as in galleries
a building or part of a building in which objects of interest are displayed
a trip to the Museum of Natural History
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Recent Examples of museums
The city pulses with creativity, from its interactive street art to its world-class museums.
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Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
Started with grant funding in 2015, the vision grew as businesses, museums, and families got on board with their versions.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
In moving to unionize, DIA workers join employees at museums around the country who have done so in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, which brought to the fore the precarity of many arts institution jobs, especially those of front-facing and part-time staff.
—News Desk, Artforum, 7 Nov. 2025
Your work is distinctly recognizable and celebrated all over the world and in museums like the MoMA.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The city is known for its art museums, cuisine, and architecture, most of which can be enjoyed regardless of the weather.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
This exhibition is presented through Bank of America’s Art in Our Communities program, which loans complete exhibitions at no cost to museums and nonprofit galleries.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
At least four other French museums have been robbed in the last two months, according to media reports.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
Started with grant funding in 2015, the vision grew as businesses, museums, and families got on board with their versions.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
In moving to unionize, DIA workers join employees at museums around the country who have done so in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, which brought to the fore the precarity of many arts institution jobs, especially those of front-facing and part-time staff.
—News Desk, Artforum, 7 Nov. 2025
Your work is distinctly recognizable and celebrated all over the world and in museums like the MoMA.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The city is known for its art museums, cuisine, and architecture, most of which can be enjoyed regardless of the weather.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
This exhibition is presented through Bank of America’s Art in Our Communities program, which loans complete exhibitions at no cost to museums and nonprofit galleries.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
At least four other French museums have been robbed in the last two months, according to media reports.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for museums
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Its galleries trace the history of astronomy and human space exploration, while its dome theaters host immersive shows about the cosmos.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Her paintings have been represented by galleries in New York, Barcelona, and Bombay and are part of private collections worldwide.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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That more than compensated for the absence of Dixon-Waters, who was SDSU’s leading scorer in both preseason exhibitions (19 and 17 points) after missing all of last season with a fractured bone in his foot that refused to heal quickly.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Under de Blasio, the mansion became a space that blended residential, artistic, and civic functions, including exhibitions exploring social change, while maintaining the mansion’s long-standing public and political significance.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Museums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museums. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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