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De video gaat over Fenix, ’s werelds eerste museum dat met kunst vertelt over migratie.
The video is about Fenix, the world's first museum that tells stories about migration through art.

Exercise 1: Word bingo

Instruction: 1. Listen minimum two times to the video and indicate the words you hear. 2. Use the words to form a conversation with your teacher (write down your conversation). 3. Memorize the words with the word trainer.

Word Translation
de kunstenaars the artists
de onderwerpen the subjects
in een oude loods in an old warehouse
in een museum in a museum
de kunst the art
de bezoekers the visitors

Exercise 2: Text

Instruction: 1. Read the text in pairs. 2. Memorize the phrases by covering the translation.

In Rotterdam vertelt het Fenix museum met kunst verhalen over migratie.

In Rotterdam, the Fenix museum tells stories about migration through art.
Het museum Fenix staat in Rotterdam. (The Fenix museum is located in Rotterdam.)
In het museum zie je kunst en verhalen over migratie. (In the museum you see art and stories about migration.)
Meer dan 100 kunstenaars doen mee aan de tentoonstelling. (More than 100 artists participate in the exhibition.)
Zij laten kunstwerken zien over vertrek, reizen, heimwee en afscheid. (They show artworks about departure, travel, homesickness and farewell.)
Je ziet foto's, voorwerpen en kunst uit vroeger en nu. (You see photos, objects and art from past and present.)
Je hoort verhalen van mensen, zoals migranten en New Yorkers. (You hear stories from people, such as migrants and New Yorkers.)
Migranten brengen vaak hun kunst mee, zoals muziek, schilderijen, dans en liedjes. (Migrants often bring their art with them, such as music, paintings, dance and songs.)
Veel bezoekers herkennen hun eigen verhaal in de tentoonstelling. (Many visitors recognize their own story in the exhibition.)
De mens migreert al heel lang. (Humans have been migrating for a very long time.)
Het museum Fenix wil dat iedereen iets herkent in de kunstwerken. (The Fenix museum wants everyone to recognize something in the artworks.)

Exercise 3: Questions about the text

Instruction: Read the text above and choose the correct answer.

1. Waar is het museum Fenix?

(Where is the museum Fenix?)

2. Wat laten meer dan 100 kunstenaars zien in het museum?

(What do more than 100 artists show in the museum?)

3. Welke objecten kun je in het museum zien?

(Which objects can you see in the museum?)

4. Wat wil Fenix met de tentoonstelling bereiken?

(What does Fenix want to achieve with the exhibition?)

Exercise 4: Open conversation questions

Instruction: Discuss the following questions with your teacher using the vocabulary from this lesson, and write down your answers.

  1. Waar komen de kunstenaars vandaan die meedoen aan de tentoonstelling?
    2. Where do the artists participating in the exhibition come from?
  2. Welke soorten kunst vind je leuk om in een museum te zien?
    3. What kinds of art do you like to see in a museum?
  3. Hoe voel je je als je verhalen over migratie hoort?
    4. How do you feel when you hear stories about migration?
  4. Kun je een cultureel evenement in jouw stad beschrijven dat met kunst te maken heeft?
    5. Can you describe a cultural event in your city that is related to art?