Phrase guide

open-air museum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A museum where the exhibitions are located outdoors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Bulgarian: музей на открито (muzej na otkrito) — outdoor museum
  • Bulgarian: музей под открито небе (muzej pod otkrito nebe) — outdoor museum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 露天博物館 /露天博物馆 (lùtiān bówùguǎn) — outdoor museum
  • Czech: skanzen — outdoor museum
  • Danish: frilandsmuseum — outdoor museum
  • Dutch: openluchtmuseum — outdoor museum
  • Esperanto: subĉiela muzeo — outdoor museum
  • Estonian: vabaõhumuuseum — outdoor museum
  • Finnish: ulkomuseo — outdoor museum
  • Finnish: ulkoilmamuseo — outdoor museum
  • French: musée en plein air — outdoor museum
  • Galician: museo ao aire libre — outdoor museum
  • German: Freilichtmuseum — outdoor museum
  • German: Freilandmuseum — outdoor museum
  • German: Freiluftmuseum — outdoor museum
  • German: Museumdorf — outdoor museum
  • Greek: υπαίθριο μουσείο (ypaíthrio mouseío) — outdoor museum
  • Hungarian: skanzen — outdoor museum
  • Irish: iarsmalann faoin aer — outdoor museum
  • Italian: museo all'aperto — outdoor museum
  • Japanese: 野外博物館 — outdoor museum
  • Kashubian: skansen — outdoor museum
  • Norwegian Bokmål: friluftsmuseum — outdoor museum
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: friluftsmuseum — outdoor museum
  • Polish: skansen — outdoor museum
  • Portuguese: museu a céu aberto — outdoor museum
  • Portuguese: museu ao ar livre — outdoor museum
  • Romanian: muzeu în aer liber — outdoor museum
  • Russian: музей под открытым небом (muzej pod otkrytym nebom) — outdoor museum
  • Serbo-Croatian: muzej na otvorenom — outdoor museum
  • Slovak: skanzen — outdoor museum
  • Slovene: muzej na prostem — outdoor museum
  • Spanish: museo al aire libre — outdoor museum
  • Swedish: friluftsmuseum — outdoor museum
  • Turkish: açık hava müzesi — outdoor museum
  • Ukrainian: музе́й про́сто не́ба (muzéj prósto néba) — outdoor museum