Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
history museum vs. historical museum
I've seen discussions on the use of "historic" versus "historical", but how about the use of "history" versus "historical". In particular, is there (or should there) be a distinction between "history museum" and "historical museum"?
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Hi, a history museum sounds like a museum that focuses on the field of history, in the same way that a ceramics museum focuses on the field of ceramics. Since a museum by definition looks at earlier periods, the phrase seems rather redundant. You might say something specific about the museum's area of interest, like 'a museum of military history'.
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Hi,
a history museum sounds like a museum that focuses on the field of history, in the same way that a ceramics museum focuses on the field of ceramics.
Since a museum by definition looks at earlier periods, the phrase seems rather redundant. You might say something specific about the museum's area of interest, like 'a museum of military history'.
a history museum sounds like a museum that focuses on the field of history, in the same way that a ceramics museum focuses on the field of ceramics.
Since a museum by definition looks at earlier periods, the phrase seems rather redundant. You might say something specific about the museum's area of interest, like 'a museum of military history'.
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