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A room or building where works of art are exhibited and often also sold.
Am Wochenende besuchen wir eine neue Galerie in der Innenstadt, die moderne Skulpturen zeigt.
At the weekend, we're visiting a new gallery downtown that is showing modern sculptures.
The word 'Galerie' (gallery) has many meanings. Whether it is about art, a theater, or digital photos can almost always be recognized from the words used together with 'Galerie' in the sentence.
In dieser Galerie wird moderne Kunst ausgestellt.
Modern art is exhibited in this gallery.
As with many places, German distinguishes between being somewhere and moving toward somewhere. You are 'in der Galerie' (in the gallery, dative), but you go 'in die Galerie' (into/to the gallery, accusative).
Wir sind gerade in einer interessanten Galerie.
We are currently in an interesting gallery.
When referring to the balcony in a theater or concert hall, German uses the preposition 'auf'. You sit 'auf der Galerie' (in the gallery), not 'in der Galerie'.
Für die Plätze auf der Galerie gab es noch Karten.
There were still tickets for the seats in the gallery.
In connection with art, 'Galerie' (gallery) is often used with verbs like 'besuchen' (to visit), 'eröffnen' (to open), or 'ausstellen' (to exhibit). Typical nouns are 'Kunst' (art), 'Gemälde' (paintings), or 'Künstler' (artist).
Ein berühmter Künstler stellt seine Werke in unserer Galerie aus.
A famous artist is exhibiting his works in our gallery.
In a digital context, people often speak of a 'Bildergalerie' (image gallery) or 'Fotogalerie' (photo gallery). Typical actions are to 'erstellen' (create) a gallery, 'anzusehen' (view) it, or 'hochzuladen' (upload) images.
Ich habe eine neue Galerie mit meinen Urlaubsfotos erstellt.
I created a new gallery with my vacation photos.
The meaning 'unterirdischer Gang' (underground passage) is specialist terminology from mining. In everyday life, you will only rarely hear or read this use.
Die Kumpel arbeiteten in einer engen Galerie tief unter der Erde.
The miners worked in a narrow gallery deep underground.
album
'das Album' and 'die Galerie' can both refer to a collection of pictures. 'Album' sounds more like an organized collection, for example with photos from a trip, a celebration, or the family. In the past, this was often a book; today it can also be digital. On digital devices, 'Galerie' often means the area where many photos or videos are stored and displayed. Learners may confuse the words because both have to do with pictures. If you mean a specific collection, 'Album' is often a good fit. If you mean the photo area on a phone, 'Galerie' sounds more natural.
In der Galerie auf meinem Handy finde ich das Foto vom Termin nicht mehr.
I can no longer find the photo from the appointment in the gallery on my phone.
Meine Mutter zeigt uns am Sonntag das alte Album mit Fotos aus ihrer Jugend.
On Sunday, my mother shows us the old album with photos from her youth.