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art museum, art gallery
A building that houses and displays works of art for public viewing.
美術館 is composed of 美術 (fine arts) + 館 (building/hall).
Related words
- 博物館: museum (general/history)
- 科学館: science museum
- 図書館: library
- ギャラリー: gallery (smaller, often commercial)
CULTURAL NOTE (famous art museums):
- 東京国立近代美術館: the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- 国立西洋美術館: the National Museum of Western Art, in Ueno
- 森美術館: the Mori Art Museum, in Roppongi
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博物館 (museum)
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科学館 (science museum)
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図書館 (library)
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ギャラリー (gallery)
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学芸員 (curator)
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資料館 (archive)
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映画館 (movie theater)