vernissage
Vernissage, w:Salon (Paris)Salon (Paris), 1866.
Meaning
Noun
- A private viewing of an art exhibition before it opens to the public.
Related
Similar words
- preview
- private view
Origin
- From French vernissage, derived from the earlier habit of the artists to varnish their paintings the day before the opening of an exhibition.
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