It's always fun to go someplace new. In this case, it's the Hilbert Museum, which is part of Chapman University. It's a museum that opened in 2016, but it's just recently reopened with two major wings and some incredible art.

I had the fortune of walking, talking, and interviewing Mark Hilbert, who is the person who really designed and gave all the art and money to develop this museum. He had been collecting art for 50 years  and he had a vision wanted to share it with the world. It's just full of amazing, important paintings. 

You have a variety of paintings from some of the top California artists, work from famous illustrators, a collection full of Disney artists. Even a show that's on transitional Navajo eyedazzler blankets. 

So we just kind of did a walkthrough of this Museum and spoke about the pieces. This is a great podcast to watch on YouTube, just so you can see the artwork and also just the passion in his face for these pieces. 

It was a wonderful afternoon in Orange City, California, and I hope everyone goes out and sees this museum. It's a real gem and it's just now open right next to the train station. Mark Hilbert on episode 296 of Art Dealer DIaries Podcast.