as in gallery
a building or part of a building in which objects of interest are displayed
a trip to the Museum of Natural History
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of museum
Prime Minister François Bayrou, battling to contain the country’s budget deficit, has approved sweeping reductions to public spending, with museums, cultural institutions, and heritage sites among the hardest hit.
—
Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The cuts are the first the museum has made since laying off about 30 staffers in July 2020 as the pandemic raged, with Pasternak already having taken a pay cut in April.
—News Desk, Artforum, 7 Feb. 2025
The advisory council is a key link for department leaders to publicly hear from powerful civic philanthropist groups, theaters, artists, museums, festivals, arts funders and more.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
In total, the museum holds over 220 hours of video, film and audio news footage.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for museum 
Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The cuts are the first the museum has made since laying off about 30 staffers in July 2020 as the pandemic raged, with Pasternak already having taken a pay cut in April.
—News Desk, Artforum, 7 Feb. 2025
The advisory council is a key link for department leaders to publicly hear from powerful civic philanthropist groups, theaters, artists, museums, festivals, arts funders and more.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
In total, the museum holds over 220 hours of video, film and audio news footage.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for museum
Thesaurus Entries Near museum
Cite this Entry
“Museum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share