Michaelina Wautier, Two Girls as Saint Agnes and Saint Dorothy, oil on canvas. Inv.no. 599. 35.3 x 48 inches (89.7 × 122 cm). Image Credit: Rik Klein Gotink, courtesy of Collection KMSKA, Flemish Community (CC0).
Inside the Private Museum
Three collectors on the phenomenon of private museums in the 21st century.
Overview
A growing phenomenon of the 21st century, over 400 private art museums are currently established around the world—of which more than half were created in the past two decades. What are the motivations behind these institutions? What are the challenges a collector faces when their private collection becomes public? What unique considerations are there in preserving the legacies of these collections?
In this panel, three art collectors who have built their own foundations and opened their collections to the public explore this topic: Harald Falckenberg of Sammlung Falckenberg in Hamburg and Joop van Caldenborgh of Museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar.
TEFAF Talks are interactive panel discussions exploring today’s most fascinating topics in the worlds of art, antiques, and design. Paired with leading content partners, these talks showcase the knowledge of leading experts in the broader TEFAF community. This talk is presented in partnership with the Financial Times and moderated by Georgina Adam, contributor to the FT and author of the recently published The Rise and Rise of the Private Art Museum (Lund Humphries, 2022).
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