public galleries

Open exhibition halls

Public galleries are spaces in legislative chambers, courtrooms, or other official proceedings where members of the public may sit and observe: The public galleries were packed for the verdict.

Distinguished from press galleries or other reserved seating, they embody the principle that government business should be conducted openly.

To clear the galleries is to remove spectators, usually due to disruption or security concerns.

Opposites
access and ownership

public galleriesprivate collections

Privately owned gathered items

private galleries · personal collections · private museums · exclusive collections · bank vaults

institutional status

public galleriesauction houses

Firms selling to highest bidder

art fairs · pop-up galleries

visibility and display

public galleriessecret archives

bank vaults · freeports · warehouse storage

Family

public, publicly, publics, publication, publications, publish, publisher, publishers, publishing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G