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kunsthalle

kunsthalle noun: a facility that holds temporary art exhibitions, typically with loaned works.

Noun (1)

kunsthalle (plural kunsthalles)

  1. A facility that holds temporary art exhibitions, typically with loaned works.
    • But in terms of contemporary art, the Hammer was operating more like a kunsthalle, a temporary home for a constantly changing roster of exhibitions.2007 July 8, Jori Finkel, “A Museum That Lives Within Its Means”, in New York Times
    • Some—following the Kunsthalle model—do not have the collection on show and hold exhibitions of loaned works, but often mixed with works from the founder's collection.2021, Georgina Adam, The Rise and Rise of the Private Art Museum (Hot Topics in the Art World), Chicago: Lund Humphries, →ISBN

Noun (2) capitalized: Kunsthalle

Kunsthalle (plural Kunsthalles)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of kunsthalle
    • Some—following the Kunsthalle model—do not have the collection on show and hold exhibitions of loaned works, but often mixed with works from the founder's collection.2021, Georgina Adam, The Rise and Rise of the Private Art Museum (Hot Topics in the Art World), Chicago: Lund Humphries, →ISBN

Forms of kunsthalle

pluralkunsthalles
alternative formKunsthalle
pluralKunsthalles

Origin of kunsthalle

Borrowed from German Kunsthalle (literally “art hall”).

Questions about kunsthalle

What does kunsthalle mean?
Kunsthalle means a facility that holds temporary art exhibitions, typically with loaned works.
What part of speech is kunsthalle?
Kunsthalle is a noun.
What is the plural of kunsthalle?
The plural of kunsthalle is kunsthalles.

Words near kunsthalle in the dictionary

  1. Kunses
  2. Kunshan
  3. kunshi
  4. Kunsman
  5. Kunsmans
  6. kunsthalle
  7. kunsthalles
  8. kunstkammer
  9. kunstkammers
  10. Kunstler
  11. kunstleroman

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