Collocations for collection - noun

big, extensive, huge, large, major, massive, substantial, vast
small
growing
complete, comprehensive
core, permanent
The permanent collection is displayed on the first floor.

reserve
The museum has a large reserve collection in storage,

amazing, excellent, extraordinary, fascinating, fine, good, great, important, impressive, interesting, magnificent, outstanding, remarkable, rich, stunning, superb, unique, useful
priceless, valuable
bizarre, disparate, diverse, eclectic, heterogeneous, jumbled, miscellaneous, motley, odd, random, strange, varied
Running through the tale is a motley collection of loners looking for love.

representative
We have a small but representative collection of Brazilian art.

celebrated (esp. BrE), distinguished, famous, prestigious, renowned
family, personal, private
the largest private art collection in the world

public
international, local, national
historic, historical
reference, research
a research collection available for study by historians

archival, archive, library, museum
a historical archive collection of 20 000 documents

antiques, art, book, CD, coin, DVD, manuscript, music, photographic, picture, plant, record, specimen, stamp
digital
special

boast, have, own
The museum boasts a superb collection of medieval weapons.

acquire, amass, assemble, build up, compile, create, gather, make
He built up his collection over a period of ten years.
She made a collection of Roman coins and medals.

start
add to, expand
The collection has been added to over the years.

complete
She needed only one more stamp to complete her collection.

bequeath, donate
He donated his art collection to the Guggenheim Museum.

hold, house, keep
a new building to house the national collection

display, exhibit, show
A glass-fronted cabinet displayed a collection of china.

feature, showcase
The exhibition features a magnificent collection of bronze statues.

see, view, visit
I was allowed to view his family collection of miniatures.

consult, examine, study
Historians frequently ask to consult the collection.

catalogue, organize
She had the task of organizing the collection of rare manuscripts.

digitize

consist of sth, contain sth, include sth
The collection contains some 500 items.

cover sth, span sth
The collection covers all phases of Picasso's career.
The museum's collection spans 5 000 years of art history.

come from …
date from …
major collections dating from the 11th to the 19th century

grow
The museum's collection is growing all the time.

be available, be on display, be on show, be on view
The collection is rarely on view to the public.

go on display, go on show, go on view
The collection is to go on public display for the first time next month.

collection of
a valuable collection of antique porcelain

routine, systematic
the systematic collection of data

efficient
free (esp. BrE)
We offer free collection of waste.

weekly
data, intelligence
debt, rent, revenue, tax
the need for more efficient tax collection

garbage (esp. AmE), refuse, rubbish (BrE), trash (AmE), waste

await, be ready for (both BrE)
Your car is awaiting collection.

arrange, organize (both BrE)
They will arrange collection of the chairs.

point, site
a lack of collection points for waste paper

service
a refuse collection service

method

collection of
There are some difficulties with the collection of reliable data.

a method of collection
different methods of data collection

compile, edit, produce, publish
to publish a collection of scholarly essays

release
The band has just released a collection of their greatest hits.

collection of

house-to-house, street (both BrE)
charity, church

have, make, organize, take (esp. BrE), take up (esp. AmE)
We will have a collection for charity at the end of the concert.
A collection will be taken (up) at the end of the service.

box, plate
the church collection plate

collection for
a street collection for famine relief

new
autumn (BrE), fall (AmE), spring, etc.
ready-to-wear

create, launch
She has recently launched her new ready-to-wear collection.

show, unveil
the first designer to unveil his collection for the spring season