This is the 7214th most frequent French word.
musée
Museum.
The word 'musée' is used here to refer to a physical location where exhibitions are displayed.
Je suis allé au musée pour voir l'exposition.
I went to the museum to see the exhibition.
In this sentence, 'musée' specifies a type of museum focusing on modern art as its theme.
Le musée d'art moderne est fermé le lundi.
The modern art museum is closed on Mondays.
Here, 'musées' is used in its plural form to discuss the general purpose and importance of museums.