展覧会(てんらんかい)

展覧会(てんらんかい) refers to a public exhibition, typically of art or cultural items.

Types

• 美術(びじゅつ)展覧会(てんらんかい): art exhibition
• 写真(しゃしん)展覧会(てんらんかい): photography exhibition
• 書道(しょどう)展覧会(てんらんかい): calligraphy exhibition

Common expressions

• 展覧会(てんらんかい)を開(ひら)く: to hold an exhibition
• 展覧会(てんらんかい)に行(い)く: to go to an exhibition
• 展覧会(てんらんかい)に出品(しゅっぴん)する: to exhibit at a show

Forms

Often shortened to 展(てん) in compounds: 美術展(びじゅつてん) (art exhibition)

Related words

• 展示(てんじ): display, exhibition
• 美術館(びじゅつかん): art museum