$200,000 Gift Awarded to African Art

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Summary

An unrestricted gift of $200,000 to the National Museum of African Art is received from an anonymous donor. In recognition of this, the NMAfA library was renamed in honor of the founder of the Museum, Warren Robbins.

Subject

  • Robbins, Warren M
  • Museum of African Art (U.S.)
  • National Museum of African Art (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 5, "The Torch," December 1987, p. 2.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

September, 1987

Topic

  • Benefactors
  • Gifts

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