Definition of Wunderkammer in English:
Wunderkammer
nounPlural Wunderkammern ˈvʊndəˌkaməˈvʊndɐˌkamɐˈvo͝ondərˌkämər
A place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited.
Example sentencesExamples
- I took it as a Wunderkammer, a cabinet of curiosities.
- Several criteria applied by Margaret became defining for the Kunst- and Wunderkammer of the later 16th century, not least the appreciation for the ingenuity of a work above its intrinsic value.
- The near randomness of this collection recalls the ‘premuseum’ Wunderkammer.
- This captivating Wunderkammer could be seen concurrently with an exhibition of ‘classic’ Turrell light installations, both old and new, at Barbara Gladstone Gallery.
- In this exhibition, the artist transformed the gallery into a kind of Wunderkammer, part natural-history museum, part Pop environment.
- Go and see it if you can, it is a true Wunderkammer.
Origin
German, literally 'wonder chamber'.