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museum

[myoo-zee-uhm] / mjuˈzi əm /


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This office, though quiet on this Thursday, does get used—it is not just “a museum of history,” as Gus Hall used to call it.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

To solve the mystery, she joined forces with other researchers from around the world to investigate the family history of tiger cats, using DNA from living animals and museum specimens.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

David Cassirer has argued the law clearly requires the museum to return the painting — and has pledged to support other looting victims with any proceeds.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Before dawn on Sept. 8, thieves in southern France broke into what was Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s last home, now a museum, and escaped with two of his paintings.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

“But these are beautiful, Theo. They could hang in a museum, except that—” And then I don’t know how to finish the sentence.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

He has also been fascinated by reptiles for most of his life and has long supported zoos, museums, and natural history.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Historians from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York recognise only three verified marble versions surviving today - all on display in museums across the US.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Since his 2008 retirement from the FBI, he has acted as a “high-value asset security consultant” to museums, auction houses, trade shows, collectors and the like to protect and, when necessary, recover illicitly acquired objects.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

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

Demonstrations were organized outside several museums, and protestors were photographed marching and shouting.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett




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