gallery

The word “gallery” means a room or building used to display works of art. In plain terms, a place for displaying art, or a section of spectators/seating.

“Gallery” is pronounced GAL-uh-ree (/ˈɡæl.ɚ.i/ in IPA).

Here is “gallery” used in a sentence: “The new gallery is exhibiting contemporary sculpture this month.”

“Gallery” is a noun.

The word “gallery” comes from Medieval Latin. From Old French galerie ("a long portico"), from Medieval Latin galeria, of uncertain origin — possibly linked to Galilee, referring to a church porch.

“Gallery” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Gallery” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a room or building used to display works of art.

A gallery mainly displays art, and the works are often for sale, especially in commercial galleries. A museum collects, preserves and exhibits objects of many kinds for education, and its pieces are generally not for sale. Galleries focus on showing art; museums focus on keeping and interpreting collections.

Besides an art space, a gallery can be a long room or covered walkway, the highest seating tier in a theatre, a raised area for spectators such as a public gallery in parliament, or a shooting gallery. Most senses share the idea of a long room or a place for viewers.

The National Gallery in London and New York's many Chelsea galleries are well-known art galleries. On a phone, the photo "gallery" borrows the word for a collection of images. In a theatre, "the gallery" is the cheap upper balcony where audiences sit.