Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
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The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is the oldest continuously operating public art museum in the United States, renowned for its extensive collections of European Baroque art, American art, and contemporary works.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Context triple: [Hartford, Connecticut, United States, hasLandmark, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art]
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Walker Art Center
Walker Art Center is a renowned contemporary art museum and multidisciplinary cultural institution in Minneapolis, Minnesota, known for its innovative exhibitions and adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
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Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery is a major university art museum in New Haven, Connecticut, renowned for its extensive and diverse collections spanning ancient to contemporary art.
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Clark Art Institute
The Clark Art Institute is a renowned art museum and research center in Williamstown, Massachusetts, celebrated for its collection of European and American paintings, works on paper, and decorative arts.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the United States, renowned for its extensive collections spanning ancient to contemporary art from around the world.
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Heckscher Museum of Art
The Heckscher Museum of Art is a regional art museum in Huntington, New York, known for its collection of American and European paintings, works on paper, and its role in Long Island’s cultural life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Target entity description: The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is the oldest continuously operating public art museum in the United States, renowned for its extensive collections of European Baroque art, American art, and contemporary works.
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A.
Walker Art Center
Walker Art Center is a renowned contemporary art museum and multidisciplinary cultural institution in Minneapolis, Minnesota, known for its innovative exhibitions and adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
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Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery is a major university art museum in New Haven, Connecticut, renowned for its extensive and diverse collections spanning ancient to contemporary art.
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Clark Art Institute
The Clark Art Institute is a renowned art museum and research center in Williamstown, Massachusetts, celebrated for its collection of European and American paintings, works on paper, and decorative arts.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the United States, renowned for its extensive collections spanning ancient to contemporary art from around the world.
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Heckscher Museum of Art
The Heckscher Museum of Art is a regional art museum in Huntington, New York, known for its collection of American and European paintings, works on paper, and its role in Long Island’s cultural life.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art museum
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cultural institution ⓘ public museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic Revival ⓘ |
| collectionFocus |
American art
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American painting ⓘ European Baroque art ⓘ European painting ⓘ ancient art ⓘ contemporary art ⓘ decorative arts ⓘ modern art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ works on paper ⓘ |
| collectionSize | approximately 50,000 works of art ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| foundedBy | Daniel Wadsworth ⓘ |
| foundedFor | public education in the arts ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
African art collection
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American decorative arts collection ⓘ American paintings collection ⓘ Asian art collection ⓘ European decorative arts collection ⓘ European paintings collection ⓘ ancient Mediterranean art collection ⓘ contemporary art collection ⓘ prints and drawings collection ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Austin House
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Avery Memorial Building ⓘ Colt Memorial ⓘ
linked to:
Colt Memorial Chapel
Goodwin Building ⓘ Morgan Memorial Building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | oldest continuously operating public art museum in the United States ⓘ |
| inception | 1842 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hartford, Connecticut
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linked to:
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
downtown Hartford ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel Wadsworth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
European Baroque paintings
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Hudson River School paintings ⓘ
linked to:
Hudson River School
early American modernism ⓘ surrealist art ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programs
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guided tours ⓘ public lectures ⓘ temporary exhibitions ⓘ |
| opened | 1844 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Inc.
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linked to:
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
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| ownedBy |
City of Hartford
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linked to:
Hartford
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| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
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Town and Davis architectural firm
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