- museum
- nounADJECTIVE▪ excellent, fascinating (esp. BrE), great, interesting, major, prestigious (esp. AmE), world-class▪
one of the world's great museums
▪ famous▪ historic (esp. AmE), historical▪ local, municipal, national, provincial (esp. BrE), regional, town (esp. BrE)▪ private, public▪ purpose-built (BrE)▪ open-air, outdoor▪an open-air museum of farming and the countryside
▪ living, working (esp. BrE)▪Although the mill is no longer in commercial use, it is maintained as a working museum.
▪ heritage▪ virtual▪The website's print gallery is a virtual museum.
▪ interactive▪ archaeological, art (esp. AmE), folk, industrial (esp. BrE), local history, maritime, military, railroad (AmE), railway (BrE), science, war (esp. BrE), etc.▪Los Angeles County Art Museum
VERB + MUSEUM▪ go to, visit▪ tour▪ establish, found, open▪He founded a museum of modern art in his home town.
▪ fund▪ build, create, design▪ operate, run▪ house▪The museum is housed in a converted church.
MUSEUM + VERB▪ open▪ be dedicated to sb/sth, be devoted to sth, contain sth, feature sth, house sth▪a museum devoted to children's toys
▪The museum houses a fine collection of textiles.
▪ display sth, exhibit sth▪ acquire sth, buy sth▪The first painting acquired by the museum was by Hopper.
MUSEUM + NOUN▪ building, complex, gallery▪ space▪ collection, display, exhibit (= exhibition) (AmE), exhibition, show▪ artefact, exhibit, object, piece, specimen▪All the planes are museum pieces.
▪ archive, catalogue▪ boss (BrE), chief (BrE), curator, director, guard, guide, manager (esp. BrE), official, professional, staff, trustee▪ visitor▪ tour, visit▪ shop (esp. BrE), store (esp. AmE)PREPOSITION▪ at a/the museum▪an exhibition of Chinese ceramics at the Ashmolean Museum
▪ in a/the museum▪There's a gift shop in the museum.
▪ museum of▪the Museum of Modern Art
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
