On 2016-02-15 09:52, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
2016-02-15 10:36 GMT+01:00 Steve Doerr <doerr.step...@gmail.com <mailto:doerr.step...@gmail.com>>: So, in my opinion, are the Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum: were it not for the element 'museum' in their names, we would think of these as art galleries, not museums. I'm not sure for the Van Gogh Museum, but I am sure for the Rijksmuseum (because I have been there), that it is correctly named "museum" and not "gallery", because they do expose a lot of furniture, and the word "gallery" is reserved for paintings (and maybe sculptures). Maybe the Van Gogh Museum does deal with van Gogh's life and not just with his work, what would explain the term museum for this.
In UK English, a 'gallery' can display all sorts of art, not just paintings. So it could include sculpture or furniture etc. Assuming the furniture is displayed because of its artistic value, not just because it is old.
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