[Tagging] Galleries versus art shops

[Steve Doerr]

On 15/02/2016 08:34, Max wrote:
> On 2016년 02월 15일 02:03, Warin wrote:
>>   To me a 'gallery' is a place that displays art .. not sells it. So
> Have you followed the two threads of discussion at all before sending this?
>

I agree with Warin (and the OED note I quoted before): in British 
English, a place that displays art is an art gallery, not a museum. The 
National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Tate Gallery, etc. in 
London are examples. So, in my opinion, are the Van Gogh Museum and 
Rijksmuseum: were it not for the element 'museum' in their names, we 
would think of these as art galleries, not museums.

-- 
Steve

---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus