art museum
Sculpture exhibition venue
An art museum is a building that houses and displays collections of art for public viewing.
Unlike galleries, which often sell works, art museums typically preserve and exhibit pieces for cultural and educational purposes: We spent the afternoon at the art museum, The art museum just acquired a new Monet.
Collection overseer
- docentTrained museum tour leader
- archivistKeeper of historical documents
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- curatorialOf collection stewardship
wall text · audio guide · guided tour · educational program · outreach · accessibility · interpretation · label
Entry or confession
- ticketEntry permit slip
- membershipState of belonging
- free admissionAccess requiring no fee
- audio tourPre-recorded exhibit narration
guided tour · docent · coat check · opening hours · crowd · queue · field trip · accessibility
Space for displaying artwork
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- displayPresentation for viewing
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
solo show · group show · vernissage · opening reception · viewing · installation · hanging · lighting
Works of supreme skill
- paintingsPictures made with pigment
- sculpturesCarved or molded artworks
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- antiquitiesHistorical objects from ages past
artworks · acquisitions · holdings · permanent collection · traveling exhibition · loan · bequest · donation
Paris art museum
- MoMANew York contemporary gallery
- MetNYC institution nickname
- TateEnglish surname, London galleries
- GuggenheimArts institution, famous architect
Prado · Uffizi · Hermitage · Smithsonian · Getty · Rijksmuseum · National Gallery · Whitney
Roofed central hall
- rotundaCircular domed chamber
- wingLimb enabling flight
- gallery spaceVenue for displaying artwork
- skylightWindow in a roof
white cube · entrance hall · grand staircase · courtyard · façade · extension · renovation · sculpture garden
Style prioritizing perception
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
romanticism · realism · surrealism · cubism · abstract expressionism · minimalism · dadaism · futurism
curator
Collection overseer
- docentTrained museum tour leader
- archivistKeeper of historical documents
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
curatorial · wall text · audio guide · guided tour · educational program · outreach · accessibility · interpretation · label · signage
admission
Entry or confession
- ticketEntry permit slip
- membershipState of belonging
- free admissionAccess requiring no fee
audio tour · guided tour · docent · coat check · opening hours · crowd · queue · field trip · accessibility · wheelchair
gallery
Space for displaying artwork
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- displayPresentation for viewing
- exhibitionPublic display of items
retrospective · solo show · group show · vernissage · opening reception · viewing · installation · hanging · lighting · presentation
masterpieces
Works of supreme skill
- paintingsPictures made with pigment
- sculpturesCarved or molded artworks
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
antiquities · artworks · acquisitions · holdings · permanent collection · traveling exhibition · loan · bequest · donation · provenance
Louvre
Paris art museum
Guggenheim · Prado · Uffizi · Hermitage · Smithsonian · Getty · Rijksmuseum · National Gallery · Whitney · Musée d'Orsay
atrium
Roofed central hall
- rotundaCircular domed chamber
- wingLimb enabling flight
- gallery spaceVenue for displaying artwork
skylight · white cube · entrance hall · grand staircase · courtyard · façade · extension · renovation · sculpture garden · lobby
impressionism
Style prioritizing perception
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
neoclassicism · romanticism · realism · surrealism · cubism · abstract expressionism · minimalism · dadaism · futurism · rococo
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- art spacesgallery, sculpture garden, exhibition hall, photography gallery, commercial gallery
- educational siteszoo, aquarium, botanical garden, nature center, planetarium
- campus museums
- attractionszoo, theme park, amusement park, water park, aquarium
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Institution displaying natural phenomena
natural history museum · history museum · sports museum · wax museum
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Venue displaying visual works
auction house · Christie's · Sotheby's · art market · art fair
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