ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ðə bɜːlˈɪn ˌɑːntɹɪpɹənˈʊɹ ˈɛɹɪtʃ mˈɑːɹks ˈɔfɚd hɪz pɹˈaɪvət kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ˈɑːɹt tə ðə sˈɪɾi.
In the mid-1980s the Berlin entrepreneur Erich Marx offered his private collection of contemporary art to the city.