kunstkammer

See also: Kunstkammer

English

Etymology

From German Kunstkammer (literally “art room”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊnstkamə/, enPR: ko͝onstʹkăm-ər
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊnstkɑmɚ/, enPR: ko͝onstʹkä-mər

Noun

kunstkammer (plural kunstkammers)

1. An early form of museum in which strange or rare objects were exhibited.

   Synonyms: cabinet of curiosities, kunstkabinett, Wunderkammer

Translations

early museum where are objects were exhibited — see Wunderkammer