page_title: Art museum
hierarchical_section_title: Art museum
caption_attribution_description: English: Richelieu wing of the Louvre museum Français&#160;: Aile Richelieu du Louvre Tiếng Việt: Dãy Richelieu của Bảo tàng Louvre, Paris
context_page_description: An art museum or art gallery is a place where works of arts are shown for people to look at. These works of art are usually paintings, but they can also be sculptures, photographs or other visual art works. Most art museums are open for the public to visit, but there are also some which are private.
  What distinguishes an art museum from other galleries is that it owns the works of art. A museum has staff called "curators", who are expert on art. Art museums are often used to help teach students about the history of art. There are about 700 uiversity art museums and galleries in the United States.
context_section_description: An art museum or art gallery is a place where works of arts are shown for people to look at. These works of art are usually paintings, but they can also be sculptures, photographs or other visual art works. Most art museums are open for the public to visit, but there are also some which are private.
  What distinguishes an art museum from other galleries is that it owns the works of art. A museum has staff called "curators", who are expert on art. Art museums are often used to help teach students about the history of art. There are about 700 uiversity art museums and galleries in the United States.
caption: The Louvre in Paris is a famous art museum.
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