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art gallery
UK/ˈɑːt ˌɡæl.ər.i/US/ˈɑrt ˈɡæləri/ART GAL·le·ry
a place where artworks are shown, often open to the public
Examples
“I usually go to the art gallery on Sundays because the entrance is free then.”
“The art gallery downtown features local painters every month.”
“She works at an art gallery and helps install new exhibitions.”
Band 8 sentence
“The modern art gallery downtown commissions new works from emerging artists to keep the programme fresh.”
Collocations
- visit an art gallery
- art gallery opening
- art gallery curator
Word family
Common mistakes
gallery of art→art gallery
an art gallary→an art gallery
go to gallery→go to the gallery / go to an art gallery
Say it for a higher band
5gallery of art→6art gallary→7+art gallery
Synonyms
museum
Easily confused
museum
“The museum's new exhibit includes ancient tools and fossils.”
exhibition space
“The exhibition space was converted from an old warehouse.”
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