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The permanent collection of the Met is comprised of more than 3,000 works of art and artifacts drawn from several cultures spanning more than 400 years. The Met actively collects objects through gifts, bequests, and purchases consistent with the Museum's collection goals. The Museum is dedicated to researching, interpreting and exhibiting objects in its collection.

Recently the Met received a gift of thirteen botanical prints depicting various flowers, fruits, and animals. The prints are from the late 18th and early 19th century and were originally published in magazines and books.
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Permanent Collection »

The Oscar and Maria Salzer Collection of European and American Painting »

The Salzer collection consists of more than sixty trompe-l'oeil (French for "fool the eye") and still-life paintings from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.

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The Charles and Sharon Small Jigsaw Puzzle Collection »

The complex puzzle collection, donated by Charles and Sharon Small and Dr. Harlan F.... » Read more...

The William and Dorthy Petesch Collection »

William and Dorothy Petesch, retired librarians and long-time collectors, have donated over 150 caricatures to the Fresno Metropolitan Museum's permanent collection.... » Read more...

Native American Collection »

The collection includes baskets and cradleboards by Native American groups from the Central Valley of California.

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The Ansel Adams Photo Collection »

The collection consists of landscape photographs of Yosemite and the Great Valley views, as well as several vintage photos of early California; the collection includes more than 50 photographs of t... » Read more...

Landscape Paintings »

The collection includes a large selection of 19th and 20th century California landscape paintings, a gift from Dr. and Mrs. John D. Relfe.... » Read more...

Decorative Arts and Crafts »

The museum holds a collection of Asian fine arts including over 200 Chinese snuff bottles from the 17th to the 20th century donated by Mary Alice Diener.... » Read more...

Botanical Prints »

Included in the permanent collection is a group of 21 large botanical watercolors by painter-illustrator Abigail Lyman.

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