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national museum

national museum

1 2.7
A museum that shows and keeps a country's important art and history
  • noun
  • /ˈnæʃənl mjuˈziəm/
translation icon : museo nacional
  • In this national museum, American Indians will express in their own voices the histories that are to be told.
  • a large national museum
  • other national museums

But I went to the Love Fashion in Search of Myself exhibit at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto.

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Examples

  • As the latest addition to the Smithsonian's cluster of national museums, the NMAI is an institution of the U.S. federal government.

    Academic text (2006)

  • One such example is from the Australian Museum, the national museum in Sydney, Australia.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Thus, we decide to present the contest of the magazine in the National Museum of Fine Arts in Chile.

  • I'm in the National Museum of Computing, so you see a museum piece.

    The Royal Institution

  • But I went to the Love Fashion in Search of Myself exhibit at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto.

    Zoe Hong

  • And this is the actual sculpture Objects from the National Museum of Beirut.

  • Many countries established or enlarged their national museums, and issues from Chad, Ethiopia, and Botswana feature archaeological finds.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The national museum in London features a vast collection of artifacts that showcase the country's rich history.

  • Visitors to the national museum can explore exhibitions that highlight the cultural heritage of the nation.

  • The national museum offers a variety of educational programs aimed at teaching visitors about the country's artistic achievements.

Synonyms

museum
vsnational museum
∞ 1.0

A building where people see and learn about art, history, or science

focuses on a country's cultural and historical heritage and holds important state artifacts

How Big

national museum
1 2.7
art museum
15 2.3
gallery
324 2.8
studio
310 3.0

Surface Forms

national museum singular
national museums plural

Morphology

national + museum

The meaning 'a museum representing or maintained by the nation' is directly derived from combining 'national' (relating to the nation or government) with 'museum' (an institution displaying artifacts). This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase pattern that exists across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

National museum comes from the idea of gathering a country's special objects in one place for everyone to see. The word national means 'of the whole country' and museum is a place that keeps objects, so a national museum is a museum that keeps and shows what is important to the nation.