museum
Building or part of a building for the display/preservation/study of antiquities/fine and industrial art/natural history/etc. The *Antique Museum (‘Home for the Muses’) was dedicated to the pursuit of learning, of which a celebrated example was the Museum/University created in Alexandria by ... ...
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