The Gallery acquires new objects each year through gift, purchase, and bequest.

2023–2024 Acquisitions

Between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, the museum acquired over 800 works of art. View acquisitions by department:

African Art

American Decorative Arts

American Paintings and Sculpture

Asian Art

European Art

Indo-Pacific Art

Modern and Contemporary Art

Numismatics

Photography

Prints and Drawings

A drawing of a large hill or a mountain. The landform is loosely sketched out, with areas of shading and others of gray and blue wash.

Paul Cézanne, La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, ca. 1900. Watercolor and graphite. Gift of Jennifer Eastman

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