Key Vocabulary for Talking About Art Galleries and Museums

It's a place where you can see interesting and valuable objects.

• Museum

• Tour Guide

• Curator

It is a large room inside a museum.

• Gallery

• Catalogue

• Museum

It is the cost of visiting the museum.

• Catalogue

• Curator

• Conservator

• Admission Fee

It tells you all about the museum you are visiting. It provides information about exhibitions and things to do and see there and will often include a map.

• Official Guide (book)

• Tour Guide

• Conservator

It is a booke made for an exhibition, which includes pictures and information about it.

• Museum

• Catalogue

• Tour Guide

A person who organises museum tours, and shows groups of people around galleries and exhibitions.

• Tour Guide

• Curator

• Conservator

A person who is responsible for organising, looking after, and maintaining museum and exhibitions.

• Director

• Catalogue

• Curator

They are responsible for preserving and repairing objects in museum collections.

• Director

• Curator

• Conservator