The Phillips Collection in Washington has received $10 million from Beatriz and Graham Bolton to establish the Global Vision Fund. The gift supports international exhibitions, artwork loans and cultural partnerships, alongside a permanent source of funding for an education leadership role. The museum’s education gallery will also carry the name of Graham Bolton’s mother, Peggy.
The Phillips Collection, the art museum in Washington, DC, has received $10 million from Beatriz and Graham Bolton to establish the Global Vision Fund. The money will support exhibitions, artwork loans and partnerships with museums, galleries, embassies and cultural organisations internationally. The gift also permanently funds the chief of education and responsive learning position, which is being named for the couple.[1], [2]
The Boltons previously supported the museum’s 2019 Zilia Sánchez retrospective and its 2024 Bernardí Roig exhibition. Their contributions also covered installations by Los Carpinteros and Daniel Canogar in the Intersections series. They supported Creative Aging, a programme offering art experiences to older people living with memory loss. Beatriz Bolton joined the museum’s board of trustees in 2022.[1]
Director Jonathan P. Binstock cited a forthcoming partnership with the Musée d’Orsay in Paris as an example of the fund’s purpose. Transporting an exhibition, inviting scholars and welcoming French-speaking visitors all form part of that work. The fund connects with the museum’s 2025–29 strategic plan to build relationships with varied audiences. Duncan Phillips founded the institution in 1921.[1]
