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

das Kunstmuseum

Art museum

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

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

## Kunstmuseum: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Art museum
- **Topic**: Culture and arts
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Kunstmuseum 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)

## Kunstmuseum in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -um

[das Museum](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/museum/) [das Auditorium](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/auditorium/) [das Visum](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/visum/) [das Selbststudium](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/selbststudium/) [das Fotoalbum](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fotoalbum/) [das Curriculum](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/curriculum/) [das Zentrum](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zentrum/) [das Symposium](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/symposium/)

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