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The Oscar and Maria Salzer Collection of European and American Painting »

The Salzer collection consists of more than sixty trompe-l'oeil (French for "fool the eye") and still-life paintings from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.

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The Charles and Sharon Small Jigsaw Puzzle Collection »

The complex puzzle collection, donated by Charles and Sharon Small and Dr. Harlan F.... » Read more...

The William and Dorthy Petesch Collection »

William and Dorothy Petesch, retired librarians and long-time collectors, have donated over 150 caricatures to the Fresno Metropolitan Museum's permanent collection.... » Read more...

Native American Collection »

The collection includes baskets and cradleboards by Native American groups from the Central Valley of California.

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The Ansel Adams Photo Collection »

The collection consists of landscape photographs of Yosemite and the Great Valley views, as well as several vintage photos of early California; the collection includes more than 50 photographs of t... » Read more...

Landscape Paintings »

The collection includes a large selection of 19th and 20th century California landscape paintings, a gift from Dr. and Mrs. John D. Relfe.... » Read more...

Decorative Arts and Crafts »

The museum holds a collection of Asian fine arts including over 200 Chinese snuff bottles from the 17th to the 20th century donated by Mary Alice Diener.... » Read more...

Botanical Prints »

Included in the permanent collection is a group of 21 large botanical watercolors by painter-illustrator Abigail Lyman.

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