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.