picture gallery / photo gallery
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picture gallery
A room, building, or institution where paintings or other works of art are exhibited.
Die Alte Pinakothek in München ist eine weltberühmte Bildergalerie.
The Alte Pinakothek in Munich is a world-famous picture gallery.
The word is a clear compound of 'Bilder' (plural of 'das Bild', picture/image) and 'die Galerie' (gallery). So it literally means a gallery for pictures.
In der neuen Bildergalerie werden Werke von jungen Künstlern gezeigt.
Works by young artists are being shown in the new picture gallery.
You can tell which meaning is intended from the context. If it is about art, museums, or buildings, it means an art exhibition or gallery. If it is about computers, websites, or vacation photos, it means a digital photo collection.
Die Nationalgalerie ist eine berühmte Bildergalerie in London.
The National Gallery is a famous picture gallery in London.
In connection with art exhibitions, 'Bildergalerie' (picture gallery) is often used with verbs such as 'besuchen' (to visit), 'eröffnen' (to open), or 'ausstellen' (to exhibit).
Am Wochenende wollen wir die neue Bildergalerie in der Innenstadt besuchen.
At the weekend, we want to visit the new picture gallery downtown.
A digital 'Bildergalerie' (photo gallery) is often combined with verbs such as 'erstellen' (to create), 'hochladen' (to upload), 'ansehen' (to view), or 'durchklicken' (to click through).
Du kannst dir die Bildergalerie unserer Hochzeit online ansehen.
You can view the photo gallery from our wedding online.
album
'das Album' and 'die Bildergalerie' can both mean a collection of pictures or photos. 'Album' is especially suitable for an organized collection, often as a book or personal place for photos. 'Bildergalerie' is often used for digital photos on a website, in an app, or on a computer. Learners may confuse the words because both collect photos. As a practical rule: for a photo book, you are more likely to say 'Album'; for a display with many digital pictures, 'Bildergalerie' is more likely.
Die Eltern haben die Bildergalerie geöffnet, weil sie die Fotos vom Schulfest sehen wollten.
The parents opened the photo gallery because they wanted to see the photos from the school festival.
Nach dem Urlaub klebt sie die schönsten Fotos in das Album.
After the vacation, she pastes the best photos into the album.