does it have a meaning of "but"
The museum is more about the past while the travel is always about the present.

does the while here means however, but or something?
I am not sure if it means that when it is put in the middle of a sentence. it often has that meaning when at the beginning of a sentence like: While the museum is more about the past, the travel is always about the present.

Thank you.

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does it have a meaning of "but"
The museum is more about the past while the travel is always about the present.

does the while here means however, but or something?
I am not sure if it means that when it is put in the middle of  a sentence. it often has that meaning when at the beginning of a sentence like: While the museum is more about the past, the travel is always about the present.

Thank you.

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Yes it can function the same way as but. Sometimes you will see while at the beginning of the sentence, but if while is in the middle of the sentence then it still has the same meaning.

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Rachel54 is correct. The "while" in this sentence implies that both statements are simultaneously true. It's true that the museum is more about the past and it's also true that the travel is always about the present.

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