Meaning of "vernissage" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VERNISSAGE

French, from vernisvarnish.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF VERNISSAGE

ˌvɜːnɪˈsɑːʒ

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VERNISSAGE

Vernissage is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VERNISSAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vernissage

A vernissage is a term used for a preview of an art exhibition, which may be private, before the formal opening. Guests may be served canapés and wine as they discuss with artists and others the works in the exhibition. If the vernissage is not open to the public, but only for invited guests, it is often called a private view. At official exhibitions, such as the Royal Academy summer exhibition, artists, in the past, would give a finishing touch to their works by varnishing them. The custom of patrons and the élite of visiting the academies during the varnishing day prior to the formal opening of the exhibition gave rise to the tradition of celebrating the completion of an art work or a series of art works with friends and sponsors. Nowadays, for commercial shows it is an opportunity to market the works on sale to buyers and critics. There also is a comparable ceremonial ending of art exhibitions, called a finissage. Larger art exhibitions also may have such an event at half time of the exhibition called a midissage. These latter terms are rare in English; they are more commonly used in German but not in French.

Definition of vernissage in the English dictionary

The definition of vernissage in the dictionary is a preview or the opening or first day of an exhibition of paintings.

TRANSLATION OF VERNISSAGE

Find out the translation of vernissage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of vernissage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vernissage» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 开幕酒会
• Translator English - Spanish: vernissage
• English: vernissage
• Translator English - Hindi: Vernissage
• Translator English - Arabic: vernissage
• Translator English - Russian: вернисаж
• Translator English - Portuguese: vernissage
• Translator English - Bengali: vernissage
• Translator English - French: vernissage
• Translator English - Malay: Vernissage
• Translator English - German: Vernissage
• Translator English - Japanese: ベルニサージュ
• Translator English - Korean: 개막식
• Translator English - Javanese: Vernissage
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vernissage
• Translator English - Tamil: Vernissage
• Translator English - Marathi: Vernissage
• Translator English - Turkish: vernissage
• Translator English - Italian: vernissage
• Translator English - Polish: wernisaż
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вернісаж
• Translator English - Romanian: vernisaj
• Translator English - Greek: vernissage
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vernissage
• Translator English - Swedish: vernissage
• Translator English - Norwegian: Vernissage

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VERNISSAGE»

Discover the use of vernissage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vernissage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Armenia: with Nagorno Karabagh

At the weekend you will, by contrast, be confronted by the justly celebrated market of Vernissage. (Vernissage is a French word, literally meaning 'varnishing' or 'glazing' but also used in the sense of 'preview', or 'private viewing', at an art ...

Deirdre Holding, 2014

Armenia

At the weekend you will, by contrast, be confronted by the justly celebrated market of Vernissage. (Vernissage is a French word, literally meaning 'varnishing' or 'glazing' but also used in the sense of 'preview', or 'private viewing', at an art ...

Nicholas Holding, 2011

Rome the Second Time: 15 Itineraries That Don't Go to the ...

It's a smaller and less helpful Roma Ce and has a two-page English-language section, “The Best in Rome,” at the back. VERNISSAGE (GALLERY OPENING WITH EXTRAS) Here's a gallery and vernissage hopping that worked for us. To plan ...

Dianne Bennett, William Graebner, 2009

Bulletin International: Résumés Des Travaux Présentés. Médicine

Mais il est impossible d'empêcher les lapins vernis de mourir en les protégeant contre le froid. Nous verrons d'ailleurs bientôt une exagération de la radiation calorique beaucoup plus grande (après le vernissage avec de l'amidine fromentale) ...

Ceská akademie věd a uměni, Prague, 1901

The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs

The “Vernissage " of the New Salon will be on Easter Day, April 16th, as Good Friday falls on the 14th, the usual date. The Old Salon will hold its “ Vernissage ”. as usual, on April 30th. The arrangements for the Salon des Indépendants were ...

‎1911

In the Mind's Eye: Essays Across the Animate World

Varnish “Vernissage,” a lovely collection of Romance-language syllables, contains in its etymology the interchangeability of v and b, deriving, if you follow the word-path back, from Berenik, a North African city of great antiquity, where, the ...

Elizabeth Caroline Dodd, 2008

Russian Futurism: A History

The first of them, Vernissazh ("Vernissage"), appeared in September and was printed, like all Mezzanine publications, on unnumbered pages. It opened with the "anonymous" (composed by Khrisanf) "Overture" written as an informal, affected ...

Vladimir Markov, 1968

Stamm Leitfaden Durch Presse und Werbung

2001 , s. a. oben, GV reg., a €8,50 ' Gr. 33310 Vernissage Bayern/Österreich - Gj. 2001 , s. a. Vernissage, A € 8,50 Gr. 33310 Vernissage Galerien - Gj. 2001, Deutschland Österr. Schweiz, s. a. Vernissage, A € 10,20 Gr. 33310 Vernissage ...

Stamm-Leitfaden durch Presse und Werbung, 2007

The Nineteenth Century

This first day — which is not that of the actual opening, but the day before — is called the vernissage, and corresponds to the Varnishing Day of the Royal Academy. The crowd at a vernissage is so dense that it is hardly possible to circulate.

Sir James Knowles, 1895

L'aéronautique

L'opération du vernissage n'est pas, d'ailleurs, sans présenter quelques difficultés : l'enveloppe du ballon s'échauffe considérablement, en effet, par suite de la réaction chimique qui se produit entre le vernis et l'étofle, réaction que favorise ...

P. Banet-Rivet, 1898

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VERNISSAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vernissage is used in the context of the following news items.

Azzedine Alaia Galleria Borghese: la mostra COUTURE …

Le immagini del vernissage con le celebrity sono su Style & Fashion. 2 shares; Like · 2 · +1 · Mail. 01_azzedine-alaia_galleria-borghese_ilvio-gallo.jpg. E' stata ... «Blogosfere, Jul 15»

Art Institute Vernissage exhibition celebrates free speech

The San Francisco Art Institute threw itself a sort of housewarming Wednesday, when its Gala Vernissage (a show of student work), was at Fort Mason Center's ... «San Francisco Chronicle, May 15»

Vernissage at OBO Studios this weekend

Our Beautiful Obsession (OBO) Studios (44 Pitt Street) will be hosting the vernissage of more than 20 large-scale oil paintings on Thursday (7-10 p.m.), Friday ... «Seaway News, May 15»

Sylvester Stallone présent à Nice pour le vernissage de son expo

Sylvester Stallone sera à Nice le week-end du 16 mai, pour le vernissage de son exposition de peinture au Mamac. Il montre ses œuvres pour la troisième fois ... «Nice-Matin, May 15»

Knatsch vor Vernissage: Wenger stoppt Buch über ihn kurzfristig!

Die Vernissage der Biographie von Schwingerkönig Kilian Wenger vom Freitag fällt kurzfristig ins Wasser. Der 24-Jährige zieht den Stecker. Publiziert: 28.04. «BLICK.CH, Apr 15»

SFAI Unleashes 2015 Gala Vernissage and Varnished: The After-Party

San Francisco Art Institute, the Bay Area's intrepid home for renegade art and innovative education, is throwing its annual fȇte on May 13, 2015, with Gala ... «7x7, Apr 15»

Vernissage Report: Independent 2015

Malfunctioning subways, icy roads, and slushy sidewalks did little to deter fair-goers from attending Independent's Vernissage last night. It is year six for ... «ArtSlant, Mar 15»

The most Instagrammed artworks from the Art Fair Philippines …

As in previous years, an invitation-only vernissage took place the eve of the opening. Artists, collectors, and gallerists shared their favorites on Instagram using ... «Coconuts Manila, Feb 15»

Around Town: Cube Gallery hits 10 years

Cube Gallery owners Becky Rynor and Don Monet hosted a vernissage for the art gallery's 10th anniversary exhibition, held Sunday, January 11, 2015. Caroline ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jan 15»

Liebskind x Sven Marquardt Host Private Opening Of His New …

Liebskind x Sven Marquardt Host Private Opening Of His New Exhibit 'Vernissage'. Art/Design · Culture. September 17, 2014. Liebeskind Berlin NYC ... «The Source, Sep 14»