THE BETTY AND JOHN SORENG GALLERY EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS

Myriad Treasures: Celebrating the Reinstallation of the Soreng Gallery of Chinese Art

February 8, 2020 to June 30, 2022

The Museum has long been defined by the generosity of donors, originally Gertrude Bass Warner (1863-1951), whose initial donation forms the core of our Asian collection. In 2019, our Chinese gallery finally underwent a long-awaited renovation with support from Betty Soreng and others who helped update the facility to a level commensurate with the high quality of the collection. The inaugural display featured four millennia of Chinese art from Warner’s legacy gift and exciting subsequent acquisitions, and included ceramics, bronzes, paintings, calligraphy, textiles, decorative art, and modern and contemporary works. Organized by Anne Rose Kitagawa, this reinstallation celebrated a century of cross-cultural engagement and heralded exciting future faculty and student research.