museum piece

NOUN

collectible item

Synonyms

WEAK

antique classic collector's item collector's piece curio heirloom masterpiece old master showpiece

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

There comes a moment in the afterlife of even the most successful musical when it threatens to become a museum piece.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2023

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

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

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2023

Gluck was armed with an incredibly heavy musket, a singleshot museum piece with an octagonal barrel and a smooth bore.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut