WASHINGTON
Christo visited the museum Tuesday with Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the gift. Christo
(Ed Andrieski, File/Associated Press)-File-in this September 19, 2008 file photo, pictures of the project "over the river" pictured in the background as Christo and Jeanne-Claude arrived for a press conference at the gallery showing their work in Denver. Federal land managers announced the decision late Monday, November 7, 2011, approved the proposal to suspend the Christo's art 9.5 miles worth of translucent fabric over the silvery, stretch the River Arkansas, with measures aimed at protecting sheep and other wild animals.
In a statement, Christo said the Gallery has one of the largest collections of his works.
On Monday, the Ministry of the Interior