museum

noun

myu̇-ˈzē-əm How to pronounce museum (audio)
Definition of museumnext
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of museum Somehow, those ingredients were garbled up, leading to headlines about Annabelle the doll escaping her museum. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026 So when word dropped on September 1st that the nearly 200-year-old museum was closing at the end of the month, thousands of families began a wistful pilgrimage, to make one final visit. — Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026 The project will be collaborative, not just within the nine museums, but amongst Cameroonian communities. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026 The winning projects range from initiatives involving several museums to collaborations with communities of origin to the individual cataloging of archives and databases. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for museum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for museum
  1. gallery
  2. exhibition
Noun
  • While there is the Rock Roadhouse Winery, an Ashwood Station Antiques and small galleries nearby, The Omni is at the center of activity— and brings a lot of travelers from all over the world to Bath County.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Those include Renée Elise Goldsberry as Michael’s former colleague and lover, contesting cases before a rogue’s gallery of quirky judges played by the likes of Jackie Earle Haley, Jackie Hoffman and Peter Riegert.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of gallery
Noun
  • The curators have also organized an exhibition within an exhibition, producing a simulacrum of Lichtenstein’s 1962 Leo Castelli Gallery debut.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The reports say that when a post office facility was struck, about a third of the entire exhibition was destroyed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhibition

Phrases Containing museum

Browse Nearby Words

muses (upon)
museum
museum piece
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Museum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on museum

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about museum

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

The Words of the Week - Oct. 9

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
a cup of tea and a golf ball on tee side by side
Quiz: Sounds Like... Choose the word that sounds like it fits the clue...
See All