art museum — A building or space for the display of artistic works
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A building or space for the display of artistic works
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɑːrt mjuˈziːəm/
Example Sentences
- My date fell asleep at the art museum, so I pretended he was performance art.
- The new art museum features both classical and modern masterpieces.
- Children under 12 can enter the art museum for free on weekends.
art museum
NOUN[/ɑːrt mjuˈziːəm/]
A building or space for the display of artistic works
She wanders quietly through the art museum, lost in centuries of paintings.
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Origin
Art derives from Latin 'ars', meaning skill or craft, which broadened to encompass creative expression. Museum originates from Greek 'mouseion', literally the temple of the Muses, which in ancient Greece served as a sanctuary dedicated to learning and the arts, eventually evolving into the modern concept of a museum as a repository of cultural artifacts.
Breakdown
art (from Latin ars, skill/craft/art) + museum (from Greek mouseion, temple of the Muses, from mousa, Muse). The compound term combines the concept of creative practice with the institutional space designed to preserve and display artistic works.
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📝Examples
“My date fell asleep at the art museum, so I pretended he was performance art.”
“The new art museum features both classical and modern masterpieces.”
“Children under 12 can enter the art museum for free on weekends.”
“The art museum's security guard knows more about paintings than most art critics.”
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