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Mary Ann Beinecke Decorative Art Collection

Okay kiddo, so the Mary Ann Beinecke Decorative Art Collection is a big group of things that people made to look pretty. The word "decorative" means something that is made to look nice instead of being made for a specific purpose like a hammer or a chair.

This collection has lots of different kinds of things in it, like vases, bowls, cups, and even furniture! The things are all made out of different materials too, like glass, metal, or wood.

Mary Ann Beinecke was a person who really liked these kinds of pretty things and she started collecting them. She wanted to share her collection with other people so she helped make a special place for it called the Yale University Art Gallery.

Now lots of people can go see all the pretty things that Mary Ann Beinecke collected and enjoy them too!