personal collections
One's gathered treasures
Personal collections are accumulations of objects gathered by an individual according to their own interests or tastes—stamps, coins, vintage records, art, memorabilia.
The phrase distinguishes private holdings from institutional ones: The museum acquired works from her personal collection.
What unifies a personal collection is the collector's vision rather than market value or scholarly completeness.
- stampsPostal payment adhesives
- playlistsOrdered song collections
- photographsLight-captured images
- toolsDevices for doing work
- coinsMetal money units
pressed flowers · historical artifacts · podcasts · digital art · antiques · vintage clothing · postcards · fridge magnets · software libraries · figurines · sports cards · jewelry · vinyl records · fashion accessories · travel souvenirs · shot glasses · baseball cards · musical instruments
- home librarybookcases, bookshelves, shelving, shelving units, reading nook
- art collectingcollectors, acquisitions, artworks, patrons, galleries
- publicationsbooks, book, newspaper, magazines, magazine
personal collectionslibrary collections
Materials a lending institution owns
personal collectionsnational museums
State-run cultural repositories
public galleries · permanent exhibitions · public displays · traveling exhibitions
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