museum

 
Pronunciation: /mjuːˈzɪəm/

noun

  • a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited: [as name]: the Museum of Modern Art the museum is noted for its fine fossil collection [as modifier]: a museum curator figurative it is difficult to avoid the feeling that the city is now a living museum

Origin:

early 17th century (denoting a university building, specifically one erected at Alexandria by Ptolemy Soter): via Latin from Greek mouseion 'seat of the Muses', based on mousa 'muse'