First of all, the biggest difference between public education in art galleries and basic art education in schools lies in publicity, which means that the audience of public education in art galleries is the general public, including students and non-students. Therefore, the public education in art galleries is not a branch of school art education. To some extent, public education in art galleries and basic art education in schools are branches of mass education.

Secondly, the public education of art galleries should distinguish between broad public education and narrow public education. In a broad sense, public education regards the art museum as a public space for citizens' activities. The purpose of public education in this public space is to promote people's all-round development and build a highly democratic civil society. This paper holds that the discussion on the relationship between public education in art galleries and basic art education in schools should be discussed from the narrow sense of public education. In a narrow sense, the so-called public education in art galleries refers to public education in art, including education in art appreciation and artistic creation. This kind of art education is mainly based on the collection resources of the museum, which is another difference between the public education of the museum and the school art education based on textbooks.

Third, the third difference between public education in art galleries and basic art education in schools lies in its sustainability. The school's basic art education is carried out within a certain period of time, and the art museum, as a public service and educational institution with public welfare, provides the public with a place for permanent learning and lifelong education with permanent exhibitions and rich educational activities.

In short, the public education in the art museum covers all citizens, relies on real collections, and is sustainable in time, which determines that it is different from the basic art education in schools. Public education in art galleries and basic art education in schools are not subordinate and subordinate, but parallel. However, juxtaposition does not mean that there is a gap between the two. In fact, there can be various interactions between art galleries and schools, and public education in art galleries can be an effective supplement to school art education.

As a supplement to the basic art education in schools, the public education in art galleries is characterized by "experience". The school's art education is mainly based on limited art classes and art textbooks.