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Ackland Art Museum's largest gift ever – valued at $25 million, includes 7 Rembrandt drawings

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UNC’s Ackland Art Museum has received its largest gift ever, donated from alumnus Sheldon Peck and his wife Leena – valued at $25 million. The unprecedented commitment includes an $8 million endowment to support a new curator and future acquisitions and an art gift of 134 primarily 17th-century European masterworks, valued at $17 million, including seven works by Rembrandt. (UNC.edu)

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