vernissage
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thumb|Vernissage, Salon (Paris)|Salon (Paris), 1866.
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thumb|Vernissage, Salon (Paris)|Salon (Paris), 1866.
A vernissage (from French, originally meaning "varnishing") is a preview of an art exhibition, which may be private, before the formal opening. If the vernissage is not open to the public, but only to invited guests, it is often called a private view.
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