tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794919694945333232.post2159438853836908837..comments2023-10-11T07:26:15.661-07:00Comments on Old Masters in the New World: Washington, National Gallery of ArtUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794919694945333232.post-80451318476547152013-11-09T07:05:05.609-08:002013-11-09T07:05:05.609-08:00" It is a later museum than the ones previous..." It is a later museum than the ones previously considered since it was opened to the public in 1937 and was inaugurated in 1941. The maintenance and upkeep of the building is the responsibility of the Federal Government, but art acquisition is supported by the private sector."<br /><br />That is interesting for two reasons. Firstly I cannot imagine a public museum or gallery in Australia that would depend on the private sector. Public museums and galleries would normally be considered protected from private interests. Yet clearly the arrangement works very well in the National Gallery of Art,<br /><br />Secondly 1937 would have been a terrible time for large, expensive projects to be completed. The Depression was still having its impact and the world was just about ready for the next catastrophic war to start. I am thinking of so many other projects, slated to open between 1930 and 1935, that were ditched :(Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com