loan
Loading your saved state.
loan
An object that is lent to another person or institution for a certain period of time, especially to a museum for an exhibition.
Das berühmte Gemälde ist eine Leihgabe aus dem Louvre und nur für drei Monate hier zu sehen.
The famous painting is a loan from the Louvre and can only be seen here for three months.
'Leihgabe' (loan) is a compound noun made up of 'leihen' (to lend/borrow something for a time) and 'Gabe' (something given, gift). So it is literally a 'lent gift'.
Das Museum ist stolz, diese wertvolle Leihgabe präsentieren zu dürfen.
The museum is proud to be able to present this valuable loan.
To name the origin of a loan, you use the preposition 'aus' (from), e.g. 'eine Leihgabe aus einem Museum' (a loan from a museum). The recipient is named with the preposition 'an' (to), e.g. 'eine Leihgabe an eine Galerie' (a loan to a gallery).
Die Skulptur ist eine Leihgabe aus einer privaten Sammlung.
The sculpture is a loan from a private collection.
The word is used almost exclusively in the context of museums, exhibitions, libraries, and archives. Typical loans are works of art, historical documents, or archaeological finds.
Für die Sonderausstellung hat das Museum mehrere Leihgaben von internationalen Partnern erhalten.
For the special exhibition, the museum received several loans from international partners.
loan / checkout
Ausleihe refers to the process of borrowing something or to the borrowed items, from the perspective of the lending institution or person. A Leihgabe is the individual object that an owner temporarily makes available, especially for an exhibition. That is why Leihgabe is usually the more appropriate word in a museum context.
Die Leihgabe aus dem Stadtmuseum bleibt drei Monate in der Ausstellung.
The loan from the city museum will remain in the exhibition for three months.
Meine Ausleihe aus der Bibliothek umfasst drei Bücher.
I have three books checked out from the library.
