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May 28, 2024 · Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), the first federal art collection of the United States, now the world’s largest collection of American art. The Washington, D.C., museum showcases more than 40,000 works of art, representing 7,000 American artists. Featured permanent collections include colonial portraiture, 19th-century landscapes ...
May 31, 2024 · Museum - Cultural Institution, Preservation, Education: By the early 19th century, then, the granting of public access to formerly private collections had become more common. What followed for approximately the next 100 years was the founding, by regional and national authorities throughout the world, of museums expressly intended for the public good. Contributing to the establishment of ...
Jun 11, 2024 · Updated: April 24, 2024 | Originally Published: February 4, 2013. Women Who Shaped History. This Chinese American Aviatrix Overcame Racism to Fly for the U.S. During World War II. A second ...
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3 days ago · It’s the Museum of the American Gangster’s mission to dispel the myths about gangsters. First of all, according to founder Lorcan Otway, the roots of the mob go way back beyond the Roaring ...
Jun 12, 2024 · Louvre, the national museum and art gallery of France, housed in part of a large palace in Paris. It is the world’s most-visited art museum, with a collection that spans work from ancient civilizations to the mid-19th century. Highlights include Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
2 days ago · The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 with its mission to bring art and art education to the American people. The museum's permanent collection consists of works of art ranging from the ancient Near East and ancient Egypt, through classical antiquity to the contemporary world.
