history museum
Past on display
A history museum is an institution that collects, preserves, and displays artifacts and exhibits related to the past.
Unlike art museums, the focus is on historical significance rather than aesthetic value: The history museum had a Civil War exhibit, We took the kids to the natural history museum.
Some specialize in particular eras, regions, or themes.
- provenance studiesResearch into objects' origins
- time capsuleSealed trove for descendants
- curationSelective organization of items
- indigenous culturesOriginal inhabitants' ways of life
- civil rights movementsCampaigns for legal equality
world wars · war memorial · ancient civilizations · interactive displays · gallery · guided tours · walking tour · field trip · gift shop · mummy · industrial revolution · artifact · dinosaur · relic · ancient · display · dusty · restoration
- museumart gallery, collection, curator, exhibitions, exhibition hall
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- cultural institutionsnational library, public library, library, national archive, archive
- educational siteszoo, aquarium, botanical garden, nature center, planetarium
- exhibition venuesexhibition hall, exhibition center, expo hall, expo center, convention center
- artifactspottery shards, knives, masks, pottery, antiquity
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Educational attraction with exhibits
science museum · natural history museum · art museum · planetarium · contemporary art museum
history museumtheme park
Entertainment destination with rides
amusement park · shopping mall · movie theater · nightclub · casino
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