| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
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| industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum |
Amsterdam
,
capital of The Netherlands
,
Dutch capital
|
| capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum |
capital of Spain
,
Madrid
,
Spanish capital
|
| glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home |
case
,
display case
,
showcase
,
vitrine
|
| custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) |
conservator
,
curator
|
| director of museum or gallery |
curator
|
| museum collection manager |
curator
|
| custodian of museum collection |
curator
|
| art gallery or museum keeper |
curator
,
custodian
|
| museum exhibit, three-dimensional |
diorama
|
| group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination |
field trip
|
| United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924) |
Gardner
,
Isabella Stewart Gardner
|
| 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century |
Hagia Sofia
,
Hagia Sophia
,
Santa Sofia
,
Santa Sophia
|
| art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris |
Louvre
,
Louvre Museum
|
| Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York, honoring great baseball players |
National Baseball Hall of Fame
|
| museum piece |
relic
|
| museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest |
science museum
|
| fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels |
Tower of London
|
