Museum
(noun)
A building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.
Origin:
Late 16th century: via latin from greek mouseion "seat of the muses", from mouseios "of the muses", from mousa "muse".
Examples:
- The British Museum is one of the oldest and most famous museums in the world.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a vast art museum in New York City.
- I visited the Museum of Modern Art yesterday and saw some amazing works of art.
- The museum's collection includes over a million artifacts from ancient civilizations.
- The natural history museum has exhibits on dinosaurs, fossils and other natural wonders.