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collection

[kuh-lek-shuhn] / kəˈlɛk ʃən /


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Hammer Museum founder Armand Hammer’s private art collection will go up for auction after a preview exhibition at Sotheby’s L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Billy Dolan of Carolwood Estates holds the listing for the property, which pairs an elaborate, old-school Hollywood aesthetic with an extensive collection of modern luxuries.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

But there will always be room for one prized possession: His collection of about 200 airline amenity kits, the travel-sized toiletry pouches that come free with first- and business-class seats on long-haul flights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Beard's latest collection covers a variety of topics including animal cruelty, child poverty and mental health.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Their film collection was gone, save a few pieces that Molly had managed to digitize.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Suspects behind the theft were arrested last week as authorities discovered they were next planning to target the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, home to one of Europe's largest collections of modern art.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

They also acquired a work by Shaniqwa Jarvis, a photographer with a two-decade career who was beginning to enter major museum collections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Entry is free, but anyone wanting to consult the collections has to register and book an appointment in advance because of the nature of the material.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

"Migrant communities often had to figure out their own niche in a new place," said Andrea Torvinen, collections manager of the Ceramic Technology Lab and Florida Archaeology at the Florida Museum.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Bail out, dress the dead, pay the rent, find new rooms, start a school, storm an office, take up collections, rout the block and keep their eyes on all the children.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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