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museum

[myoo-zee-uhm] / mjuˈzi əm /


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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on Thursday announced its inaugural film programming, which will be screened nonstop during museum hours in two dedicated 299-seat theaters.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

An arcade, arts-and-crafts studio or children’s museum is a natural location for a kid’s birthday party.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

For the jewellery that was not stolen, "we are going to create a secure room, a vault with no windows, in another part of the museum," Leribault said.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

He tells the BBC the sports industry needs to innovate because it is "competing with any other live experience - going to the museum, going to the theatre, going to the cinema".

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

I was afraid Cleopatra’s Needle would be put inside the museum or some other building, and it would cost money to see it.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

It operates 21 museums in Washington, Virginia and New York.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

The Smithsonian Institution, founded nearly two centuries ago, is a Washington mainstay whose 21 museums are largely dedicated to US history and culture, as well as art.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

They’re dead-set on excising any shagginess that doesn’t fit their hidebound worldview, attacking textbooks and museums that dare to push beyond a straightforward explanation.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

People who regularly visit museums, theaters, concerts, and movie theaters may be doing more than enjoying themselves.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

She guessed that most people who went to museums didn’t ask that question.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett




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