Asia Society New York receives $2 million endowment from Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation
A $2 million grant has been awarded to New York's Asia Society by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation. This philanthropic organization from Minnesota will support exhibition and education initiatives at the institution. The foundation honors a mother-daughter pair who assembled one of the most extensive collections of Japanese art spanning from prehistoric times to the present. Selected works from their holdings will feature in the museum's forthcoming exhibition, Kamakura: Realism and Spirituality in the Sculpture of Japan, scheduled to run from 9 February to 8 May 2016. The announcement was made on 15 January 2016.
Key facts
- The Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation awarded a $2 million grant to Asia Society New York
- The grant will fund exhibition and education programs
- The foundation is named after a mother-daughter duo who built a major Japanese art collection
- Works from the collection will be included in the Kamakura exhibition
- The exhibition runs from 9 February to 8 May 2016
- The announcement date was 15 January 2016
- The foundation is based in Minnesota
- The grant amount is approximately £1.4 million
Entities
Institutions
- Asia Society
- Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Minnesota