Much of the museum’s old master assortment was donated by sisters Anne, Amy, and Irene Putnam. The museum’s first main acquisition was the 1939 purchase of Francisco Goya’s El Marques de Sofraga, which had belonged to a non-public family collection until that time and had by no means before been on public exhibition. The following yr, director Reginald Poland acquired a portrait by Giovanni Bellini for the museum’s collection.
Built in 1894, this national historic site goals to honour the importance of BC’s fishing history through a series of interactive exhibitions, collections, and packages, and events. The museum presents a …