Gallery

Exhibition hall space

A gallery is a room or building for displaying art: We spent the afternoon at the gallery.

The word extends to any long, narrow space—a corridor, a covered walkway, or an upper level of seating in a theater or church.

The gallery in a theater holds the cheapest seats, giving rise to playing to the gallery—performing for the least sophisticated audience.

In golf, the gallery is the crowd of spectators following play.

architecture

balcony

Raised exterior platform

loggia · walkway · corridor · promenade · veranda · portico · terrace · passage · atrium · cloister

theater

balcony

Raised exterior platform

tier · box · audience · spectators · standing room · gods · loge · dress circle · stalls · mezzanine

art

exhibition

Public display of items

paintings · sculptures · opening · vernissage · retrospective · installation · artwork · showcase · dealer · contemporary

photography

lightroom

Photo editing application

online · slideshow · thumbnails · album · carousel · grid · upload · curated · showcase · collection

mining

tunnel

Enclosed underground route

  • shaftNarrow vertical passage
  • driftGradual movement, no direction
  • passageSegment of text

adit · underground · excavation · seam · coal · horizontal · ventilation · crosscut · level · pithead

spectators

audience

Gathered viewers collectively

viewers · critics · hecklers · bystanders · witnesses · fans · press · commentators · public

Opposites
art space function

Gallerystudio

Creative professional's workspace

atelier · workshop · artist's studio · storage vault · archive

architectural openness

Gallerycloset

Built-in storage chamber

vault · cell · chamber · cubicle · alcove

audience position (theater)

Galleryorchestra

Large instrumental ensemble

stalls · front row · box seats · pit · parterre

Phrases
Family

galleries

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G