The Collection

The collection features over 2,500 works of art, with strengths in modern and contemporary sculpture. We are actively acquiring contemporary art to enhance our exhibitions and grow the collection into our future.

  • Wetland scene with tall cattails in the foreground, trees in the background, a bird flying overhead, and a calm water body reflecting the sky and vegetation.

    New Acquisitions

    New acquisitions continue to shape the collection and its connections across artists and ideas.

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  • A glass ceiling with a grid pattern, showing multiple circular reflections and shadows from sunlight.

    The Founding Collection

    The Founding Collection reflects the vision of Gerard L. Cafesjian. Comprising of key works in glass, sculpture, and painting, it continues to shape the museum’s identity and programming.

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Featured at top: Therman Statom, Untitled, 1984. Glass and mixed media. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum. 2022.2074.1. © Therman Statom

Featured at bottom: Lori Nix, Floater, 2001, Archival pigment print, 40 × 53 in. Collection of Cafesjian Art Trust. 2025.048.1. © Lori Nix; Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová, Blue Concretion, 1996, Glass and steel, 97.50 × 80.00 × 36.25 in. Collection of Cafesjian Art Trust, 2025.160.8. © Estate of Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová