The oldest museum in the United States is Wadsworth Atheneum located in Hartford, CT. Established in 1842 by the patron of American arts Daniel Wadsworth, it opened in 1844. Its collection includes European Baroque art, American and French Impressionist paintings, ancient Egyptian bronzes, and contemporary works. It was the first institution in America that acquired works of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Salvador Dalí, Frederic Church, Piet Mondrian, and other famous artists.