(June 3, 2020) Most museums and art galleries operate under the umbrella of charity and are established from the start as houses of culture. The Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, Netherlands, however, first came into being as the Old Men’s Almshouse, a place where elderly men living in poverty could live safely and receive regular meals. The almshouses were paid for by charitable … [Read more...] about 17th century donor recognition, Dutch master style