Art gallery in Forbes Building
The Forbes Galleries , housed within the Forbes Building on Fifth Avenue between West 12th and 13th Streets in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City , United States , was the home of Malcolm Forbes ' collection, which the Forbes family continued to exhibit following his death.[ 1]
The galleries closed in November 2014.[ 2] [ 3]
The collection stemmed from Forbes' lifelong collection of toys, most of which have since been auctioned off.[ 4] Among the museum's notable exhibits over time included "Olympic Gold", a collection of medals and other collectibles from some of the world's most accomplished Olympians ,[ 5] a number of Fabergé eggs ,[ 6] an armada of 500 ships and 12,000 toy soldiers [ 7] and one of the original Monopoly boards.[ 8]
The museum was more popular with visitors than it was with New Yorkers .[ 7]
The Forbes Collection of nine Fabergé eggs was sold in February 2004 to Viktor Vekselberg for almost $100 million.[ 9] [ 10]
References
^ Richard F. Snow Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine "An Invitation," American Heritage , April/May 2007.
^ "60-62 Fifth Avenue, the Forbes Building" . Landmark Branding. January 22, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2015 .
^ "Official site" . Forbes Galleries. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015 . The Forbes Galleries will close PERMANENTLY after Friday, November 14th.
^ "Last Post for the Forbes Collection" . BBC News Online. December 18, 1997. Retrieved March 24, 2008 .
^ Xinhua (May 9, 2007). "U.S. to Exhibit 'Olympic Gold' " . People's Daily Online . Retrieved March 24, 2008 .
^ "Past Objet D'art Auction Sales - Million Dollar Eggs Up For Auction" . Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015 .
^ a b Richard F. Shepard (January 4, 1991). "Halls of History, Fame, Oddity and Wonder" . The New York Times . Retrieved March 24, 2008 .
^ Susan Adams (November 13, 2006). "Monopoly" . Forbes Global Life . Retrieved March 24, 2008 . [dead link ]
^ "Russian Tycoon Buys Forbes Faberge Eggs" . Forbes . February 4, 2004. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 .
^ "BBC Four - The World's Most Beautiful Eggs: The Genius of Carl Faberge" . BBC . 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2022 .
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