acquisitions

Large-scale el anatsui art work
Two Museums, Two Countries, One Joint Acquisition

Rising prices on the art market make it increasingly difficult for public art institutions to acquire new works by celebrated artists. Now Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and Kunstmuseum Bern have…

painting of a young woman in pink leotard crouching beside a coyote
Walker Art Center Acquires New Works From Minnesota-Based Artists
The Walker Art Center has acquired 39 new works, deepening its commitment to Minnesota artists.
metal helmet with front and back bills, ear flaps and pointed top
The Met to Receive Major Gift of European Arms and Armor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today a landmark gift from Ronald S. Lauder of 91 objects from his collection of arms and armor.
Isamu Noguchi
Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi Unveiled in White House Rose Garden
Acquired for the White House Collection with assistance from the White House Historical Association, this is the first work of art by an Asian American artist in the collection.
Jeffrey Gibson multi media shirt
San Antonio Museum of Art Expands Contemporary Art Holdings
The artworks, which are wide-ranging in their formal approach, media, and vision, expand SAMA’s growing photography collection and fulfill important mission-driven goals to enhance its holdings of…
Dutch still life of a table top with oysters, bread and other foods
Snite Museum of Art adds Compelling Dutch Still Life to Collection
The Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame has added an important Dutch still life by a follower of Osias Beert I to its collection of seventeenth-century European art.
Thomas Jones landscape painting of a sailboat on the river wye
National Museum Wales acquires rare early works by Welsh artist
Two recently discovered, rare oil sketches by Welsh artist Thomas Jones (1742-1803) have entered Amgueddfa Cymru’s collection.
Jan van de Velde drawing of a natural bridge and building ruins
Getty Museum Announces Major Acquisition of Dutch Drawings
The group includes drawings by Rembrandt van Rijn, Jacob Ruisdael, Gerrit van Honthorst, and many other artists of the “Golden Age” of Dutch art.
Kent Monkman large-scale painting of Native Americans on the shore
The Met acquires commissioned works by Cree artist Kent Monkman
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced the acquisition of a grand diptych by Kent Monkman, mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People), created by the Ontario-based Cree artist.
Jan Groover photograph of spoons, forks and green bell peppers on a pink tablecloth with reflected light
A Look Inside MoMA's Transformative New Photography Collection
This major gift to the Museum of Modern Art comprises more than 300 works by 103 photographers.
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, I See Red: Target (detail), 1992.
NGA Acquires First Major Work by a Native American Artist
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s large-scale work on canvas holds its own in the National Gallery of Art's museum’s pop art gallery, where it currently hangs beside works by Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol.
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Collecting Experiential Art: Capturing the Ephemeral
How artists, collectors, curators and museums value memory.
Charles Ray sculpture Two Horses bas relief in Granite, The ten-by-fourteen-foot granite relief by the acclaimed artist portrays two horses in profile, one fully articulated and a second figure behind it that is partially seen, evoking a ghost-like presence
The Met Acquires Monumental Charles Ray Sculpture
The Met announced today the acquisition of the monumental sculptural relief Two Horses (2019) by American artist Charles Ray (b. 1953).
Geoffrey Beene designs.
Phoenix Art Museum accepts major gift of Geoffrey Beene fashion designs
Spanning the 1980s through the 1990s, the gift of more than 350 custom-made Geoffrey Beene ensembles and accessories, including jumpsuits, trousers, vests, boleros, gowns, collars, and more,…
Dale Chihuly glass sculpture of organic forms in primary colors
TMA Debuts New Dale Chihuly Chandelier and Other Acquisitions
The Toledo Museum of Art has several recent acquisitions now on view, including a Dale Chihuly (American, 1941) chandelier that was donated to the Museum by a generous benefactor.