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The article offers update on recent art acquisitions by the Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art museum in Chicago, Illinois. The Judith Alexander Foundation gifted the museum an artwork by Nellie Mae Rowe. A collection of works on paper and a sketchbook by Florida artist Purvis Young from the Daniel Aubrey Collection and from the Ricco Maresca Gallery were donated to the museum.

The author urges museums to recognized the role of activism in critical art practices. Topics discussed include the attempt of artists and activists to remove corporate patronage from cultural institutions, the author's claim that philanthropic sponsorship provide donors with moral reasons for tax breaks and subsidies, photographer Nan Goldin's campaign for museums to dissociate with the Sackler Family Trust and the decolonization of museum spaces.

The article explores how the rich history of Renaissance art and fine craft in Florence, Italy has inspired a generation of artists and patrons working in Florence today. Topics covered include benefactors and design enthusiasts that are stepping in to support modern craft makers, how the annual Artigianato e Palazzo show by patron Princess Giorgiana Corsini started, and the struggles facing artists in Florence.

The article discusses the factors to consider by artist, collector, or estate when consider selling their ceramics through auction, private sales, or donating objects to public museum collections. Topics covered include the transfer of collection to various local and national institutions, alternative approaches to auctions that have developed in recent years, and finding the right museum where to donate collections.

The article focuses on the growing involvement and support of venture capitalists (VC) of the California art world through endowments, acquisitions and assuming board positions. Topics covered include the approaches to collecting and philanthropy of VC that many gallerists find appealing, the similarity between art dealers and VC, and strong affinities between artists and entrepreneurs.

The article focuses on a visit made by wealthy couple and donor Sandi and Bill Nicholson at Lenox Hill Hospital, wherein a collection of paintings and sculptures by women artists that the couple donated are displayed. Topics discussed include their reason for donating the art collection to the hospital and their source of wealth. The collection includes the oil painting "Florenze," by Lyla Harcoff and the picture "Portrait of a Black Woman," by Lydia Cooley Freeman.

The article discusses the relationship between private art collectors and public art galleries and museums. According to the author, relations between private patrons and museums are improving. Details on donations and sales of artworks from collectors to museums are presented. Other topics including museum patrons' organizations, philanthropy, and tax incentives.

The article discusses the Barnes Foundation Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It states that the museum has collections of late-nineteenth century and early twentieth century paintings from several artists. It cites that Albert Barnes, a medical school graduate, served as the public benefactor of the museum. It also mentions that the museum came to be known as a recondite treasure because it is hard to get and difficult to visit.

The article focuses on the decision of several museums in the U.S. to sell art from their collections, which according to the author, is stirring up controversy and concerns some art donors. It relates that in November 2006, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York announced that it about to deaccession its permanent collection, antiquities and other historical works. According to a donor, she only gives work to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., which does not sell its collection.

The article presents news briefs related to Australian art as of March 2015. Bendigo Art Gallery Karen Quinlan spoke at the Fifth National Public Galleries Summit in Bendigo, Australia and called for a national body to support and advocate for public art galleries. Property developer Michael Buxton has donated his private art collection to the University of Melbourne. MPavilion, the temporary structure in Melbourne, Australia that housed cultural workshops, installation art, and performances, has been dismantled.

A list of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's donors of gifts of works of art from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018 is presented including Stephen Addiss, Ilona Akyavas and Alexander McQueen.

The article informs that philanthropists Doris Shaheen and Shouky Shaheen's in Atlanta have donated their collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modernist paintings to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, as of October 2019.

The article reports that the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City will stop accepting donations from members of the Sackler family who is associated with Purdue Pharma that produces the opioid, OxyContin.

The article reports that Christoph Merian Foundation has given seven Modern works to the Kunstmuseum Basel, public art collection in Switzerland, with a combined insurance value of 19.8 million U.S. dollars, as of March 2019.

A list of donors to The Historic New Orleans Collection from October to December 2015 is presented that include Mathile and Steven Abramson, Amzie Adams, and Lester Adelsberg.

The article offers information on the gift of several artworks to the Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) in Paris, France from dealer Claude Lemand and his wife France.

The article reports that an 18th-century guardhouse in Dresden, German will be the future home of the Archive of the Avant-garde, a donation of works of art and documents by German collector Egidio Marzona.

The article offers news briefs related to arts acquisition by museums, on topics including fifth-century BC Etruscan bronze appliqué bought by the J. Paul Getty Museum; portraits by the British painter Lucian Freud acquired by Lakeland Arts Trust; and donations to National Gallery of Canada.

The article reports that Institut du Monde Arabe will unveil its second exhibition of works that have been donated to the project comprising collection of the planned Palestinian museum of modern and contemporary art, and mentions that it includes art pieces from European and Arab artists.

The article reports that a suspected art forger has been targeting U.S. museums and universities to donate fraudulent art works. The museums believe that the auction house records presented by the forger who dressed as a Jesuit priest are fake. An examination into the previous donations of the man calling himself Father Arthur Scott revealed that he has been donating fraudulent gifts for the past 20 years.

The article presents list of donors to the 2015 Fundraising Campaign organized by American Association of Woodturners (AAW).

The article focuses on the benefits brought by several donated works at the Des Moines Art Center Print Club in Iowa. The Des Moines Art Center fosters relationships with art collectors and has connections that led to an extensive lists of donated works which elevate the Art Center as one of the world-class museums. However, not all works are accepted because they may not fit in with the center's concept of modern contemporary art or its earlier period.

The article discusses the U.S. philanthropists Edythe Broad and Eli Broad's donation of their art collection to their art museum known as the Broad in Los Angeles (L.A.), California, to open on September 20, 2015. An overview of the efforts to design the Broad museum, including the Broad couple's involvement with hiring the architect Frank Gehry for the project, is provided.

The authors discuss museums' responsibility to honour the wishes of their donors. Michael Daley, director of Artswatch UK, emphasizes the importance of honouring requests related to museum loans. Maurice Davies, head of policy and communications for the Museums Association, states that deviating from donors' wishes is sometimes possible and desirable, but must be done carefully with regard to law and public trust in museums. The effects of historical change on bequests are also discussed.

The article discusses a report by the "New York Times" stating that Leonard Lauder, heir to mother Estee Lauder's cosmetics fortune, has gifted his collection of Cubist art, estimated at 1.1 billion U.S. dollars, to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. It reveals that Lauder is the 24th individual in the world who donated more than 1 billion dollars, a list that includes Bill Gates, George Kaiser and Warren Buffet. The article also informs that the collection exceeds 4,000 art pieces.

The article discusses options for artists acting as philanthropists explored in a study of artist-endowed foundations by the Aspen Institute. The author discusses bequests made by artists to museums and universities and suggests that lesser-known artists can make donations without going through an artist-endowed foundation. The author suggests that artists secure advice from trust and estate counsel.

The article announces that philanthropists Mercedes and Ian Stoutzker donated nine works of art to the Tate museum in Great Britain, including David Hockney's 1966 painting "Savings and Loan Building," Lucian Freud's 1980s painting "Girl in a Striped Nightdress," and a painting by George Shaw.

The article announces that the family of artist Henri Matisse donated a collection of 1945-1954 paper collages and paper cutouts by Matisse to the Matisse Museum in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France.

The article discusses a deferred donation from collectors Daniel and Florence Guerlain offering about 1,000 contemporary drawings to the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France in order to prevent the collection being split up by their heirs.

The article discusses a one million dollar grant from the Helena Rubinsten Philanthropic Fund at the Miami Foundation for the Miami Art Museum in Florida, to be given in installments when matching funds are donated from outside donors such as property developer Jorge Pérez.

The article discusses a donation from investment manager Jonathan Ruffer to purchase twelve paintings by Francisco de Zurbarán for the Auckland Castle in England.

The article discusses tax incentives from the British government offering 30% relief on tax for donors who give major artworks to museums in Great Britain, benefiting museums who will receive donations for their collections.

The article discusses a proposed tax reduction for donors of art and artifacts to Great Britain.

The article discusses criticism by British museum and gallery organisations of a tax scheme that encourages museum donations by the living with a tax incentive, citing as a grievance its inclusion within the annual tax relief cap of 20 million pounds set by the Acceptance in Lieu (AIL) scheme.

The article discusses the donation of a collection of Inuit artworks to the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (MSAC) in Guelph, Ontario by the family of Inuit art dealer and collector Beverley Borins.

The article presents information on the donation of forged paintings to the Hilliard Museum in Lafayette, Louisiana.

The article presents information on a donation of works by American photographer Richard Avedon made by the Richard Avedon Foundation to the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France.