- gallery
- noun1 for artADJECTIVE▪ art, exhibition, fine-art (AmE), picture, portrait, sculpture▪ museum▪ commercial, private, public▪ national▪
He offered ten major paintings to start a national gallery of modern art.
▪ prestigiousVERB + GALLERY▪ go to, visitGALLERY + VERB▪ display sth, exhibit sth, feature sth, show sth, showcase sth▪Some of his work has been exhibited by local art galleries.
▪ carry sth, contain sth, house sth▪a fabulous gallery housing the work of major artists
▪ specialize in sth▪a gallery specializing in ceramics
▪ close, openGALLERY + NOUN▪ space▪The building will provide plenty of new gallery space.
▪ exhibit (AmE), exhibition, show▪ curator, director, manager, owner, staff▪ visitor▪ opening▪ scene▪the type of photographic work now dominating the gallery scene
▪ guide (= book)PREPOSITION▪ at a/the gallery▪The painting is now on display at the National Gallery.
▪ in a/the gallery▪There were very few people in the gallery.
2 on the InternetADJECTIVE▪ interactive, online, virtual▪ photo▪ extensive▪There is also an extensive gallery of photos.
3 in a hallADJECTIVE▪ long, wide▪ first-floor, upper, upstairs▪ press, public▪The packed public gallery erupted in a roar of approval.
▪ packed▪ viewingPREPOSITION▪ in a/the gallery▪I found myself in a wide gallery looking down on the floor below.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
