conservatory

1 the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts

2 a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts [syn: conservatoire]

3 a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner [syn: hothouse, indoor garden]

English

Noun

1. a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
2. a school of music or drama; a conservatoire

Conservatory may refer to the following:

• College or university school of music or a school devoted to other arts such as film (American Film Institute Conservatory)
• Conservatory (greenhouse), a large greenhouse where plants are cultivated
• The Conservatory, a defunct shopping mall in Downtown Minneapolis, which opened in 1987 and was shuttered in 1998, torn down shortly thereafter.

Famous conservatories include:

• Conservatoire de Paris
• Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest
• Hoch Conservatory, Frankfurt am Main
• Konservatorium Wien
• Royal College of Music
• St. Petersburg Conservatory
• Stern conservatory, Berlin

See also

List of university and college schools of music

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