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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

The Daily Star says a 2,700-year-old mummy has gone missing from a museum.

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

But something had come between him and his beloved museum.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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

Mayor Caviezel, whose small French city hosts two museums and collections, says finding the money is "one of our main challenges".

From BBC 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

Do ancient artifacts have a place as jewelry, or only in museums?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The children were evacuated, the museums emptied of paintings, the storefronts shuttered.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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