as in gallery
a building or part of a building in which objects of interest are displayed
a trip to the Museum of Natural History
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Meanwhile, the town of Aspen itself boasts world-class shopping, restaurants, hotels, and museums.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
True to that mission, the project adds trails to the site from the museum’s north, home to Robert Irwin’s permanent installation of hornbeam trees.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
The museum’s enormous Roman sarcophagi featuring reliefs of scenes from the Trojan War — like the king of Troy begging the Greek hero Achilles for his son Hector’s body — attest to Lebanon’s cultural treasures, some of which remain buried in and around ancient sites, archaeologists say.
—Daniele Hamamdjian, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
Poster art is better known in Europe where nearly every country has a poster museum.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
True to that mission, the project adds trails to the site from the museum’s north, home to Robert Irwin’s permanent installation of hornbeam trees.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
The museum’s enormous Roman sarcophagi featuring reliefs of scenes from the Trojan War — like the king of Troy begging the Greek hero Achilles for his son Hector’s body — attest to Lebanon’s cultural treasures, some of which remain buried in and around ancient sites, archaeologists say.
—Daniele Hamamdjian, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
Poster art is better known in Europe where nearly every country has a poster museum.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Museum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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