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

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 the aviation enthusiasts didn't just want it to be a museum piece, the plan was for it to fly as well.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2022

This isn’t Mozart as a museum piece, porcelain to be handled with delicacy.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

The method of loci isn’t a museum piece on the personal level either.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith