museum pieces

Definition of museum piecesnext
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 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 Unlike the seven-figure museum pieces that preceded it in this list, the 765LT represents the accessible longtail—if $382,500-plus can be called accessible. Sean Evans, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for museum pieces
Noun
  • Talk about the Roman artifacts on display at the brewery.
    Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The exhibition features more than 200 original artifacts, including photographs, handwritten letters and personal keepsakes from passengers and crew members.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Yet, through careful restoration, elements like Pabst’s bar and other relics have been preserved and restored to showcase the rich history of this tie to Wisconsin’s past.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The Artifact Exhibition has introduced an add-on VR activity to its walk-through display with relics and reproductions tied to the ship that famously sank in 1912.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The owner of the small antiques shop will talk to you for hours about every small business that has come and gone on his block.
    Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • To set the scene, 160 50-foot-tall trees were transplanted onto the oceanfront property, and the interiors were decked out in Southern heirlooms and antiques.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026

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“Museum pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20pieces. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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