Meryl Streep Donates to Women's History Museum, Musée d'Orsay Receives Fan Painting Collection

On March 19, 2026, actor Meryl Streep made a seven-figure donation to the National Women's History Museum in Washington D.C., funding digital storytelling and earning an educator award named in her honor. Separately, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris received a collection of 17 Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings created on fans, featuring works by artists including Pissarro, Gauguin, Degas, and Toulouse-Lautrec. The fan paintings will be displayed for three months starting March 24 to mark the museum's 40th anniversary. Other art news includes Helen Legg's appointment as director of London's Royal Academy of Arts, the Jim Irsay Collection auction at Christie's in New York generating $94.5 million, and the Glasgow International biennial announcing its 2026 program.