collections

Originating in the KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa, on the Eastern Cape, the bird of paradise found its way to the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino sometime before 1932, when the institution’s record-keeping began, explains Kathy Musial, senior curator of living collections.

The donation will take the number of Chinese ceramics held by the British Museum to 10,000 pieces, making it one of the most important collections of such items of any public institution outside the Chinese-speaking world.

“These are three very deserving toys that showcase the wide range of how people play,” said Christopher Bensch, Vice President for Collections and Chief Curator of the museum.

It is unclear how much practical impact the measure, which takes effect Jan. 1, will have on tax collections, but supporters and opponents see it as important symbolically as cities throughout the country struggle with a growing homelessness crisis.

It’s possible that Trump and Musk, two egomaniacs with horrific business instincts but great collections of powerful friends, will clash with each other, frequently, while working out ways to purge the civil service.