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gallery

[gal-uh-ree, gal-ree] / ˈgæl ə ri, ˈgæl ri /


NOUN
showplace for wares
Synonyms
NOUN
audience, usually seated high
Synonyms


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They include Nathan Isen, an art dealer in Philadelphia, whose gallery, Dane Fine Art, was raided by FBI agents in July, which the agency confirmed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

When the real-estate investor Richard Perlman and his son walked into a contemporary art gallery on a tree-lined street in Miami in 2023, they thought they had found something special.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

The packed gallery mostly maintained decorum, letting out a clap when a “not guilty” was read for Banks.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

The dress I’m wearing now is a dress my father bought for me before I opened my gallery, and I wore it on opening night.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Moody, who had done the persuading, hadn’t told Lexie what they wanted to see, and when they stepped into the gallery her mouth fell open.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

The long-divided city boasts countless museums, galleries and sites reflecting its troubled history, as well as two zoos, three opera houses and multiple techno clubs known around the world.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

And even if a museum is secured well, thieves could still come in armed, Brand says, adding that it would be impractical to put police in galleries.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The densely hung new galleries, containing post-1840s works, remind visitors that the museum has roots in the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, opening afterward as the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

But if the building appears to predict a series of high-tech galleries, tricked out with holograms, audio spotlights or mixed reality rooms, the Lucas museum is surprisingly old-school.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

He raps the tip of his cane against the floor for attention, then leads his dozen charges across the gardens to the galleries.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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