Thesaurus results for MUSEUMS

museums

noun

plural of museum

as in galleries

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 museums The goal is to preserve and restore as much as possible, eventually combining components like handles and aluminum bins from different kitchens to reconstruct a complete model for museums or similar academic and cultural institutions. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 To the south of the neighborhood sits the sprawl of Chapultepec Park, replete with running trails, modern art museums, and the massive National Museum of Anthropology. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 The capital city’s grand monuments, world-class museums and scores of parks have always been accessible, allowing them to be completely integrated into the lives of Washingtonians. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Hodges went on to study works by Caravaggio and Rembrandt in Europe, with Gasparotto joining him in museums like the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin along the way. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Each has been showing in museums on different continents, with work in the most important art surveys on the globe. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Her great-grandnephew, who also chairs her foundation, has sought to realize that temple, which would act as a repository for her art and keep it out of museums, but no such plan to open the structure has materialized yet. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Leslie Bluhm told ARTnews that Grynstztejn’s research on the state of gender imbalance at US art museums opened her family’s eyes to discrepancies that often go unnoticed in the field. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026 Discovery Place is a nonprofit that operates multiple museums throughout the Charlotte region. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for museums

Noun

Hafiz said these developments in the Middle East are not new, but the result of decades-long investment and market building by patrons, galleries, collectors, artists and institutions, with the arrival of Art Basel and Frieze a natural evolution.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Together, these galleries make art a natural part of an afternoon among the boutiques, whether visitors arrive with a particular artist in mind or simply want to discover something new.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of galleries

Noun

One of the world’s most prestigious contemporary art fairs, Art Basel includes exhibitions by 211 international galleries at Paris’ Grand Palais.

— Elitsa Gadeva, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Plans call for a fan-accessible research library and physical archive, a digital preservation hub, galleries devoted to Garcia’s art and instruments and exhibitions exploring the blues, folk, country and jazz traditions that shaped him.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026