Forum vs. Salon — What's the Difference?

The public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman city that was the assembly place for judicial activity and public business.

An establishment where a hairdresser, beautician, or couturier conducts trade

A public meeting place for open discussion.

A reception room in a large house.

A medium for open discussion or voicing of ideas, such as a newspaper, a radio or television program, or a website.

An annual exhibition of the work of living artists held by the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris from 1648, originally in the Salon d'Apollon in the Louvre.

A public meeting or presentation involving a discussion usually among experts and often including audience participation.

A large room, such as a drawing room, used for receiving and entertaining guests.

An area of legal authority; a jurisdiction.

A periodic gathering of people of social or intellectual distinction.

A court of law or tribunal.

A hall or gallery for the exhibition of works of art.

A place for discussion.

A commercial establishment offering a product or service related to fashion

A gathering for the purpose of discussion.

A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests.

A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.

A gathering of people for a social or intellectual meeting.

(Internet) An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion.

(arts) An art gallery or exhibition; especially the Paris salon or autumn salon.

(historical) A square or marketplace in a Roman town, used for public business and commerce.

A beauty salon or similar establishment.

A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people.

An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society.

A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes.

An apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of art; hence, an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris by the Society of French Artists; - sometimes called the Old Salon. New Salon is a popular name for an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris at the Champs de Mars, by the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (National Society of Fine Arts), a body of artists who, in 1890, seceded from the Société des Artistes Français (Society of French Artists).

A public meeting or assembly for open discussion

Gallery where works of art can be displayed

A public facility to meet for open discussion

A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work

A place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece

Elegant sitting room where guests are received