- a room or building for showing works of art, especially to the public
- a picture gallery
- at a gallery The painting is now on display at the National Gallery in London.
- in a gallery the most famous sculpture in the gallery
- The extension will provide plenty of new gallery space.
Collocations Fine artsFine artsCreating artsee also art gallery- make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints
- do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch
- create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures
- produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/her most celebrated work/a series of prints
- paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(US English) in watercolors/on canvas
- draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink
- sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape
- carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/reliefs/a block of wood
- sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure
- etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass
- mix colours/(US English) colors/pigments/paints
- add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(US English) color/pigment
- use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint
- work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media
- paint/depict a female figure/a rural scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior
- depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme
- create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective
- paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones
- use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms
- develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style
- commission a new piece/a bronze bust of somebody/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint something
- frame a painting/portrait
- hang art/a picture/a painting
- display/exhibit modern art/somebody’s work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece/a painting
- be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum
- install/place a sculpture in/at/on something
- erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue
- hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition (especially British English)/(North American English usually) an exhibit
- be/go on (British English) exhibition/(North American English) exhibit
- feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works
- collect contemporary art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints
- restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art
Culture art galleries and museums of artart galleries and museums of artIn Britain, works of art are displayed in art galleries and, especially outside London, in museums. Shops that sell paintings are also called galleries. In the US public art collections are displayed in art museums, and a gallery is a place where people go to buy works of art.Many galleries and museums in Britain and the US receive limited financial support from national or local government. Other money is raised through admission fees, although admission to many British museums is free, and the sale of postcards, calendars and other gifts. Some galleries obtain money through sponsorship. Many works of art are expensive and galleries can rarely buy them without organizing a public appeal or, in Britain, asking for money from the Art Fund.Visiting an art gallery is a popular leisure activity. Galleries and museums are friendlier places than they used to be. Many try to encourage children's interest in art by arranging school visits and many people make their first trip to an art museum with their school class.The most popular galleries in Britain, all in London, are the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain and Tate Modern. The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition of paintings sent in by the general public also receives a lot of visitors. Sculpture attracts less attention, and though the names of Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth are known to many people, few could describe any of their works. Well-known galleries outside London include the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. There is also Tate St Ives in Cornwall.Important art museums in the US include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum, all in New York, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Most US cities and many smaller towns have art museums.Galleries sometimes mount exhibitions of the paintings or art works of one artist, that are brought together from all over the world. People are prepared to queue for a long time to see them. Many people admire old masters, famous works by great artists of the past, but have little interest in modern art. New works are talked about in the media only when they are unusual or likely to shock people. Galleries and museums try to encourage a more positive attitude to modern art but many people are still not sure. There is usually controversy about the winners of the Turner Prize.Some exhibitions bring together all kinds of art, not only paintings, from a particular time or country so that people can learn about it. Exhibitions on subjects such as the Aztecs, art nouveau or, for example, the art of Turkey may attract more people.Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsa2, Arta2- Some of his work has been exhibited by local art galleries.
- a fabulous gallery housing the work of major artists
- a gallery specializing in ceramics
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- art
- exhibition
- fine-art
- …
- go to
- visit
- display something
- exhibit something
- feature something
- …
- space
- exhibit
- exhibition
- …
- at a/the gallery
- in a/the gallery
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- a collection of pictures
- Visit the photo gallery on our website to see pictures from the event.
- an extensive gallery of colour photographs
- a small private shop where you can see and buy works of artOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- art
- exhibition
- fine-art
- …
- go to
- visit
- display something
- exhibit something
- feature something
- …
- space
- exhibit
- exhibition
- …
- at a/the gallery
- in a/the gallery
- an upstairs area at the back or sides of a large hall where people can sit
- Relatives of the victim watched from the public gallery as the murder charge was read out in court.
Extra Examples- The packed public gallery at Teesside Crown Court erupted in a roar of approval.
- I found myself in a wide gallery looking down on the floor below.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- wide
- first-floor
- …
- in a/the gallery
- the highest level in a theatre where the cheapest seats are see also peanut galleryTopics Film and theatrec2
- a long narrow room, especially one used for a particular purpose see also shooting gallery
- a level passage under the ground in a mine or cave
Word Originlate Middle English (in senses (5 and 6)): via Old French from Italian galleria ‘gallery’, formerly also ‘church porch’, from medieval Latin galeria, perhaps an alteration of galilea ‘Galilee’.
Idioms
See gallery in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryplay to the gallery
- to behave in an exaggerated way to attract people’s attention
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