art gallery

a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited

An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art, and usually primarily paintings, illustrations, and sculpture. It is also sometimes used as a location for the tradesale of art.Generally, the term ''art gallery'' is used to mean buildings or locations dedicated to displaying and/or selling art, though the large rooms in museums where art is displayed for the public are often referred to as galleries as well, with a room dedicated to Ancient Egyptian art often being called the ''Egyptian Gallery'', for example.Most large urban areas will have several art galleries, and most towns will be home to at least one. However, they may also be found in smaller villages, and quite remote areas, often places where artists have congregated. Examples include the Taos art colony in Taos, New Mexico, and St Ives, Cornwall.Although primarily concerned with providing a space to show works of visual art, art galleries are sometimes used to host other artistic activities, such as music concerts or poetry readings. Conversely, some works of visual art are not shown in a gallery and, due to their form, never can be. Altarpieces, for example, are rarely shown in galleries, and murals generally remain where they have been painted. Various forms of 20th century art, such as land art and performance art, also usually exist outside a gallery. Photographic records of these kinds of art are often shown in galleries, however.Similar to an art gallery is the sculpture garden (or ''sculpture park''), which presents sculpture in an outdoor space. Sculpture installation has grown in popularity, whereby temporary sculptures are installed in open spaces during events like festivals.

Architecture - The Architecturearchitectural form of the art gallery was established by Sir John Soane with his design for the Dulwich Picture Gallery in 1817. This established the gallery as a series of interconnected rooms with largely uninterupted wall spaces for hanging pictures and indirect lighting from windowskylights or roof lanterns. The late 19th century saw a boom in the building of public art galleries in Europe an America, being an essential cultural feature of larger cities. Art galleries were built alongside museums and public libraries as part of the municipal drive for literacy and public education. In the late 20th century the dry old fashioned view of art galleries has increasingly been replaced with architecturally bold modern art galleries, often seen as international destination for tourists in their own right. The first example of the architectural landmark art gallery would be the Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumGuggenheim Museum in New York by Frank Lloyd Wright. More recent outstanding examples include Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Mario Botta redesign of SFMOMA. Some critics argue that these galleries are self defeating, in that their dramatic interior spaces distract the eye from the paintings they are supposed to exhibit.

Notable art galleries -

Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum van Gogh Museum

Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta: High Museum of Art

Berlin: Deutsche Guggenheim BerlinDeutsche Guggenheim, Museum Island

Bilbao, SpainBilbao: Guggenheim Museum BilbaoGuggenheim Museum

Chicago, IllinoisChicago: Art Institute of Chicago

Detroit, MichiganDetroit: Detroit Institute of Arts The Detroit Institute of Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art Cranbrook Art Museum, University of Michigan University of Michigan-Museum of Art

Dublin: National Gallery of Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery

Edinburgh: National Gallery of Scotland

Florence: Uffizi

Glasgow: Gallery of Modern Art, GlasgowGallery of Modern Art, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Burrell Collection

London: National Gallery, LondonNational Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, LondonNational Portrait Gallery, Tate Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, British Museum, Dulwich Picture Gallery

Madrid: Museo del Prado, Museo Reina Sofia

Melbourne, AustraliaMelbourne: National Gallery of Victoria

Moscow: State Tretyakov Gallery, Pushkin Museum

New York, New YorkNew York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumGuggenheim, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum

Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada

Paris: Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Musée Rodin, Centre Pompidou

Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art

Rome: Vatican Museum, Villa Borghese

St. Petersburg, RussiaSt. Petersburg: Hermitage MuseumHermitage

San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco: SFMOMA

Seattle, WashingtonSeattle: Soil Art Gallery

Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales

Taipei, Taiwan: National Palace Museum

Tel Aviv: RawArtInt Art Gallery

Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario

Venice, ItalyVenice: Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art

See also -

List of notable museums and galleries

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External links -

insecula.com - Great Museums in the World (Louvre, Metropolitan Museum, MoMA, Picasso …)

vlmp.museophile.com - Websites for many art museums

greece-museums.com - Art museums in Greece

cut-the-knot.org - Chvatal's Art Gallery Theorem

Online galleries -

cgfa.sunsite.dk - CGFA Large collection of images of paintings (ordered by artist's name, nationality or time frame)

kfki.hu - Web Gallery of Art 12th to 18th century European paintings and sculptures.

abcgallery.com - Olga's gallery Commercial, but large online collection of paintings.

st-takla.org - Coptic Orthodox Galleries

ibiblio.org - WebMuseum, Paris

artistsinternational.net - Artists International

privateartcollection.net - Private Art Collection

rawartint.com - Modern art galleryda:Kunstmuseum !ja:美術館Cat egory:MuseumsCategory:Art? museums and galleries Category:Galleries

The Cottage Gallery, Gifts and Garden [Sedona Arizona]
At our Sedona art gallery, you'll find an inviting cottage setting with flowers and garden accents. Featuring Nita Marlette watercolors and Giclee prints, we also have birdhouses, garden art, porcelain gifts, jewelry, and silk scarves.
http://www.cottagegallerysedona.com

Eva Foucher Fine Arts
Representing art from national and international artists working in oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels and colored pencil drawings.
http://www.evafoucherfinearts.com/

Quillan Sculpture Frogs Turtles
America's foremost environmental sculptuor of sea turtles and frogs. Pioneer of 1980's environmental movement
http://www.quillansculpturegallery.com/

New Blood Art Gallery
Contemporary online art gallery selling affordable, original fine art.
http://www.newbloodart.com/

Family Of Disabled
Family Of Disaabled has been working for the benefit of peopel with disabilities since 1992. Founded by a person with quadriplegia, Rajinder Johar, it is a unique organisation offering finacial and psychological assistance to those disabled people who are unemployed, illiterate, unskilled and living in poor condition. It strives to help them lead a dignified life by initiating them into a trade of their choice, through which they are able to sustain themselves as well as their families. FOD also promotes artists with disabilities by mounting exhbitions of their artwork, translating their work into greeting cards, etc. FOD also arranges aids and appliances for poor disabled people who need them but can't afford it. FOD has been publishing India's first magazine on disability since its inception in 1992
http://www.familyofdisabled.org/

Pyramid energy
development of energy pyramids, spiritual arts, energytraining, research in the use of kundalini yoga, chakrahealing, feng shui
http://www.pyramidenenergie.org/

Lebanon Art Gallery
Presents the works of the Lebanese and French artist painter and poet Joseph Matar.
http://www.lebanonart.com/

Joe's 3D Fantasy Art Galleries
Colorful 3D images, mainly rendered in Poser. Architectonic visions, scifi and fantasy. A world full of mysteries and exotic beauties, amazones, priestesses, sorcerers and temple novices in ancient or mystical environments. - With huge download archive for use in Poser and various 3D applications.
http://www.joes3dfantasyworlds.com/

online magazine
international online magazine containing art works, features, and a special site on Cebu, Philippines
http://www.pataonline.com/

ADEQUART
A circle of international young artists exposing their works.
http://www.adequart.com/

Nature in Art - Larmer Tree Studio
Stunning Wildlife Art, Fine Art Prints & Greetings Cards direct from U.K Wildlife Artist Susan Shimeld, Larmer Tree Studio. Realistic Wildlife Paintings, Animals, Birds, Pets, Portraits. Wildlife Art for Nature Conservation. Nature in Art @ Studio Prices
http://www.natureinart.com/

Bowman Arts Studio
The Bowman Arts Studio produces an eclectic line of sculptures and plastic model kits. The line features finely detailed Dinosaurs and movie characters.
http://www.bowmanarts.net/

Kunsthaus Bühler GmbH
German and French art of the 19th and early 20th century, contemporary paintings and sculpture
http://www.buehler-art.de/

bushman art
contemporary art of the !Xun and Khwe San people of South Africa. Collection, exhibitions, gallery
http://www.bushman-art.de/

John Graf Photography
Headshots,Portfolio,Modeling.
http://www.johngrafphotography.com/

http://www.mccleavegallery.ca
The McCleave Gallery of Fine Art is a not for profit, independently run portable art gallery that is available for viewing on a “by chance or appointment” basis, out of a suitcase which is carried during regular business hours by a gallery attendant. It has housed a number of exhibitions in Halifax, NS, and Guelph, On, as well as making visits and gallery presentations in neighboring communities such as Kitchener, Toronto, and Dundas, ON. The McCleave Gallery is a versatile and accessible exhibition space, which can easily travel to communities that are lacking these spaces or opportunities. The gallery houses shows by emerging and established artists, challenging them to consider community, mobility, and the borderlines between art and the institution, and “public” and “private” spaces.
http://www.mccleavegallery.ca/

fattoria colleverde
Enjoy the romance of a resort nestled in the heart of Lucca’s wine and olive-oil country... Just minutes from Pisa, an hour from Florence and Cinque Terre.
http://www.fattoria-colleverde.com/

Wisdom Pearls
Wisdom Pearls dedicated to your health wealth and wisdom.
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Scott Johnson Art Gallery
The official website of Sci-Fi/Fantasy artist Scott Johnson
http://www.scottjohnsonart.com/

gusella art page
An innate passion for art to painting, drawing and carving came when he was very young. A spontaneous attraction and a strong instinct towards the “handling game” of clay lead him to prefer the metamorphic world of forms during their becoming: the sculpture.
http://www.guglielmogusella.com/

Nederlandse Vereniging Thailand
De Nederlandse Vereniging Thailand is er om langdurig in het Verre Oosten verblijvende mensen te helpen, en een Nederlands contact te geven.
http://www.nvt-bkk.org/

cowdude
website and grapic design
http://www.cosmiccowboy.com/

a r t l e r i e ____ (© Daniel Goeres )
Art Exhibition - Ausstellung - Exposition : 'digital painting - digitale Malerei - peinture numérique' - artlerie is made by the artist Daniel Goeres as a virtual gallery. See his exhibition of actual works, visuals and video art, with links for purchasing -
http://artlerie.com/

Sedona Art Gallery: Lanning Gallery - Fine Art in All Forms
Art Gallery in Sedona Arizona: The Lanning Gallery features Classic and Contemporary Art in all forms from Alexandra Nechita and other renowned artists.
http://www.lanninggallery.com

Valery's Worlds
Virtual Art Gallery of imaginative artworks where past and future meet to create a dream. Original collection of 3d and 2d images, hand-drawn and computer processed pictures contained fantasy,science-fiction, abstract and other styles artworks. Also you will find here nice art directory - selection of links to personal art related, hi quality web sites.
http://www.valerys-worlds.com/

Premier Paintings
Online gallery of Victorian and contemporary paintings
http://www.premierpaintings.com/

Art Gallery of the Russian artist - Vladimir Piskarev
Conceptual painting in a new realism and post modern style. The pictures of Vladimir Piskarev are exposed in museums of Fine Arts in Kazan, in private collection, galleries in Russia, Europe, America, and the Near East.
http://www.art-pi.com/eng

George Nock Fine Art Gallery
Bronze Sculptures and 2 dimensional art
http://www.georgenock.com/

Spirit and Flesh
The union of spirit and flesh creates a subtle new harmony. Two unique worlds come together, and through our hearts unite into one.
http://www.spiritandflesh.net/

Bronze and stainless steel sculptures
Owls, penguins, Sea-gull, polar bear, grey heron, silver heron, Kiwi,barn owl,
http://www.dedriemark.be/

Habela, The search goes on
Sculpture produced in bronze, and wood, figurative with an edge of psychic discovery. Looking between the folds of two realities and trying to link up.
http://www.habelart.com/

Fine Art Prints
Canvas-textured fine art prints and posters enhanced with hand applied brushstrokes. More than 100,000 images to choose from, all styles, all trends all tastes
http://www.prints4all.com/

Turquoise Tortoise Sedona Art Gallery [Arizona]
An exclusive Sedona art gallery featuring Native American and the Southwestern artists. The Turquoise Tortoise Gallery is committed to excellence in contemporary design. We represent artists working in all medias including: original fine art, sculptures of stone and bronze, jewelry of gold and silver, pottery, masks and kachinas.
http://www.turqtortsedona.com

Art Vitam
Private contemporary art dealer. Representing Michaël BAIGNEAUX, Maxime DAUTRESME, Mathilde DENIS, Frédéric LEMOINE, Alfredo LOPEZ, Lorent MATAGNE, Jacques PRZYBYLKA, Matthew ROSE, Claire Jeanine SATIN, Sylvie SCHMITT, Henri TOUITOU, Christina STAHR
http://www.artvitam.com/

Find Your Why & Fly
Personal Development Company for motivation, business coaching, trainings and personal coaching. Network Marketing training and coaching is another main focus.
http://www.findyourwhy.com/

infonoise
*interactive gallery installation* *web theatre event*
http://www.infonoise.net/

Grael Art Studio & Gallery
Imaginative Figurative Art
http://www.graelartgallery.nl/

Milena Belic Bürkler's Art Gallery
The Gallery contains Milena Belic Bürkler's photographs and selected art works. It is the artist's point of view, emotions and observations through architecture, portraits, nature and anything that ever caught artist's attention. Additionally, if you are interested you are able to buy prints of most of creations, online, on this page.
http://www.mirroredmind.com/

Elena Greggio Images
Elena Greggio official web site paintings, engravings, illustrations
http://www.elenagreggio-images.net/

Ivan Lloyd Studios
Original Fine Art oil paintings. Arabian Horses International women, illustrated books on Iran
http://www.ivanlloyd.com/

Art Print Innovations- Digital Painting- Poster Art Alternative
Archival art prints on fine watercolor paper, created from digital paintings, create alternatives to poster art or reproductions. Each piece is original art. Plus music created, recorded, released.
http://www.outhousestudios.net/

Galeria Quetzal
Gallery of Hispanic folk and fine art and wearable art in Cleveland's Little Italy.
http://www.galeriaquetzal.com/

Fine Art Reproductions On Canvas
The world's most famous paintings splendidly reproduced on artist's canvas(giclee prints)
http://www.colours-art-publishers.com/

Riccicedricdesign.com
Welcome to my art gallery, riccicedricdesign.com version 4 full of graphic design, art gallery and illustration.
http://www.riccicedricdesign.com/

Paintings by Peter Gerasimon
elcome to Paintings by Peter Gerasimon presenting a large selection of Portraits, Landscapes, Architecture, Animals, Wildlife, City Scenes, Sydney, Melbourne, the Australian Bush, Aviation, Maritime Scenes, Ships, Boats, Trains, Trams and more. His style is Traditional Realism and Impressionism
http://www.gerasimon.com/peter

Van Gogh Reproductions on Canvas
Vincent Van Gogh's most beautiful masterpieces finely reproduced on artists canvas (Giclees).
http://www.van-gogh-on-canvas.com/

Escape Bar & Art
Stunning on line database of contemporary artist's works.
http://www.escapebarandart.com/

Koshairi Art Gallery
This site is dedicated for my paintings and drawings. My art work covers oils, acrylics, watercolor, pen and ink , and pencil. In terms of subjects, it covers landscapes, seascapes, still life and more.
http://www.hanyelkoshairi.com/

Artitude Contemporary Art Gallery and Portal
Our gallery mainly focuses on Central European contemporary art and represents 200 artists with 2000 artworks online. You can find almost any style from surrealism to abstract art among the works of our artists. The Gallery is created in 1999. By now our website turned to be the biggest Hungarian commercial web forum to sell contemporary art. On our website we provide fresh news about central European fine art. In our work we cooperate with Hungarian contemporary art centres, museums.
http://www.artitudenet.com/

The Gate Gallery
Irish Fine Art & Emerging Irish Artists
http://www.thegategallery.com/

Mark Diamond Holograms, 3D High Definition Video, stereography, photography
30 years experience making 3d images with holography, stereography, and 3d video
http://www.diamondimages.com/

Web pages of tourist board of town Nova Gradiska
Tourist board of town Nova Gradiska, Croatia, Europe.
http://www.tzgng.hr/

Australian Art Gallery
Everything you need to know about Australian Art, Australian Artists and Australian Art Galleries
http://www.australian-art-gallery.com

Van Renselar Online Gallery
Abstract art originals and limited edition prints by emerging abstract artist Van Renselar. Ideally suited to corporate and home interiors.
http://www.van-renselar.com

The Worldwide Art Gallery
A gallery of artwork from Australian and international artists. Art for sale includes silk art, paintings, drawings, photographs and greeting cards with images of flowers, beach, boats, horses and landscapes.
http://www.theartgallery.com.au/

The Art Gallery of Ontario
The eighth largest gallery in North America, with more than 24,000 works. Frequent touring exhibits.
http://www.ago.net

CSC - Tieteellinen laskenta Oy
Tietokone-, asiantuntija- ja informaatiopalveluja Suomen akateemiselle yhteisölle.
http://www.csc.fi/

DiscoverySchool
Offers educational resources for students and teachers. Includes educational games, a directory of homework help sites, lesson plans, and a free clipart gallery.
http://school.discovery.com/