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==Description==
==Description==
An [[exhibition]], in the most general sense, is an [[organized]] presentation and display of a selection of items. In [[practice]], exhibitions usually occur within [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum museum]s, galleries and exhibition halls. Exhibitions include art exhibitions, as in major art museums and small art galleries; [[interpretive]] exhibitions, as at natural history museums and history museums, for example; and commercial exhibitions, or trade fairs.
An '''exhibition''', in the most general sense, is an [[organized]] presentation and display of a selection of items. In [[practice]], exhibitions usually occur within [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum museum]s, galleries and exhibition halls. Exhibitions include art exhibitions, as in major art museums and small art galleries; [[interpretive]] exhibitions, as at natural history museums and history museums, for example; and commercial exhibitions, or trade fairs.
The [[word]] exhibition is usually, but not always, the word used for a collection of items. Sometimes "exhibit" is used synonymously with "exhibition," but "exhibit" generally refers to a single item being exhibited within an exhibition.
The [[word]] exhibition is usually, but not always, the word used for a collection of items. Sometimes "exhibit" is used synonymously with "exhibition," but "exhibit" generally refers to a single item being exhibited within an exhibition.
