museum
Where artifacts live
A museum is an institution that collects, preserves, and displays objects of cultural, historical, scientific, or artistic significance.
Museums range from vast encyclopedic collections like the Louvre to specialized institutions focused on natural history, modern art, or local heritage.
We spent the afternoon at the museum.
The word can describe any place that feels like a preserved collection: His office is a museum of 1970s memorabilia.
Presentation for viewing
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- installationProcess of putting in
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
artifact · specimen · placard · caption · interactive · docent · interpretation · lighting
Trained museum tour leader
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- interactiveAllowing mutual exchange
outreach · hands-on · curriculum · learning · educator · programming · camp · storytelling
Study of physical remnants
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- civilizationAdvanced organized human society
dynasty · empire · timeline · ancestry · epoch · artifact · paleontology · mummy
Pigment on canvas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- impressionismStyle prioritizing perception
abstract · cubism · surrealism · expressionism · brushwork · still-life · portrait · fresco
Projected sky exhibit hall
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
- biologyStudy of organisms
astronomy · evolution · discovery · laboratory · experiment · observatory · taxidermy · habitat
Human-made historical objects
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
antiquities · coins · stamps · curiosities · ephemera · manuscripts · archives · rarities
Deceptive outward appearance
- atriumRoofed central hall
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- domeRounded vault forming roof
column · rotunda · wing · pavilion · corridor · skylight · entrance · marble
Study of human cultures
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
rituals · diversity · indigenous · tribal · ceremonial · textile · costume · mask
display
Presentation for viewing
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- installationProcess of putting in
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
diorama · artifact · specimen · placard · caption · interactive · docent · interpretation · lighting · viewer
docent
Trained museum tour leader
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
interactive · outreach · hands-on · curriculum · learning · educator · programming · camp · storytelling
archaeology
Study of physical remnants
civilization · dynasty · empire · timeline · ancestry · epoch · artifact · paleontology · mummy · sarcophagus
painting
Pigment on canvas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
impressionism · abstract · cubism · surrealism · expressionism · brushwork · still-life · portrait · fresco · watercolor
planetarium
Projected sky exhibit hall
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
biology · astronomy · evolution · discovery · laboratory · experiment · observatory · taxidermy · habitat · ecosystem
artifacts
Human-made historical objects
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
relics · antiquities · coins · stamps · curiosities · ephemera · manuscripts · archives · rarities · treasures
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
- atriumRoofed central hall
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
dome · column · rotunda · wing · pavilion · corridor · skylight · entrance · marble · courtyard
anthropology
Study of human cultures
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
folklore · rituals · diversity · indigenous · tribal · ceremonial · textile · costume · mask · pottery
- kid-friendlyG-rated, kid-friendly, age-appropriate, wholesome, non-violent
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- attractionszoo, theme park, water park, aquarium, roller coaster
- public spacespark, plaza, street, city parks, public parks
- sightseeinglandmarks, tourist attraction, attractions, landmark, city tours
- tourist attractionstheme parks, water parks, zoos, art gallery, aquariums
museumlandfill
Waste burial ground
dump · junkyard · incinerator · demolition site · scrapyard
museumlaboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
research center · innovation hub · design studio · incubator · think tank
- science museumInstitution displaying natural phenomena
- art museumInstitution displaying visual works
- natural history museumsInstitutions preserving biological specimens
- museum pieceObject preserved for display
- wax museumsVenues displaying sculpted likenesses
- historical museumsVenues exhibiting bygone artifacts
amusement, muse, amused, museums, amuses, unamused, museum's, museumgoer, museumgoers