museum
noun
mu·se·um
myu̇-ˈzē-əm 
: an institution devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value
American Museum of Natural History
also
: a place where objects are exhibited
an art museum
Examples of museum in a Sentence
a museum of natural history
a trip to the Museum of Natural History
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The museum invites visitors in to experience the models on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when The Depot is open to the public.
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In another room of this museum, a dynamic black hole exists inside a space that comes with a warning about epilepsy.
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The museum sits on Griffin’s Wharf, close to where the actual Tea Party occurred on December 16, 1773.
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Curation at the museum typically focuses on storytelling and contextualization, bringing audiences into the lives of the various social classes of ancient Egyptian civilization.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
In another room of this museum, a dynamic black hole exists inside a space that comes with a warning about epilepsy.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The museum sits on Griffin’s Wharf, close to where the actual Tea Party occurred on December 16, 1773.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Curation at the museum typically focuses on storytelling and contextualization, bringing audiences into the lives of the various social classes of ancient Egyptian civilization.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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museum
noun
mu·se·um
myu̇-ˈzē-əm
: a building in which interesting and valuable things (as works of art or historical or scientific objects) are collected and shown to the public
Etymology
from Latin Museum "a place devoted to the Muses, a place for the study of special arts and sciences," from Greek Mouseion (same meaning), from Mouseios "of the Muses," from Mousa "Muse, goddess of an art or science" — related to music
Word Origin
The ancient Greeks worshipped nine sister goddesses, each of whom was called a Mousa. In English we now refer to them as the Muses. The Greeks believed that each Muse was the goddess of a particular art or science. A place that was dedicated to these goddesses—and to the arts and sciences for which they stood—was called a Mouseion. The Greek Mouseion became Museum in Latin, from which it was borrowed into English about 300 years ago.
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