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Recent Examples of museum piecesThe perfection of satellite and fiber-optic communications made microwaves obsolete, while the rapid development of modern computers turned the gubbins on the lower floors into museum pieces.—
David Szondy
august 01,
New Atlas,
1 Aug. 2026 Those five Grand Sport examples, including a famous winner at Sebring International Raceway, are now seven-figure museum pieces.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2026 The space has an arty feel, with jewelry on display in long counters under glass, like a lineup of glittery museum pieces or a precious collection of butterflies.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
Right on the touristy Promenade des Anglais, the Villa Masséna houses imperial artifacts—including Napoleon’s death mask and Empress Josephine’s diadem.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2026
This touring exhibition devoted to serial killers and criminology claims to have the largest collection of authentic true-crime artifacts in the country, including psychiatric reports and personal belongings.
Behind the reception desk, a wall of 109 wooden pigeonholes doubles as an art installation, with some compartments displaying replicas of the property's original room keys and others filled with nautical relics reflecting Naples's coastal allure.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Sep. 2026
When it was closed down in 1539, its treasures, books and relics were seized and its lands and buildings sold off, some to local nobles and gentry, some to the town authorities of Bury.
The backstory Personas in the hotel’s backstory include a Thai rockstar-slash-antiques collector, a devout Buddhist business tycoon, and a superstar designer.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Oct. 2026
His parents — his mother was an interior designer and his stepfather worked in the antiques trade — would wear Gaultier.