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MUSEUM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MUSEUM?

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Need another word that means the same as “museum”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “museum” in this overview.

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Museum as a Noun
Definitions of "Museum" as a noun
Synonyms of "Museum" as a noun (4 Words)
Usage Examples of "Museum" as a noun
Associations of "Museum" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Museum” are: record office, registry, repository, chancery

Museum as a Noun

Definitions of "Museum" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “museum” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.
A depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value.

Synonyms of "Museum" as a noun (4 Words)

chancery	A public record office.
record office	A document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction.
registry	An official written record of names or events or transactions. MI5 maintains a large registry* of files on individuals and organizations.*
repository	A place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored. The metadata will be aggregated in a repository.

Usage Examples of "Museum" as a noun

A museum curator.
The museum is noted for its fine fossil collection.
It is difficult to avoid the feeling that the city is now a living museum.
The Museum of Modern Art.

Associations of "Museum" (30 Words)

archive	Place or store something in an archive. Source materials in local archives.
archives	Collection of records especially about an institution.
archivist	A person who maintains and is in charge of archives.
carve	Cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription. The company has carved a name for itself in the smartphone market.
curator	The custodian of a collection (as a museum or library. The curator* of drawings at the National Gallery.*
demonstrate	Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one’s behavior, attitude, or external attributes. Computerized design methods will be demonstrated.
depository	A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping. Irish libraries became depositories for material from all over the world.
dinosaur	Any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era.
document	Support or accompany with documentation. Can you document* your claims.*
effigy	A sculpture or model of a person. Angry campaigners plan to burn an effigy* of the social security minister.*
emboss	Raise in a relief. Embossed stationery.
exhibit	Give an exhibition of to an interested audience. She was invited to exhibit* at several French museums.*
extinction	The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning. Mass extinctions.
inscription	A short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something. The inscription* on her headstone.*
librarian	A person in charge of or assisting in a library.
library	A collection of books and periodicals held in a library. A record library.
memorial	A record or memoir. A memorial* to General Robert E Lee.*
monolithic	Formed of a single large block of stone. A monolithic* society.*
monument	A statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event. A monument* to Magellan is in the main square of the city.*
monumental	Relating or belonging to or serving as a monument. Einstein s monumental* contributions to physics.*
preserve	Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar. Preserved meats.
pterodactyl	A pterosaur of the late Jurassic period, with a long slender head and neck and a very short tail.
record	Sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove. The lawyer has a good record.
repository	A person to whom a secret is entrusted. A deep repository* for nuclear waste.*
safekeeping	The responsibility of a guardian or keeper. She d put her wedding ring in her purse for safekeeping.
sculpture	Form or shape as if by sculpture especially with strong smooth curves. The boundary between painting and sculpture* is displaced.*
statuary	The art or practice of making statues. Classical statuary.
statue	A sculpture representing a human or animal.
statuesque	Reminiscent of a statue in size, posture, or stillness. Frozen statuesque* attitudes.*
tombstone	A large, flat inscribed stone standing or laid over a grave. His grin exposed his yellowed teeth like a row of tombstones.