museum piece
noun
1
: something preserved in or suitable for a museum
2
: one that is out-of-date : a thing of the past
Examples of museum piece in a Sentence
That old computer will soon be a museum piece.
that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece
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The Kurdish forces started the war with little more than vintage Soviet-era T-55 tanks captured from Saddam Hussein’s crumbling army in 2003 and some old artillery pieces from the same period, museum pieces for a modern war.
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Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
When the auction happened, the $20,000 expectation for the Computer Space arcade console turned into a new record for the museum piece at $69,773.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
Likewise, others see their purchases as future museum pieces.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 20 July 2024
Back on Earth, the iconic garments found new lives as museum pieces, drawing millions to see them at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
—Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
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Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
When the auction happened, the $20,000 expectation for the Computer Space arcade console turned into a new record for the museum piece at $69,773.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
Likewise, others see their purchases as future museum pieces.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 20 July 2024
Back on Earth, the iconic garments found new lives as museum pieces, drawing millions to see them at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
—Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/museum%20piece. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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