Bringing Great Works of Art from World Class Museums to Regional Ones in the United States

El Greco's "Pentecost" is the

first work to be on loan to The Meadows Museum in Dallas

Back in early June this year, a short article in the Inside Art section of the Friday New York Times caught my eye entitled Prado has U.S. Alliance.

This art brief announces that the Prado Museum of Madrid has formed a three year partnership with the Meadows Museum of Art at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. In effect, SMU will be bearing all costs for bringing -on loan, of course- one major art piece per year to complement its permanent collection of Spanish art dating from the 10th century to the present.

Back in 2004, The Louvre struck a three year deal with High Museum of Atlanta to sponsor 7 exhibitions of its works.

Its great news to hear that these major art venues are forging relationships with American Museums. To share the art works will make the American public more appreciative of art and specific artists in general. The partnership will also make the art-loving public aware that there exists great museums of art outside the United States and hopefully will foster more understanding and cooperations between regional U.S. musuems and lesser known international ones.

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