private galleries

Personal art spaces

Private galleries are art exhibition spaces owned and operated by individuals or businesses rather than public institutions.

Unlike museums, they typically sell the works they display and represent specific artists.

The term also describes restricted online photo collections viewable only by selected users: She kept her vacation photos in a private gallery.

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access and ownership

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Government-funded exhibition spaces

national galleries

commercial function

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Items an institution preserves

permanent collections

exclusivity of audience

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Illicit public murals

open-air museums

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