No, that's not the difference. A museum is an institution which shows art works so that the public can see them. The art works are usually by established artists. Shows are curated thematically by curators.
A gallery is showing art to the public. There is the possibility of purchase, but it is only a tiny fraction of the audience which actually is buying. The works are by artists the gallery represents. Shows are designed by the artist (with help or in collaboration with the gallerist). An art shop is selling art(sy things). Visiting without buying is possible, just as you may walk through a supermarket without buying anything. The artworks are for sale are usually more on the craft side of the arts. They are of decorative nature and not of considerable worth on the art market. Art works may end there as second hand goods. The producers of these art works may not even know their work is in the shop. There is no special exhibition, concept or theme other than the intent of selling the goods. On 2016년 02월 01일 22:49, Volker Schmidt wrote: > I always thought that an Art Gallery is a specific type of museum, i.e. > an Art Museum. It can also mean a shop that exhibits and sells art. > Hence tourism=gallery seems a good way indicate an Art Museum or Art > Gallery, in line with tourism=museum. A shop that exhibits art with the > main aim of selling it is clearly a shop=art. > > Volker > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
