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Henry Vaughan: A Reclusive Collector of Art
In 1899, at the age of 90, unmarried and with no children, Henry Vaughan bequeathed one of the biggest private collections of art to several major British public institutions.
What isn’t common knowledge was that before this bequest was made, Henry Vaughan donated his father‘s small collection of ethnographic artefacts to the Albert Memorial Museum when it opened its doors to the public in 1868. In the last four decades, this collection has received much academic attention because of its connect
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Free entry.
World Cultures Display Case, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter, Devon EX4 3RX
Thu 22 Jan to Sun 5 Jul 2015
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