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Side by Side: Selections from The Bank of America Collection and The Hilbert Collection

June 14, 2025 – September 27, 2025

Curated by Bank of America

The Hilbert Museum helps Bank of America celebrate its 100th anniversary in Orange County with this collaborative showcase of works from the bank’s corporate art collection, which includes many of the same California artists collected and shown by the Hilbert Museum: Millard Sheets, Erle Loran, Paul Wonner, Robert Frame and more. Alongside them will be works by these artists from The Hilbert Collection, demonstrating the important impact these artists had on both commercial and fine art.

Bank of America has cultivated one of the most significant corporate art collections globally, comprising approximately 60,000 works. This extensive collection spans various mediums, including paintings, prints, photographs and sculptures, with a strong emphasis on post-World War II American art. Notable artists featured in the collection include Ed Ruscha, Frank Stella, Millard Sheets, Joan Mitchell, Thomas Struth, Faith Ringgold and William Eggleston, among many others. The bank displays these works in its corporate offices and actively loans pieces from its collection to museums worldwide, reflecting its commitment to making art accessible to broader audiences.

In addition to collecting art, Bank of America supports art conservation efforts. Since 2010, its Art Conservation Project has allocated over $20 million to preserve artworks in nonprofit institutions worldwide. Recent projects include the restoration of Claude Monet’s “Waterlilies” at the Portland Art Museum and Jenny Holzer’s LED artwork at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. These initiatives reflect the bank’s dedication to preserving cultural heritage for future generations.

Bank of America also offers a program called “Museums on Us,” which provides its credit and debit cardholders with free general admission to more than 225 cultural institutions across the United States during the first full weekend of every month.

Through its extensive collection and support for art conservation and museums, Bank of America demonstrates a profound commitment to the arts, ensuring that diverse artistic expressions are preserved and accessible to the public.