Art or Kunst?
a2English art is German Kunst. German Art means kind, type, manner - the sort of thing, or the way something is done.
die Art
Sort or manner: diese Art von Musik, auf diese Art. In biology also species.
Diese Art von Musik mag ich nicht.I don't like this kind of music.
die Kunst
What English art means: painting, sculpture, music. Related: Künstler, Kunstwerk, Kunstgeschichte.
Sie studiert Kunst in Berlin.She studies art in Berlin.
The mistake
Im Museum sehen wir moderne Art.
Im Museum sehen wir moderne Kunst.
„Art“ in German is the sort of thing, not the artwork. What hangs in a museum is Kunst.
Rule of thumb
Mnemonic: eine Art is a sort. Kunst hangs on the wall.
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