vernissage
Also known as art opening, opening reception, gallery opening, gallery reception, opening party, private view
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.