museum piece

as in artifact
something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece

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Recent Examples of museum piece 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 Those things are museum pieces now—the type of fare that haunts the dreams of Indiana Jones. Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 14 May 2024 The advisor will work with V&A’s curators who oversee well over 2.8 million exhibits and museum pieces. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 7 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for museum piece 
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Noun
  • Fascinating as this cultural artifact is, there’s even more to AI time travel—byway of YouTube.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In a press release that was translated from Hebrew to English, the university explained that the artifacts date back to the Hellenistic period.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Questers is an international organization that fosters an appreciation for antiques and collectibles and encourages preservation of antiquities and historical sites.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
  • There, firefighters were seen retrieving what looked like about two dozen photo albums, a grandfather clock and several other possible antiques from the house.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Further complicating things, de Guzman says, are all the wooden homes here, relics of early 20th century construction that focused on earthquake survivability.
    Kirk Siegler, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
  • All-weather city boots can be a depressing relic of cold and slush, but trudging into January doesn’t have to be such a drag.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025

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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20piece. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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