Gallery
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Gallery may refer to:
- An art museum (art gallery)
- A retailRetailRetail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
art shop (also often known as an art gallery) - An exhibition room in a museumMuseumA museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
- Long galleryLong galleryLong gallery is an architectural term given to a long, narrow room, often with a high ceiling. In British architecture, long galleries were popular in Elizabethan and Jacobean houses. They were often located on the upper floor of the great houses of the time, and stretched across the entire...
, an element in architecture: a long hallway or long, narrow room, frequently decorated with sculptures and frescoes - A narrow balconyBalconyBalcony , a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade.-Types:The traditional Maltese balcony is a wooden closed balcony projecting from a...
, usually including a railing, inside or outside of a building- A minstrels' galleryMinstrels' galleryA minstrels' gallery is a form of balcony, often inside the great hall of a castle or manor house, and used to allow musicians to perform, sometimes discreetly hidden from the guests below.-Notable minstrel's galleries:...
, a balcony used by performing musicians - An observation deckObservation deck__FORCETOC__ An observation deck, observation platform or viewing platform is an elevated sightseeing platform usually situated upon a tall architectural structure such as a skyscraper or observation tower...
, usually on the upper floors of a building, used to afford visitors a long-distance view - Gallery, in a theatre or concert hall, one or more raised seating platforms towards the rear of the auditorium — see Theater (structure)#Basic elements of a theater structure
- In UK television production, gallery is used as a substitute for production control room
- A minstrels' gallery
- An audienceAudienceAn audience is a group of people who participate in a show or encounter a work of art, literature , theatre, music or academics in any medium...
or group of spectators- A peanut galleryPeanut galleryA peanut gallery is an audience that heckles the performer. The term originated in the days of vaudeville as a nickname for the cheapest seats in the theater; the least expensive snack served at the theater would often be peanuts, which the patrons would sometimes throw at the performers on stage...
, an audience that heckles performers
- A peanut gallery
- In miningMiningMining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
, a horizontal passage in an underground mine - Gallery ProjectGallery ProjectGallery is an open source project enabling management and publication of digital photographs and other media through a PHP-enabled web server. Photo manipulation includes automatic thumbnails, resizing, rotation, and flipping, among other things...
, an open source project enabling management and publication of digital photographs and other media through a web server.
Proper noun
- Gallery (band)Gallery (band)Gallery was an American soft rock band of the 1970s. It was formed in Detroit, Michigan by Jim Gold. While Gallery did record a number of songs, they are most famous for their 1972 hit single, "Nice to Be with You", written by Gold...
, a 1970s musical group - Gallery (song)Gallery (song)"Gallery" is a single by Mario Vazquez. It was written by Shaffer Smith, Mikkel Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermanson. Smith also co-produced the vocals on the track, and was one of the most added records at Rhythm radio stations across the United States on its first week out...
, a song by Mario Vasquez - Gallery (magazine)Gallery (magazine)Gallery is a men's magazine begun by Montcalm Publishing in 1972. It is one of the more popular "skin" magazines that arose on the Playboy magazine pattern in the 1970s...
, a magazine published by Montcalm Publishing - Gallery (APA/'zine)Gallery (APA/'zine)Gallery was an APA/'zine for cartoonists and illustrators, a significant proportion of which had contents that were anthropomorphic or funny animal in nature, which ran quarterly from the fall of 1989 to the winter of 2004...
, an Amateur Press Association/fanzine produced by Richard Chandler published between 1989 and 2004 - The Gallery ProjectGallery ProjectGallery is an open source project enabling management and publication of digital photographs and other media through a PHP-enabled web server. Photo manipulation includes automatic thumbnails, resizing, rotation, and flipping, among other things...
, a photo-viewing application built in PHP - Gallery HotelGallery HotelGallery Hotel is a four-star boutique hotel located on Nanson Road at Robertson Quay on Singapore River, in the Central Area of Singapore. Originally known as Gallery Evason Hotel, it is the first "HIP" hotel in Singapore, and the second in Asia, the first being in Japan.-History:The Gallery...
, a hotel in Singapore
The Gallery may refer to
- The Gallery (band), a folk/rock band
- The Gallery (disco), a disco in Manhattan [1972-1977]
- The Gallery (album)The Gallery (album)The Gallery is the second full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, released on November 27, 1995. It was the first full-length release to feature Mikael Stanne on lead vocals, while passing down his position of guitarist to Fredrik Johansson...
, a 1995 album by Dark Tranquillity - "The Gallery", a song on the album Rapture (Bradley Joseph album)Rapture (Bradley Joseph album)Rapture is the second album by Bradley Joseph, and his debut album on the Narada label, released in March 1997 . This is an instrumental album in which Joseph wrote and conducted all of the scores. In addition to incorporating a core band including violinist Charlie Bisharat and drummer Charlie...
- The Gallery at Market EastThe Gallery at Market EastThe Gallery at Market East, or "The Gallery" as it is known to locals, is an urban mall in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States with over 130 stores and a food court. The mall's major anchor stores are Kmart and Burlington Coat Factory....
, a mall in Philadelphia
Surname
- Three brothers in the U.S. Navy during World War II:
- Rear Admiral Daniel V. GalleryDaniel V. GalleryRear Admiral Daniel Vincent Gallery was an officer in the United States Navy who saw extensive action during World War II. He fought in the Second Battle of the Atlantic, his most notable achievement was the capture of the German submarine U-505, on June 4, 1944...
(1901–1977) - Rear Admiral William O. GalleryWilliam O. GalleryRear Admiral William Onahan Gallery was a United States Navy admiral — one of three brothers who became United States Navy admirals...
(1904–1981) - Rear Admiral Philip D. GalleryPhilip D. GalleryRear Admiral Philip Daly Gallery was a U.S. Naval officer who served with distinction on Naval destroyers in the Pacific Theater during World War II, rising to the rank of Rear-Admiral.Philip Gallery graduated from the United States Naval Academy....
(1907–1973)
- Rear Admiral Daniel V. Gallery
- Robert GalleryRobert Gallery-Oakland Raiders:In 2004, he started 15 games at right tackle and gave up 3 sacks. In 2005, he started all 16 games at right tackle and gave up 3.5 sacks. The Raiders moved him to left tackle at the beginning of the 2006 preseason...
, an American football player for the Oakland Raiders