<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/pma-donation-and-renamed-agb.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>07/13/2024</pubDate><title>Polk Museum of Art Receives a Transformational Donation and Is Renamed the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art</title><author>FSC Staff</author><image><img src="/_resources/images/news/2024/pma-donation-and-renamed-agb/4-3-md-museum-exterior.avif" alt="The Polk Museum of Art building exterior, now known as The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art"/></image><caption>The Polk Museum of Art building exterior, now known as The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art</caption><thumbnail/><summary>Effective July 13, 2024, this generous gift establishes an endowment to support world-class exhibitions, operations, community art and educational programs, expanding the Museum's engagement, accessibility, and influence.</summary><description>Dr. Anne B. Kerr, President of Florida Southern College, is proud to announce a historic transformational gift to the Polk Museum of Art, through a generous donation from the Nicholas and Ashley Barnett Foundation at GiveWell. In tribute to Florida Southern College and Museum Trustee Ashley G...</description><tags><tag>Arts and Centers</tag></tags></item>