Salon

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Salon, a word derived from the French for "large room", has taken on various meanings:

Contents 1 Beauty 2 Social 3 Visual art 4 Places 5 Other uses

[edit] Beauty

• Beauty salon (or hair salon), where people receive haircuts, manicures, and facials
  • The Salon, a popular British reality TV program in which people get their hair cut
  • The Salon (film), a 2007 dramedy film about a hair salon

[edit] Social

• Salon (room) (or drawing room), a room in a house used for receiving guests.
• Salon (gathering), private and public, of intellectuals to meet, discuss ideas and watch artistic performances.
• Salon.com, an online news magazine whose name is meant to evoke the idea of salon gatherings.
• Salon International de l'Auto, the French name for the International Geneva Motor Show

[edit] Visual art

• Salon (art), a major recurring art competition and exhibitions, especially:
  • Paris Salon, an officially-sanctioned exhibit of recent works of art
  • Salon de Champ-de-Mars
  • Salon d'Automne
  • Salon des Refusés

[edit] Places

• Salon, Aube, in the Aube département, France
• Salon, Dordogne, in the Dordogne département, France
• Salon-de-Provence, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, France
• Salon-la-Tour, in the Corrèze département, France
• Salon, India, town in India involved in the siege of Lucknow

[edit] Other uses

• Champagne Salon, a producer of Champagne
• Salon music, piano music written in Romantic style, associated with salon room performances
• Salon.com, online magazine

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