Kunstmuseum
Encyclopedia
Kunstmuseum is the German
term for an art collection open to the public, mainly based on previous feudal holdings. English
terms like art museum, museum of arts or art gallery
, however, cover only part of its meaning, and on the other hand, art collections with a long tradition nowadays may never have included any later term in their official presentation to the public, for example the Albertina
and the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna
, or the Städel
in Frankfurt
/Main.
A German Kunsthalle
, though nowadays often close to a Kunstmuseum in its holdings, generally looks back to a younger, non-feudal, i.e. a completely different historical setting and should, therefore, not be confused with the older tradition.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
term for an art collection open to the public, mainly based on previous feudal holdings. English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
terms like art museum, museum of arts or art gallery
Art gallery
An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection...
, however, cover only part of its meaning, and on the other hand, art collections with a long tradition nowadays may never have included any later term in their official presentation to the public, for example the Albertina
Albertina, Vienna
The Albertina is a museum in the Innere Stadt of Vienna, Austria. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world with approximately 65,000 drawings and approximately 1 million old master prints, as well as more modern graphic works, photographs and architectural drawings...
and the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, or the Städel
Städel
The Städel, officially the Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie, is an art museum in Frankfurt am Main, with one of the most important collections in Germany....
in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
/Main.
A German Kunsthalle
Kunsthalle
Kunsthalle is, generally, in German speaking regions a term for a facility mounting temporary art exhibitions. Some are run or supported by a local Kunstverein, an art association of local collectors and artists...
, though nowadays often close to a Kunstmuseum in its holdings, generally looks back to a younger, non-feudal, i.e. a completely different historical setting and should, therefore, not be confused with the older tradition.