Eli5 Did romans or the Greeks have museums for historic stuff?

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Pretty self-explanatory did ancient cultures had museums for in their time ancient relicts?

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Temples and religious sanctuaries like the Oracle of Delphi were, even in ancient times, used as repositories for relics.

At Delphi, for example, archaic statuary such as the “Charioteer” and the Twins were preserved and now reside in a museum at Delphi.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleobis_and_Biton

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