Cultural Heritage Preservation Glossary

verb to bury (a dead body) again, typically in a different location

• The archaeologists decided to rebury the ancient remains in a more secure location.
• They're planning to rebury the old artifacts in a different spot.
• Let's just rebury the stuff and call it a day.
• Sometimes we need to reevaluate our past decisions and 'rebury' old habits that no longer serve us.

verb to convert or transform something into a museum

• The government decided to museumize the historical building in order to preserve its cultural significance.
• I heard they're going to museumize that old house down the street.
• Let's museumize this cool graffiti wall before it gets painted over.
• She wanted to museumize her memories of that summer, preserving them in her mind forever.