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Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery

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Crusifix. 191,8x163cm Bob Jones University Museum. ca 1370
Crusifix. 191,8x163cm Bob Jones University Museum. ca 1370

The Museum & Gallery, Inc. is currently located on the campus of Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. It was established in 1951, and focuses on sacred art, mainly European Old Master paintings, but also includes smaller collections of sculpture, furniture, architectural elements, textiles, Greek and Russian icons, and ancient artifacts. As of 2017, the museum is closed for a planned move to downtown Greenville, SC.

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Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery
Wade Hampton Boulevard, Greenville

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Wade Hampton Boulevard 1700
29614 Greenville
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Crusifix. 191,8x163cm Bob Jones University Museum. ca 1370
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