permanent exhibit

Always-open museum section

A permanent exhibit is a display in a museum, gallery, or similar institution that remains on view indefinitely, as opposed to temporary or traveling exhibitions.

The term is somewhat optimistic—permanent exhibits do change over time, but the intention is long-term installation: The dinosaur skeletons are part of the museum's permanent exhibit.

Related

artifact · installation · museum piece · on loan · showcase · curator · donor wall · brass plaque · plaque · diorama · wing · hall · guided tour · archive · heritage · memorabilia · fixture · mounted

Opposites
duration/temporality

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Limited-run museum display

special exhibition · pop-up exhibit · rotating exhibit · temporary installation

mobility/location

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Portable museum display

touring exhibit · traveling exhibition · touring exhibition · touring show · roadshow

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