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title: "Heimatmuseum: der, die or das? It’s das Heimatmuseum | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: das Heimatmuseum, “museum of local history”. Accusative: das Heimatmuseum; dative: dem Heimatmuseum. Learn why it takes das and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/heimatmuseum/
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# Heimatmuseum: der, die or das?

das Heimatmuseum

Museum of local history

neutral · neuter [Culture and arts](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/culture-arts/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Heimatmuseum takes the article das (das Heimatmuseum). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “museum of local history” in English.

## Heimatmuseum: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Museum of local history
- **Topic**: Culture and arts
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Heimatmuseum in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Heimatmuseum)
- [Heimatmuseum in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Heimatmuseum)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Heimatmuseum take das?

Nouns ending in -um usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 29 of 29 such words take das (100%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-um)

## Heimatmuseum in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Heimatmuseum |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Heimatmuseum |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Heimatmuseum |

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