

as in artifacts

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 pieces The perfection of satellite and fiber-optic communications made microwaves obsolete, while the rapid development of modern computers turned the gubbins on the lower floors into museum pieces. — David Szondy august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026 Those five Grand Sport examples, including a famous winner at Sebring International Raceway, are now seven-figure museum pieces. — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 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

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However, many of Borobudur’s other artifacts — including Buddha heads removed from their bodies — remain in museums in the US and Europe, as well as likely in private collections.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Just as there is a market for drugs and a market for art, there is a market, if a modest one, for these artistic artifacts.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of artifacts

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Behind the reception desk, a wall of 109 wooden pigeonholes doubles as an art installation, with some compartments displaying replicas of the property's original room keys and others filled with nautical relics reflecting Naples's coastal allure.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
When it was closed down in 1539, its treasures, books and relics were seized and its lands and buildings sold off, some to local nobles and gentry, some to the town authorities of Bury.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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The hotel's 18 rooms and five suites are all individually decorated with gloriously over-the-top touches in the form of antiques, sumptuous velvet duvet covers, and regal tones of red and gold that harken back to the property's royal history.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
That mix allows vintage midcentury modern furniture to sit alongside older antiques and contemporary pieces without forcing a fully midcentury room.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

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