open-air museum
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open-air museum
A museum in which historical buildings, structures, and objects are displayed on a large outdoor site in their original form or as reconstructions.
Im Freilichtmuseum kann man sehen, wie die Menschen vor 200 Jahren gelebt und gearbeitet haben.
At the open-air museum, you can see how people lived and worked 200 years ago.
The word consists of 'Freilicht' (open air) and 'Museum' (museum). 'Freilicht' means 'im Freien' (outdoors) or 'unter freiem Himmel' (under the open sky). A 'Freilichtmuseum' is therefore a museum whose exhibits are outside.
Das Freilichtmuseum ist nur in den Sommermonaten geöffnet.
The open-air museum is only open during the summer months.
Pay attention to the case with the preposition 'in': You go 'ins Freilichtmuseum' (to the open-air museum; accusative for direction), but you are or walk around 'im Freilichtmuseum' (in the open-air museum; dative for location).
Am Sonntag fahren wir mit der ganzen Familie ins Freilichtmuseum.
On Sunday, we are going to the open-air museum with the whole family.
In an open-air museum, you can typically 'historische Gebäude besichtigen' (visit historical buildings), 'alte Handwerkskunst kennenlernen' (learn about old crafts), or simply 'einen Spaziergang machen' (go for a walk).
Im Freilichtmuseum kann man historische Bauernhöfe besichtigen.
At the open-air museum, you can visit historic farmhouses.
museum
'das Museum' and 'das Freilichtmuseum' both refer to places where important or historical things are shown. 'Museum' is the general term and can mean a building or an entire institution. A Freilichtmuseum is a special type of museum: it is located outdoors on a larger site and often shows old houses, workshops, or structures. The words can be confused because a Freilichtmuseum is also a museum. If you are speaking generally about an exhibition site, 'Museum' is enough. If the exhibition is outdoors with buildings or structures, 'Freilichtmuseum' is more precise.
Im Freilichtmuseum sehen die Kinder alte Bauernhäuser und eine Mühle.
At the open-air museum, the children see old farmhouses and a mill.
Morgen besucht die Klasse ein Museum für Naturgeschichte.
Tomorrow the class is visiting a natural history museum.