Collocations for museum - noun

excellent, fascinating (esp. BrE), great, interesting, major, prestigious (esp. AmE), world-class
one of the world's great museums

famous
historic (esp. AmE), historical
local, municipal, national, provincial (esp. BrE), regional, town (esp. BrE)
private, public
purpose-built (BrE)
open-air, outdoor
an open-air museum of farming and the countryside

living, working (esp. BrE)
Although the mill is no longer in commercial use, it is maintained as a working museum.

heritage
virtual
The website's print gallery is a virtual museum.

interactive
archaeological, art (esp. AmE), folk, industrial (esp. BrE), local history, maritime, military, railroad (AmE), railway (BrE), science, war (esp. BrE), etc.
Los Angeles County Art Museum

go to, visit
tour
establish, found, open
He founded a museum of modern art in his home town.

fund
build, create, design
operate, run
house
The museum is housed in a converted church.

open
be dedicated to sb/sth, be devoted to sth, contain sth, feature sth, house sth
a museum devoted to children's toys
The museum houses a fine collection of textiles.

display sth, exhibit sth
acquire sth, buy sth
The first painting acquired by the museum was by Hopper.

building, complex, gallery
space
collection, display, exhibit (= exhibition), exhibition, show
artefact, exhibit, object, piece, specimen
All the planes are museum pieces.

archive, catalogue
boss (BrE), chief (BrE), curator, director, guard, guide, manager (esp. BrE), official, professional, staff, trustee
visitor
tour, visit
shop (esp. BrE), store (esp. AmE)

at a/the museum
an exhibition of Chinese ceramics at the Ashmolean Museum

in a/the museum
There's a gift shop in the museum.

museum of
the Museum of Modern Art