museum

Definition

  • noun: a building in which interesting and valuable things (such as paintings and sculptures or scientific or historical objects) are collected and shown to the public
  • noun: an institution devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value
  • synonyms: repository, pinæcotheca, museum pest

Examples

  • That old computer will soon be a 'museum piece'.

  • a 'museum' of natural history

  • a history 'museum'

Movie quotes

  • (..) Look at this. He must have thrown it from the window. Smart to hit the truck. What, you admire him now? We're stupid. Who did we leave at the museum? Ledoux? Get him on the radio! Her smile is in the lower spatial frequencies. The horizon is significantly lower on the left than it is on the right. (..)
    2006 The Da Vinci Code
  • (..) -Are any of those real? -Of course not. So you know something of security procedures. Well, I know video surveillance in a museum this size is cost-prohibitive. Most now rely on containment. Yes, forget about keeping the criminals out. Now we keep them in. The Grand Gallery. (..)
    2006 The Da Vinci Code