noun
museum
A2
Museum is a neuter noun meaning a building for exhibiting cultural, scientific or historical collections and the institution that manages them. Plural: Museen. Declension examples: das Museum (nom), des Museums (gen. sing.), den Museen (dat. pl.). No special prepositions or irregularities. Commonly used with verbs like besuchen or besichtigen.
Examples
Wir gehen morgen ins Museum.
We're going to the museum tomorrow.
Wir waren mit unserer Klasse im Museum.
We were with our class at the museum.
Der Direktor erklärte, dass das Museum wegen Renovierungen geschlossen wurde, obwohl die Besucher enttäuscht waren.
The director explained that the museum was closed due to renovations, although the visitors were disappointed.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a classical museum building with columns and the sign 'Museum'.
Museum — same as English, easy to remember.
das Museum — remember with 'das Gebäude' (building) as neuter.
Notes
Plural: Museen. Common in cultural and travel contexts.