museum

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

   visit the history museum

2. 2
   verb

   To place in a museum.

   I use daily those books that for others are museumed. The glass case approach depresses me, makes books into porcelain, guts them of what they are.

3. 3
   verb

   To visit museums.

   I told her I'd do just one visit to start; I don't really have time to do a lot of museuming.

4. 4
   noun

   a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

Etymology

From Latin mūsēum (“library, study”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).