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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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gallery/Fine Arts Museum

Frank went to an exhibition at the Fine Arts Museum.

I doubt if I could use the gallery to replace the Fine Arts Museum without making a change in meaning. Do the two terms refer to the same stuff? Thanks.
  

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Hi, Frank went to an exhibition at the Fine Arts Museum . I doubt if I could use the gallery to replace the Fine Arts Museum without making a change in meaning. Do the two terms refer to the same stuff?

  • Hi, Frank went to an exhibition at the Fine Arts Museum .
  • I doubt if I could use the gallery to replace the Fine Arts Museum without making a change in meaning.
  • Do the two terms refer to the same stuff?
  • Thanks.
  • Generally speaking, a gallery is for displaying works of art, but a museum is for storing/ displaying a broad range of objects that have historical, scientific or cultural importance.
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Hi,

Frank went to an exhibition at the Fine Arts Museum.

I doubt if I could use the gallery to replace the Fine Arts Museum without making a change in meaning. Do the two terms refer to the same stuff? Thanks.

Generally speaking, a gallery is for displaying works of art, but a mu
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Got it! Thanks, Clive, for your clear explanation.

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