museum piece

Example Sentences

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“He is not merely a museum piece, but a man,” one archaeologist told The Age in 1956.

From National Geographic • Feb. 6, 2024

For Glazer, it was about creating something “in present tense, not as a museum piece or something in aspic.”

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2023

It’s that split personality — Brillo box or sculpture called “Brillo Box”; sacred icon or landmark painting; investment or museum piece — that gives fArt its charge.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023

But Ms Blessley says "it's not a museum piece" and has faced some hard knocks.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2023

The method of loci isn’t a museum piece on the personal level either.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith