Safeco insurance in Seattle has built a reputation on safeguarding possessions — and now it’s working overtime to preserve the Northwest’s most valuable art collection.

Safeco is donating 840 pieces of its private collection to various museums throughout Washington so the art can stay in the state, according to an article in the Seattle Times. The $3.5 million collection will go to the Washington Art Consortium, a nonprofit of seven local museums, which will more than doubling the consortium’s original collection.

“We want the community to know we’re alive and well,” said Safeco President Mike Hughes in the article. For the past 30 years, Safeco has worked to proactively collect art that supports local artists and galleries, while at the same time educates employees about Northwest art.

It looks like a trip to Seattle’s museums is in order.

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