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Recent Examples of museum piece
Their main phone, of course, had a cord and was stuck to the wall in the kitchen like a museum piece.
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Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Signs like this are museum pieces that are out there still doing their thing, as much as the Statue of Liberty or the Washington Monument, and they should be celebrated, not gutted.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
There’s also a museum piece, which is mostly fake.
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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
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Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Signs like this are museum pieces that are out there still doing their thing, as much as the Statue of Liberty or the Washington Monument, and they should be celebrated, not gutted.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
There’s also a museum piece, which is mostly fake.
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for museum piece
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In addition to the artworks–most created by international emerging artists–Fenix displays important historical artifacts related to migration such as a section of the Berlin Wall, a migrant boat from Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea, and a 1923 Nansen passport.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The large complex is made up of stone structures built around open plazas, and as additional structures were added over time, several rooms became interior spaces — which is how the room containing the 23 artifacts became hidden.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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Slow decorating encourages finding antiques, buying used but quality items, and updating older pieces for continued use.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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Now restored, its labyrinthine lanes remain a fascinating place to shop for antiques, traditional clothing, Omani khanjar (daggers), frankincense, jewelry, handmade sandals, coffee pots and dates.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Sovereigns are stuck because their tools—and their stories—are relics.—
Jules Herd,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Mao’s violent mass movement shut down schools, paralyzed the government, shattered the economy, destroyed religious and cultural relics – turmoil that only subsided after the leader’s death in 1976.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20piece. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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