Sentences with phrase «oldest museum foundation»

Established as a civic foundation in 1815 by the banker and businessman Johann Friedrich Städel, the Städel Museum ranks as Germany's oldest museum foundation.

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Following their historic lead, there's truth to the old adage that birds of a feather flock together, as there are numerous women in contemporary society that continue to effect change globally in the way art is perceived, understood and collected, among them Agnes Gund, the current President Emerita of MoMA; Sheikha Al Mayassa Al Thani, who at 31 is the Director of the Qatar Museum Authority with an unlimited acquisition budget; Emily Fisher Landau, famed art collector and philanthropist, who founded the Fisher Landau Center for Art and is a trustee and generous donor for the Whitney Museum of American Art; Rosa de la Cruz, who with her husband Carlos, founded the de la Cruz Collection Contemporary Art Space (Miami), which provides education and awareness in the visual arts; Dasha Zhukova, the formidable founder of the most significant private art foundation in Russia, the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art; and Miuccia Prada, CEO of Prada fashion and co-founder of Fondazione Prada, which promotes contemporary art and other arts - related interests; all of these remarkable women share the passion that Beth has developed for the arts and artists.