Opera House of Paris, the Palais garnier's grand salon

A foyer is a large and vast room or complex of rooms in a theatre, opera, concert hall, showroom, cinema, etc. A room, in Architecture, is any distinguishable space within a structure Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto A concert hall is a cultural building which serves as performance venue chiefly for classical instrumental music The word showroom has two distinct meanings including Marketing location A showroom is a large space used to display products for sale such as automobiles, Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue adjacent to the auditorium. An auditorium (plural auditoriums, or less commonly auditoria) is the area within a theatre, Concert hall, or other performance space where the It is a repose area for spectators and place of venues, especially used before performance and during intermissions, but also as a place of celebrations or festivities after performance. An intermission or interval is a break between two parts of performances or sessions in events such as a theatrical play, Opera or musical concert

Usually a foyer is a large, specially designed hall, but sometimes it is a corridor surrounding the main hall. It is furnished and big enough to enable spectators to stroll, get together and rest. Foyers are commonly adorned with art works, permanent or temporary exhibitions related to the activity of the institution, and a refreshment room or buffet. Moreover, the foyer can be the main place of some events such as vernissage, meetings with the artists, actors' benefit, etc. A vernissage ( Varnishing ' from French) also known as a Preview, Private view or simply opening, is the

A foyer in a house is usually a small area or room adjacent to the front door where guests enter and stairs end or begin. Rooms such as an office, dining room, bathroom, and family room attach to it.

Social housing

In social housing a Foyer is a service that combines housing for homeless young people with other services such as guidance and support, and access to learning and work. Homelessness is the condition and social category of people who lack housing because they cannot afford or are otherwise unable to maintain regular safe and adequate shelter

The Foyer movement started in France, but is now gaining popularity in other countries. The first Foyers in the UK were launched in 1992 and as of 2008 there are well over 100 in operation. [1]

See also

• Lobby