Salon

Salon

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

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
** Going Straight Salon, a popular salon in the Philippines

ocial

* 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

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

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

Other uses

* Champagne Salon, a producer of Champagne
* Salon music, piano music written in Romantic style, associated with salon room performances


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