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| accession |
to catalogue in order of acquiring, as in a library or museum. [1/5 definitions] |
| curate |
to tend the collections and oversee the activities of a museum, library, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| curator |
one who oversees the activities and tends the collections of a museum, library, or the like. |
| diorama |
a scene represented by three-dimensional objects placed in front of a painted background, as in a natural history museum. [1/2 definitions] |
| docent |
a lecturer or guide in a museum, historic home, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ellis Island |
an island in Upper New York Bay where, from 1892 to 1943, millions of incoming immigrants to the U.S. were processed. The facility on the island is now a museum that illuminates the immigration experience. |
| Forbidden City |
a vast, walled complex of buildings in Beijing, China, formerly the Imperial Palace (1491-1911), now open to the public as the Palace Museum. |
| hang |
to be on display, esp. in a museum or gallery. [1/17 definitions] |
| Louvre |
a building in Paris constructed as a royal palace and now a national museum of art. |
| planetarium |
a museum, building, or room in which such an apparatus is located. [1/3 definitions] |
| season ticket |
a ticket or set of tickets, paid for in advance, that can be used at any time during a specific period, as for highway tolls, museum visits, concerts, or athletic events. |
| showcase |
a glass display case or cabinet, used to exhibit and protect articles in a store, museum, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| waxworks |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a museum displaying life-size wax figures, or such a display itself. |
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