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museum

[myoo-zee-uhm] / mjuˈzi əm /


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The museum reopened on Friday, and the fire was 90% contained by Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

When thieves broke into a French museum earlier this week and stole four paintings by the impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, worth millions of euros, not everyone was surprised.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The president called for the museum to immediately create a five-year exhibition devoted to Washington, running through Feb. 22, 2032 — the 300th anniversary of Washington’s birth.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

US President Donald Trump asked the Smithsonian Institution on Friday to install statues of George Washington, in his latest bid to reshape the treasured museum and research complex.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

Cops, firefighters, and paramedics crowd the outside of the museum to check out the earthquake damage.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

The long-divided city boasts countless museums, galleries and sites reflecting its troubled history, as well as two zoos, three opera houses and multiple techno clubs known around the world.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Christopher A. Marinello, the boss of Art Recovery International that recovers stolen art, says only 5-10% of stolen art is ever recovered, making thefts from small museums like this week's "extra painful".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Thus was born Egyptology for example, and the existence of museums in such countries.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

The discovery suggests that other fossilized droppings stored in museums or still waiting to be found could contain similarly delicate remains that have gone unnoticed.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

The huge movie theaters, the museums, the concerts, the science exhibits.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen




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