The Anderson Collection at Stanford University is a place of creative engagement, community programming, and active learning. Opened in 2014, the museum is home to a collection of 121 modern and contemporary American paintings and sculpture generously gifted by Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson and Mary Patricia Anderson Pence. Each work is exemplary of its movement, from Abstract Expressionism and New York School to Bay Area Figuration and California Light and Space. The Anderson Collection collaborates with academic departments, faculty, and students to develop and present exhibitions and public programs that include live performances, workshops, and dynamic experiences that explore the connections between art and life. Here, students can explore the breadth of post-war American art and experience the distinctive art collecting vision of the Anderson family.