Pinakotheke (English spelling)

…An ancient Greek school, so to speak, especially the academic research center in Alexandria during the Hellenistic period. In Latin, it was called museum, which became the word for art museum or museum in various European languages, but in ancient Greece, art collections were not called mouseions (they were called pinakotheke), and the original meaning was shrines to the nine Muses (the plural form of the Muses, which corresponds to the English word muse) who were in charge of the arts and music. The school was formed as a religious association.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "pinakothēkē" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…古代ギリシアのいわば学堂で，とくにヘレニズム時代アレクサンドリアの学術研究所を指す。ラテン語ではmuseumで，これがそのままヨーロッパ各国語で美術館や博物館を意味する語となったが，古代ギリシアでは美術品収蔵所をムセイオンと呼ぶことはなく(それはピナコテケpinakothēkēといわれた)，本来は，学芸や音楽をつかさどる9人の女神ムーサイ(英語のミューズにあたるムーサの複数形)の祠堂の意。その宗教結社の形で学塾が構成された。…

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