Forbes Galleries

Forbes Galleries

The Forbes Galleries, housed within Fortune Magazine's building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, is the home of Malcolm Forbes' collection that the family has continued to exhibit following his death. The collection stems from Forbes' lifelong collection of toys, some of which have since been auctioned off.Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/38565.stm|title=Last Post for the Forbes Collection|accessdate=2008-03-24|publisher=BBC News Online|year=1997-12-18] Among the museum's notable exhibits over time include "Olympic Gold" a collection of medals and other collectibles from some of the world's most accomplished OlympiansCite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200705/09/eng20070509_373153.html|title=U.S. to Exhibit 'Olympic Gold'|accessdate=2008-03-24|year=2007-05-09|author=Xinhua|work=People's Daily Online] , a number of Faberge Eggs,Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/01/09/forbes.faberge.ap/index.html|title=Million Dollar Eggs Up For Auction|accessdate=2008-03-24|publisher=CNN|year=2004-01-09] an armada of 500 ships and 12,000 toy soldiers and one of the original Monopoly boards.Cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/business/forbes/2006/1113/208.html|title=Monopoly|accessdate=2008-03-24|publisher=Forbes|year=2006-11-13|author=Susan Adams|work=Forbes Global Life] The museum is more popular with visitors than it is with New Yorkers.Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE2D61630F937A35752C0A967958260|title=Halls of History, Fame, Oddity and Wonder|accessdate=2008-03-24|year=1991-01-04|author=Richard F. Shepard|work=The New York Times]

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* [http://www.forbesgalleries.com/ Forbes Galleries]


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