A museum is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the general public. The goal of serving researchers is increasingly shifting to serving the general public.
There are
many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science
museums, war museums, and children’s museums. Amongst the world’s largest and
most visited museums are the Louvre in Paris, the National Museum of China in
Beijing, the
Museum of One Street Exhibition Hall in Kyiv, the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, D.C., the British Museum and National Gallery in London,
the Museum of Western and
Oriental Art in Kyiv, the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscov, the Uffizi-Renaissance Art Hall of Fame
in Florence, The Prado
in Madrid, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and Vatican Museums
in Vatican City. According to the International Council of Museums, there are
more than 55,000 museums in 202 countries.
Match the names of famous museums with their home places.
| The Museum | The answer | Answer options |
| The National Gallery | a) Moscow b) London c) Kyiv d) Vatican e) Madrid f) Florence g) Paris h) New York |
|
| The Museum of Western and Oriental Art | ||
| The Museum of One Street Exhibition Hall | ||
| The State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| The Louvre | ||
| The Uffizi-Renaissance Art Hall of Fame | ||
| The Prado | ||
| The British Museum | ||
| The Vatican Museum |
Museum Announcements
| Museum Announcements | Переклад |
| Quiet please. / Please, be quiet! | Будь ласка, дотримуйтесь тишу. |
| You mustn’t touch it. | Не чіпати. |
| Please, move/keep away from the exhibit / display case. | Будь ласка, не підходите занадто близько до експонату / вітрині. |
| All visitors are requested to proceed/head/direct to the exit. |
Всіх відвідувачів просимо пройти до виходу. |
| Flash photography is not permitted. | Фотозйомка зі спалахом заборонена. |
| Smoking is not permitted. | Паління заборонено. |
| Dogs (other than guide dogs) are not permitted in the museum. |
Собакам (крім собак-поводирів) заборонено перебувати в музеї. |
| Eating and drinking is not permitted within the galleries. |
У галереї заборонено пити і їсти. |
| We ask you kindly to turn off all cell phones within the museum so as not to disturb other visitors. |
Ми люб’язно просимо вас вимкнути телефони в музеї, щоб вони не відволікали інших відвідувачів.. |
Questions to museums
| Questions to museums | Перклад |
| Where are the works of art by Picasso, please? | Де знаходяться роботи Пікассо? |
| What floor are the paintings on, please? | На якому поверсі знаходяться картини? |
| Where’s the museum shop, please? | Де знаходиться магазин (сувенірів) в музеї? |
| What time does the museum close, please? | О котрій годині закривається музей? |
| Are there any guided tours? | Чи є організовані екскурсії? |
| Where’s the photo exhibition, please? | Де знаходиться фотовиставка? |
| Is there a cafeteria in the museum? | У музеї є кафе? |
Answers of museum staff to questions
| Answers | Переклад |
| The exhibition opens from 9 a.m. to/till 5 p.m. | Виставка відкрита з 9 ранку до 5 вечора. |
| We open at ten o’clock every day. | Ми відкриваємося о 10 годині щодня. |
| The museum is open to the public for seven days a week from nine o’clock in the morning to five o’clock in the afternoon. | Музей відкритий для відвідувачів сім днів на тиждень з 9 ранку до 5 вечора. |
| Books, brochures, postcards, souvenirs, gifts are available for purchase at the museum shop/store, on the first floor, right next to the exit. | Книги, брошури, листівки, сувеніри, подарунки можна купити в магазині при музеї на першому поверсі прямо поруч з виходом. |
| This bathroom is for the museum staff use only. | Цей туалет тільки для працівників музею. |
| We are closing in fifteen minutes. | Ми закриваємося через 15 хвилин. |
Translate the following dialog
| Dialog | Переклад |
| Alex: Excuse me, when is the museum open, please? | |
| Clerk: We are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all week except Friday. Last admission is one hour before closing time. | |
| Alex: OK. How much is it to get in? | |
| Clerk: It’s 35 pounds for adults, 29 for senior citizens and it’s free for children under the age of 8 who are accompanied by an adult. There’s a supplementary fee for some of the special exhibitions. | |
| Alex: I am interested in the Star Wars exhibition. How much is the supplementary fee for that? | |
| Clerk: That’s 5 pounds extra per person. | |
| Alex: Do you have any guided tours? | |
| Clerk: There’s a three-hour private guided tour that costs 25 pounds. | |
| Alex: Well, I think I’ll leave that for now. So, that’s one adult for the museum and one supplementary ticket for the exhibition, please. | |
| Clerk: That’ll be 40 pounds, please. | |
| Alex: Here you are. | |
| Clerk: You’ll have to pass through the body scan and put any handbags through the metal detector. | |
| Alex: OK. | |
| Clerk: The main hall is straight ahead of you, the gift shop is to the left. | |
| Alex: Thank you! |
The thematic dictionary
| Word / Phrase | Переклад |
| a collection | колекція |
| a display cabinet | вітрина (саме в музеї з експонатами) |
| a gallery | галерея |
| a landscape | пейзаж |
| a museum booklet | музейний буклет, брошура |
| a portrait | портрет |
| a replica | репродукція, точна копія |
| a sculpture | скульптура |
| a tapestry | килим ручної роботи, гобелен |
| a watercolour | картина, написана аквареллю |
| a weapon | зброя |
| an artefact/artifact | артефакт |
| an exhibit | експонат |
| an exhibition | виставка |
| an oil painting | картина, написана олійними фарбами |
| memorabilia | реліквії, пам’ятні речі |
| pottery | гончарні (керамічні) вироби |
| treasure | скарб |
Translate the following sentences
| This is a 5th century pottery display case. | |
| This artefact is a real treasure | |
| This is a gallery of tapestry | |
| How to get to the weapon exhibition? | |
| What time does the museum close, please? | |
| Flash photography is not permitted. | |
| On which floor are portraits? |