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Jun 20, 2013 - 10:37 AM
Hello. The word "del" is a contraction of de + el. We say "despues de ..." for everything. For example "despues de comer". But, if after "despues de" comes a noun, you have to add the proper article, like "despues de la cena". "Despues de el museo" sounds awkward, that's why we contract it to "del". I hope this helps.