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The cruise ship “Reflections,” one of 11 boats owned by Celebrity Cruises, set sail last week from Miami. Unlike most ships headed to the Caribbean, “Reflections” features 6,059 impressive works of contemporary art.

Given a budget of $4.1 million, Mariangela Capuzzo of International Corporate Art curated pieces from the company’s $60 million art collection. Working with the notion of reflections in mind, Capuzzo chose works by Robert Rauschenberg, Brazilian artist Albano Alfonso, and sculptor Will Ryman, among others. In total, there are eight site-specific works on board.

Celebrity Cruises is owned by Christina and John Chandris, the son of a Greek shipping magnate. The duo began collecting in 1990 when they purchased Robert Indiana’s Love sculpture, a bronze by Fernando Botero, a Damien Hirst painting, and many other well-known works.

Art collector, philanthropist, and financier, Eli Broad, announced this week that he will donate 19 works to the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at his alma mater, Michigan State University. The contemporary art museum is slated to open on November 10^th. Designed by the architect, Zaha Hadid, the 46,000-square-foot museum was expected to open in April but was delayed due to construction.

Broad’s donation includes a large-scale piece, Containment 1, by the American sculptor Roxy Paine that will be displayed outdoors. There are other works by various artists including Robert Longo, Elizabeth Murray, Terry Winters, and Jonathan Lasker, which are worth around $2 million collectively.

Broad donated $28 million for the museum, with $21 million going toward construction and $7 million for acquisitions, exhibitions, and other functions. Michael Rush, the museum’s director, is curating the inaugural show.