museum [1]
Establishment where works of art are stored and exhibited.
ticket clerk
exhibition billboard
banner for the coming exhibition
Long narrow strip used to publicize an upcoming exhibition.
banner for the current exhibition
Long narrow strip used to publicize an exhibition being presented by the museum.
wheelchair ramp
documentation center
Room reserved for museum staff; it houses technical documentation related to the museum’s activities.
entrance hall
Large space that provides access to other rooms in the museum.
auditorium
Hall designed for the public to attend lectures and audiovisual presentations.
museum shop
Room where items for sale are displayed.
ticket office
Counter where admission tickets are purchased.
cloakroom
Space designated for storing clothes, hats, umbrellas and so forth.
control center
Room equipped with monitors so staff members can watch over a museum’s various rooms.
meeting room
administration
Place where tasks related to the management of museum services are carried out.
superintendent’s office
Superintendent: person who oversees the various museum services.
curator’s office
Curator: person who administers and is responsible for a museum’s collections.
archives
Room where documents are stored for possible use.
surveillance camera
Instrument that transmits an image of a room to the control center; it protects against theft and vandalism.
installation work
Three-dimensional artwork composed of elements arranged in a precise order, in keeping with the artist’s intention.
sculpture
Artwork created from a material, which is worked to depict a given form.
painting
Pictorial work usually executed on a canvas, which is stretched and then framed.
conservation laboratory
Room designed for the maintenance and restoration of artwork.
receiving area
Area designed to receive artwork.
unloading dock
Facility for off-loading crates containing exhibition equipment.
interactive terminals
Interactive computers with touch screens or keyboards that, with the visitor’s participation, provide a variety of information.
projection room
Room occasionally used to present audiovisual materials related to the exhibition’s artist or theme.
temporary exhibition rooms
Rooms designed to house short-term exhibitions of a given artist or theme.
permanent exhibition rooms
Rooms where the museum mounts long-term showings of the works in its collection.
library
Room where items such as books, periodicals and audio materials are classified for consultation or loan.
restrooms
Rooms equipped with toilets and sinks.
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