AN ART GALLERY IS A ROOM OR A BUILDING IN WHICH VISUAL ART IS DISPLAYED. A GALLERY WAS ANY LONG, NARROW COVERED PASSAGE ALONG A WALL, FIRST USED IN THE SENSE OF A PLACE FOR ART IN THE 1590S. AMONG THE MODERN REASONS ART MAY BE DISPLAYED ARE AESTHETIC ENJOYMENT, EDUCATION, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, OR FOR MARKETING PURPOSES.