art collection
Museum's prized holdings
An art collection is a group of artworks assembled by an individual, family, or institution.
Collections may focus on a period, style, or medium, or reflect eclectic taste: The museum acquired a private art collection of Impressionist paintings.
Major collections often bear their founders' names: the Frick Collection, the Wallace Collection.
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- museumPublic exhibit space
- fine artAesthetic visual creations
- old mastersHistoric European artists
- provenanceRecord of ownership
acquisition · appraisal · painting · art market · restoration · climate control · white gloves · authentication · stolen art · cataloging · cultural preservation · archive · conservation · sculpture · repatriation · philanthropy · tax shelter · art dealer
- museum collectionspaintings, antiquities, historical artifacts, cultural artifacts, exhibitions
- library sectionsfiction, nonfiction, reference, periodicals, children's section
- media collectionsmedia library, video library, film library, sound library, digital library
- assetsproperty, cash, money, investments, bank accounts
- collectingmint condition, antiques, limited edition, complete set, memorabilia
- collectionsanthology, anthologies, compilation, compilations, accumulation
art collectionestate sale
Liquidation of household contents
estate auction · auction lot · deaccession · liquidation · scattering
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