Virginia B. Hart

Virginia B. Hart is the fifth director and curator of the US State Department’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms, having previously served there as assistant curator. Since starting work in 2008, she has established the Rooms as a robust and publicly accessible museum collection.

Charles-Gabriel Sauvage statue of Figure Group of Louis XVI and Benjamin Franklin, c. 1780–85,

America’s Collection: The Art and Architecture of The Diplomatic Reception Rooms

Derek Blasberg interviews Virginia Hart, director and curator of the State Department’s Washington galleries housing treasures of fine and decorative arts from the early days of the United States.

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Virginia B. Hart

America’s Collection: The Art and Architecture of The Diplomatic Reception Rooms

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