German Conversation · Level 39
73 words
German word
Galerie
Pronunciation
IPA/galəˈʁiː/
Meaning
- feminine noungallery
Example
Die Galerie zeigt heute moderne Kunst.
The gallery is showing modern art today.
More examples
Wir gehen heute zur Galerie, um die Ausstellung zu sehen.
We are going to the gallery today to see the exhibition.
Core concept
A public room or building where changing artworks are displayed and visitors gather for openings.
Common phrases
zur Galerie gehen
go to the gallery
die Galerie besichtigen
visit the gallery
eine Galerie eröffnen
open a gallery
Similar words
Kunstgalerie: A privately run space where curated artworks are exhibited and offered for sale.
Museum: A public institution that preserves and displays art or cultural artifacts for study and education.
Ausstellung: A planned event that presents artworks or other objects to the public.
Definition in German
Eine Institution oder ein Raum, der wechselnde Ausstellungen präsentiert und oft als Ort für Vernissagen dient.
Word origin
German Galerie was borrowed through French galerie from Italian galleria, a word for a covered passage that later developed the exhibition sense.
Usage tips
- Galerie is feminine, with the plural Galerien and the article die Galerie.
Other meanings
- exhibition roomnoun
- exhibition hallnoun
- arcadenoun
Related words
- Galeristgalleristnoun
- Galeristinfemale galleristnoun