美術館|びじゅつかんbijutsukan[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounart museum; art gallery
   このバスは美術館びじゅつかんまで行いきますか。↗

   Does this bus go to the museum?

• SynonymギャラリーNeutralA loanword for a space where artworks are shown, i.e. a gallery; it can also mean a corridor or theater seating, and selling is not necessarily the goal.
• Related画廊がろうNeutralA venue run by an art dealer for showing and selling artworks; buying and selling is usually the point, unlike 「美術館」.
• Related総合博物館そうごうはくぶつかんNeutralA museum covering history, art, science and other fields; 「美術館」 centers on collecting and showing artworks.

Use 「美術館」 by default for an art museum. 「総合博物館」 spans history, art, science and more; 「画廊」 is a dealer-run space for showing and selling works; 「ギャラリー」 is an exhibition space, not necessarily for sale.

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1. 博物館はくぶつかんの内うち、美術びじゅつ作品さくひんを中心ちゅうしんとした文化ぶんか遺産いさんや現代げんだいの文化的ぶんかてき所産しょさんを収集しゅうしゅう・保存ほぞん・展示てんじし、一般いっぱんに公開こうかいする施設しせつ。