gallery

Noun

gallery (plural galleries)

1. An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art.
2. An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
3. Uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
4. A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side

Derived terms

• peanut gallery

• rogues' gallery

Related terms

• gallerist

Gallery

Gallery may refer to:

• An Art museum (art gallery)
• Long gallery, an element in architecture: a long hallway or long, narrow room, frequently decorated with sculptures and frescoes
• A narrow balcony, usually including a railing, inside or outside of a building
  • A minstrels' gallery, a balcony used by performing musicians
  • An observation deck, usually on the upper floors of a building, used to afford visitors a long-distance view
  • Gallery, in a theatre or concert hall, the seats in the upper part of the auditorium - see Theater (structure)#Basic elements of a theater structure
  • In UK television production, gallery is used as a substitute for production control room.
• An audience or group of spectators
  • A peanut gallery, an audience that heckles performers
• In mining, a horizontal passage in an underground mine
• Gallery Project, an open source project enabling management and publication of digital photographs and other media through a web server.