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Museum / Cultural · 1903
Busch–Reisinger Museum
The Harvard Art Museums' collection of art from German-speaking Europe, founded in 1903 as the Germanic Museum and notable for its Bauhaus holdings and postwar German work.
What does Busch–Reisinger Museum reveal about the city?
The Harvard Art Museums' collection of art from German-speaking Europe, founded in 1903 as the Germanic Museum and notable for its Bauhaus holdings and postwar German work.
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