Museums are defined by their collections, each with a unique point of view that is carefully shaped by the mission and vision of the institution. The Morikami Museum is devoted specifically to the acquisition, research, preservation, and exhibition of the story of Sukeji George Morikami and the Yamato Colony and committed broadly to the visual culture created by Japanese and Japanese Americans. The result of this effort over more than 40 years is not just a catalog of objects, but rather a collection of diverse ideas and unique stories illuminated by the objects.
Funded in part by PNC Art Alive, The Japan Foundation, New York / Center for Global Partnership and the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation.
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Thank you for your interest in donating items to the permanent collection of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. Morikami collects art and artifacts related to Japanese and Japanese-American history and culture. Please click below for more information regarding donations to our collection.
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Attention: Public Notice for Accession
Pursuant to Florida statute 267.0723 (Property loaned to or abandoned at museums; obligations to lenders; notice; loan termination; acquisition of title; liens; conservation or disposal), the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is giving notice to accession all items originally loaned by Jo Ann Goldsmith from June 28, 2011 to June 28, 2014 and never retrieved. These items include samurai armor and related weaponry. Paperwork included with the loan states Jo Ann Goldsmith’s intention to bequeath all loan items to the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens upon her death. It is believed she has since passed. Despite a number of attempts over the years, there has been no success in reaching next of kin or other interested parties.
If no one with a rightful claim to the loan property presents their case within the next 60 days, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens will proceed to accession all loan items into their collection. If you have a rightful claim to the property, or know someone who does, please contact James Rodgers, Collections Manager/Registrar at jrodgers@pbc.gov or 561-233-1335.
