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Aquarium vs Museum - What's the difference?

aquarium | museum |

As nouns the difference between aquarium and museum

is that aquarium is a tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals while museum is a building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

aquarium

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
  • A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.
  • museum

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (wikipedia museum) (en-noun)
  • A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.