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The BMA Announces In A New Light: The Campaign for The Baltimore Museum of Art
June 17, 2008
The Trustees of The Baltimore Museum of Art today announced a $65 million philanthropic campaign—the most ambitious in the Museum’s 95-year history. To date, $40 million has been raised during the silent phase, placing the campaign more than halfway to its goal.
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The BMA Receives Major Gift of Matisse Prints from The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Foundation
October 21, 2007
The Baltimore Museum of Art today announced that its world-renowned collection of works by French artist Henri Matisse is expanding significantly with a major gift of 77 prints from The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Foundation in New York. This promised gift comes from the collection of Pierre Matisse (1900-89), the artist’s son. The Matisse Foundation has also supported the Matisse: Painter as Sculptor exhibition that opens at the BMA on October 28.
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BMA Receives $5 Million Endowment Gift
September 17, 2007
The Baltimore Museum of Art announced today that it has received a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor to endow the position of the Museum’s Director. This important gift establishes the first permanent endowment fund for the Museum’s top executive, and is also the second largest individual gift in the BMA’s history.
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BMA Receives Transformational $10 Million Endowment Gift
January 17, 2007
The Baltimore Museum of Art has received an unprecedented $10 million promised gift from Miss Dorothy McIlvain Scott to endow operations and programs for the American Wing. This transformational gift is the largest individual gift in the Museum’s history and the culmination of Miss Scott’s decades of exceptionally generous community philanthropy.
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China, Exportware. Plate Depicting Governor Duff of Batavia and his Wife. c. 1750. Collection Dorothy McIlvain Scott, Baltimore: Promised gift to The Baltimore Museum of Art, R.13179.11