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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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Apr. 2025
The museum has thousands of fossils found from the seabed in its collection.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Pope explained that the Museum of BBQ has generated unexpected excitement globally, hearing from people and journalists from Brazil, Italy and all of the United States expressing interest in the museum.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2025
The agency has awarded $6 billion in grants since 1965, funding everything from museums to historic sites, school programs and state humanities councils.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 10 Apr. 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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