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Recent Examples of museum piece
The equipment inside is so old that replacement parts are occasionally purchased from owners of historic henequen machines otherwise on display as museum pieces.
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Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Instead, like in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, it will permanently be displayed as a museum piece.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Household items such as rugs and lamps, which themselves can be appreciated for their geometric order and symmetry, are placed in the gallery areas not as remote museum pieces but in some semblance of their practical uses.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
More museum pieces refurbished & tested to send to the front.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Instead, like in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, it will permanently be displayed as a museum piece.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Household items such as rugs and lamps, which themselves can be appreciated for their geometric order and symmetry, are placed in the gallery areas not as remote museum pieces but in some semblance of their practical uses.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
More museum pieces refurbished & tested to send to the front.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for museum piece
Noun
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After working for the state, Rocchetta has played a key role in the historical society whose museum includes artifacts like a traveling embalming table.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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This is not a dusty collection or hodgepodge of Gold Rush artifacts placed around a xeriscape.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Primitive antiques meld seamlessly with modern creature comforts throughout the bright, airy home.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Don’t skip peeking into Akiba Antiques, Lone Ranger Antiques (specializing in Swedish country antiques and Gustavian furniture), the Kodner Galleries auction house, or even the nostalgic media selection at Retroitis.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Step into a time warp of vintage gas pumps, racing memorabilia, and unusual roadside relics at Mendenhall’s Museum.—
Maggie Downs,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Eight other jewels - all relics of France's imperial history - remain missing.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20piece. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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