8 museomag   04 ‘ 2020 
A MULTITUDE OF CONTEMPORARY 
PERSPECTIVES 
NEW CONTEMPORARY ART HANGING PRESENTS “THE MUSEUM PROJECT” 
Nancy Webber (b.1937), “Portrait of King Henry VIII” by Hans Holbein / Jim McGovern. longshoreman, 1990. Photographie, 
Collection MNHA 
© 
nancy 
webber 
/ 
MNHA 
The Museum Project is a philanthropic association 
of American photographers, established in 2012 by 
California photographers Robert von Sternberg and 
Darryl Curran, with the goal of expressing gratitude 
towards institutions that support the photographic 
art form. Through the project, participating artists or 
their representatives donate vintage and contempora- 
ry prints of their work to select museum collections. 
Since origination in October 2012, The Museum 
Project has donated in excess of 6,095 photographs 
to 215 institutional permanent collections of fine art 
in 50 American states, Australia, Canada, France, 
Great Britain, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. 
In June 2020, the MNHA received a total of 60 works by 
12 contemporary artists: Barry Andersen, Darryl Curran, 
Robert Fichter, Suda House, Victor Landweber, Kenda 
North, Sheila Pinkel, Bonnie Schiffman, Michael Stone, 
Robert von Sternberg, Melanie Walker and Nancy 
Webber. On the 5th floor of the Wiltheim wing a selec- 
tion of 35 photographs from this generous donation is 
presented from 21 september 2020 until 26 september 
2021. They reflect a multitude of contemporary per- 
spectives and a rich assortment of styles, concepts, and 
photographic materials, for everyone to enjoy. 
Ruud Priem 
“The Museum Project” 
currently on display 
© 
kenda 
nort 
/ 
MNHA 
Kenda North (b.1951), “Bliss”, 2012-2020, series, Photographie 
couleur, Collection MNHA