gallery

1. An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art. · In the gallery are displayed genuine artifacts dug up from the site, and in the gift shop you can buy a replica as a souvenir.· Some of her work is so impressive that it really ought to be in a gallery.
2. An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art. · Near-synonyms: art dealer's, dealer's· Some of her best work can be yours: it is available at a gallery, if you can afford it.
3. The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium. · We could afford the less expensive seats in the gallery.
4. The spectators at an event, collectively. · The politician was clearly appealing to the gallery
5. The part of a courtroom, often elevated and in the rear, where seating for the public audience is facilitated during trial. · appealing to the gallery
6. A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side. · elegant galleries looking out onto manicured gardens
7. A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc. · a gallery of image thumbnails· a clip-art gallery in a word processor
8. A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry. · the galleries of the fort

Plural galleries