museum

[US]/mju:'ziəm/
[UK]/mjuˈziəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a building where objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural significance are stored, displayed, and studied for educational and entertainment purposes.

Phrases & Collocations

art museum

history museum

science museum

palace museum

national museum

british museum

metropolitan museum

military museum

space museum

louvre museum

wax museum

historical museum

guggenheim museum

geological museum

olympic museum

Example Sentences

museum exhibits; museum tours.

the museum is open daily.

the museum is rich in exhibits.

the custodian of a museum

the museum's mazy treasure house.

an attempt to revamp the museum's image.

the museum's trove of antique treasure.

a barbarian on the loose in a museum;

The painting is a museum piece.

Museum of Qianling Mausoleum

The museum was closed for renovation.

the museum has been commercialized.

the museum has a modern exterior.

nearby museum buildings will be fireproofed.

museums are first and last about curatorship.

the museum was unguarded at night.

the museums in the district are well worth a visit.

collection of samples for museum display

revolutionary war; a museum of the Revolutionary era.

Real-world Examples

But most assume it should become a museum.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And so many outstanding art museums to see, too.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

It's not a museum she tells me.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

They had a great museum in Munich.

Source: Past National College Entrance Examination Listening Test Questions

The other night I was leaving the museum...

Source: Friends Season 3

I'd like to call it a living museum.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2021 Collection

Excuse me. I'm trying to find the museum.

Source: Crazy English Speaking Training Scene

His vivid, geometrical paintings are in some of the most prestigious art museums.

Source: VOA Standard Speed January 2016 Collection

That's where the idea of the museum came about.

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

Villages that have now become a silent museum of disaster.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

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