permanent collection
Owned art inventory
A permanent collection is the body of artworks, artifacts, or objects that a museum or gallery owns outright and maintains indefinitely, as opposed to items on temporary loan for special exhibitions.
These works form the institution's core holdings and define its identity and focus.
The museum's permanent collection spans five centuries of European painting.
Curators rotate which pieces from the permanent collection are on display at any given time.
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- museumPublic exhibit space
cataloging · storage vault · endowment · bequest · donor plaque · public access · inventory management · deaccession · heritage preservation · painting · old masters · ethical sourcing · digitalization · gift shop · restoration · Guggenheim Museum · copyright law · archive
- museumart gallery, art museum, curator, exhibitions, exhibition hall
- collectionscollections, anthology, anthologies, compilation, compilations
- museumsmuseums, art museums, exhibits, galleries, exhibitions
- art exhibitsgallery tours, art gallery, gallery walls, gallery space, exhibition
- art galleriesart gallery, gallery walls, gallery show, exhibition hall, gallery walk
- art museumpaintings, old masters, exhibition, drawings, curator
permanent collectiontraveling exhibition
Mobile curated display
touring exhibition · traveling show · touring show · roadshow · on loan