Lesson 24 Vocabulary
English word English Definition English Example sentence
1 an exhibition an event where items are displayed for public viewing There was an exhibition of Egyptian artifacts in Osaka last year.
2 a work of art a painting, sculpture etc. The Mona Lisa is truly a work of art.
3 to showcase ~ to show something in a favorable way The museum showcased craft goods from the early 18th century.
4 to exhibit ~ to make a painting available to see The Louvre exhibits works by Van Gogh occasionally.
5 an exhibit on ~ an object or a collection of objects that have been displayed for people to look at I saw an exhibit on Women Artists from the 1700s.
6 an institute an organization created for a particular purpose An institute was created to verify the existence of UFOs.
7 a sculpture art made by molding clay or metal I used to teach children's art classes; all the boys liked making sculptures of dinosaurs.
8 a curator the person who runs the museum The curator kept track of all of the paintings in the collection.
9 to collect ~ to get things from different places and bring them together I collected sculptures from many of my students and put them on display.
10 to preserve ~ to keep something in its original state or in good condition A large effort was made to preserve the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
11 an archaeologist the person who studies past human life and activities by studying the bones, tools, etc., of ancient people Indian Jones is perhaps the most famous archaeologist in the world.
12 a historian a person who studies or writes about history I studied to be a historian, but now I teach English.
13 to be of ~ importance to be important, usually historically Plymouth Rock, where the first Europeans landed on America, is of great cultural importance.
14 to educate ~ on ~ to teach people about something The government tried to educate the public on the dangers of smoking.
15 an era a period of time The era before the Internet was very inconvenient, but somehow more peaceful.
16 an artifact a simple object (such as a tool or weapon) that was made by people in the past If you dig around in the area around Las Vegas, you can sometimes find Native American artifacts, like arrowheads.
17 to be contemporary happening or beginning now or in recent time Wearing a necktie is a contemporary fashion.
18 to be scientific of or relating to science Scientific research is really trustworthy.
19 to be artistic of or relating to art I have artistic talent; I can draw and make music.
20 to be cultural of or relating to culture Cultural artifacts should be kept in their home countries, not exported to other countries.
21 to be historical of or relating to history The most famous American historical conflict was, perhaps, the Civil War.