as in gallery
a building or part of a building in which objects of interest are displayed
a trip to the Museum of Natural History
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The use as a museum was also too specific, and the DDDA was worried that buildings wouldn’t be easily repurposed if the plan fell through, Mosher said.
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
The statue of Philadelphia's hard-hitting native son, portrayed by actor Sylvester Stallone, has stood outside of the historic art museum for more than 20 years, according to NPR member station WHYY.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
The Marquette Greenway will pass by the museum, Bonta said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
The recent arrests have been swift in comparison to 2024 when two small cannons vanished without a trace from inside the locked museum’s gallery.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
The statue of Philadelphia's hard-hitting native son, portrayed by actor Sylvester Stallone, has stood outside of the historic art museum for more than 20 years, according to NPR member station WHYY.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
The Marquette Greenway will pass by the museum, Bonta said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
The recent arrests have been swift in comparison to 2024 when two small cannons vanished without a trace from inside the locked museum’s gallery.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Relatives of the defendant, about a half dozen of whom watched from the gallery at his arraignment, cheered the judge’s decision to cut Alexander loose.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The latest installments in this series are the most eye-catching of the nearly twenty works in Chan’s exhibition at the gallery Greene Naftali.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The latest installments in this series are the most eye-catching of the nearly twenty works in Chan’s exhibition at the gallery Greene Naftali.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Following exhibitions in 2018 and 2019, however, Olympic inclusion was scrapped when COVID-19 delayed the Games.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Museum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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