{"id":38,"date":"2023-12-05T10:25:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polasek.org\/new\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2024-03-18T10:34:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T14:34:40","slug":"the-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/polasek.org\/the-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;admission&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#e1e1e1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span>The Permanent Collection<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_2=&#8221;#F7F7F7&#8243; padding_top_2=&#8221;25px&#8221; padding_right_2=&#8221;25px&#8221; padding_bottom_2=&#8221;25px&#8221; padding_left_2=&#8221;25px&#8221; padding_top_bottom_link_2=&#8221;true&#8221; padding_left_right_link_2=&#8221;true&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Albin Polasek Museum &amp; Sculpture Gardens holds the world\u2019s largest concentration of artwork created by internationally renowned sculptor Albin Polasek much of which is on display in his historic home and studio and the 3.5-acre sculpture garden.<\/p>\n<p>The collection includes more than 500 objects by Polasek including sketches, paintings, molds, and sculpture. 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