June 22, 200816 yr It's pretty impressive article/multimedia presentation which clearly had a lot of work put in. There's a whole Flash presentation with panoramic images, along with several adjoining articles, which is probably better linked to than posted here, but here's the intro... http://www.cleveland.com/cma/reopen/ A city's centerpiece transformed Posted by Steven Litt June 22, 2008 06:22AM Art lovers in Northeast Ohio went into mourning three years ago when the Cleveland Museum of Art closed its permanent-collection galleries to start a massive expansion and renovation. On Sunday, June 29, the museum will open the doors to newly renovated galleries on the main level of its original neoclassical white marble home, known as the 1916 building...
June 24, 200816 yr walked through again today, this time through the new east wing. it is definitely a wow experience. I hope everyone gets a chance to come down this week for member previews or next week for the grand grand reopening. regarding the "world class" talk, it simply is. hands down, half finished, still the finest museum in the middle of the country.
June 24, 200816 yr ......hands down, half finished, still the finest museum in the middle of the country. Correction.....
June 25, 200816 yr ^for all the worries about how this expansion would turn out (ie, would it seriously clash w/ the 1916 Building?) I'd say it turned out quite nicely... The polishing of a true Cleveland Gem.
June 26, 200816 yr great timing too - with the Euclid Corridor Project practically completed. Definitely gives people incentive to go back and forth on those vehicles.
June 29, 200816 yr I just want to say that I visited the reopened Cleveland Museum of Art today, and it's breathtaking.
June 30, 200816 yr I was there today as well...it was certainly impressive. I followed one of those architectural tours they were having, there were a lot of details I would otherwise have missed on this first post-restoration/expansion visit.
June 30, 200816 yr Can't wait to see it. And welcome, ExSpectator36! Please feel free to add to this forum more often. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 21, 200816 yr I know it's probably a pain when people from out of town ask for pictures but I am fascinated with the CMA. I think it's one of the best museums in the world and make sure I visit it whenever I am in Cleveland. Is there anyone who has pictures of the updated construction? I am very excited to see the final results, especially the area which will be glass enclosed common space. Anyway appreciate the effort of people there in Cleveland that give us glimpses of progress
November 21, 200816 yr ^I haven't look but you may want to try the museum's website. By the way, the glass enclosed common area you are referring to is in a future phase. They have not even begun demolition for this phase yet alone construction. I am not sure but I believe it is suppose to be completed in 2012. The completed East Wing, at least from the outside, looks great.
November 21, 200816 yr ^Are you sure they have not begun demo for the interior courtyard? I'm not super familiar with the phasing, but you can literally see the north side of the 1916 bldg from wade oval through the gap between the new East Wing and the Breuer addition. And the south side of the Breuer addition (that will face the new atrium) is all sealed off. Walking through the glass connector from the East Wing to the 1916 building (not to be confused with the future atrium (yeah, I know "piazza")) is a totally awesome experience, by the way.
November 21, 200816 yr oh yes, the demo has started. grind hammer grind, jackhammer, BOOOOOOM! you can hear it in the library. they are pulling the pieces inward, so much of it might not be visible. but there are portals in the east wing that look out on the construction for those interested. the next few phases will be shielded by the 1916, the north building, and the new east wing, so visibility of construction will be limited I think. there is a construction cam on the clevelandart.org but it is not currently online.
November 21, 200816 yr "I know it's probably a pain when people from out of town ask for pictures" Not at all, and welcome to the forum :-) clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
November 22, 200816 yr Thanks for the info and very happy to be a part of the UO site so thanks for the warm welcome. I will be in Cleveland again in December and will make it down to the CMA for another visit. I live in San Francisco and although we have great museums here nothing beats the CMA. I was able to visit in July and see the first few galleries which were just beautiful and wondered if anything else has opened since? Even if nothing else has opened I can not wait to visit again because it is just so amazing. It really is one of the best museums and I have visited art museums all over the world. You are so lucky there in Cleveland because it's FREE! :wave:
June 19, 200915 yr http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2009/06/cleveland_museum_of_art_herald.html Cleveland Museum of Art heralds opening of new East Wing with Summer Solstice Celebration by Steven Litt / Plain Dealer Art Critic Friday June 19, 2009 The Cleveland Museum of Art held a traditional fund-raising party last summer when it completed the renovation of the galleries in its neoclassical 1916 building. A thousand wealthy benefactors got the first look-see before the museum threw the doors open to the public a week later. This year, the museum is holding a completely different kind of opening bash to celebrate the completion of its new East Wing, which opens Saturday, June 27. ...
June 21, 200915 yr I went to the Art Museum East Wing grand opening last night and it was fantastic. I was there from 10pm-1am and the place was PACKED. They had an awesome stage set up outside with live musical acts and DJs and the crowd was dancing and really into the music. They also had live performers moving around outside. It was just a great, lively environment. The new wing is beautiful as well. Just really something to be proud of for Cleveland.
June 21, 200915 yr very cool news. what was the surprise on the lawn that was mentioned in the article above?
June 21, 200915 yr The surprise was fireworks - which were kinda lame considering how great the rest of the event was. Best part for me was seeing James Franco in the new Modern galleries - he was as impressed as everyone else.
June 21, 200915 yr the event was wildly successful. all ticket levels sold out! and the crowd was very enthusiastic throughout the night. and the new galleries are incredible. it is so nice to have such a large portion of the collection back on view. I especially enjoyed the way they corralled the event along side east blvd.
June 22, 200915 yr http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2009/06/cleveland_museum_of_arts_openi.html Cleveland Museum of Art's opening of the East Wing is an important milestone in the expansion by Steven Litt / Plain Dealer Art Critic Sunday June 21, 2009 The floors are polished, the paintings are up, the labels are set and the lights are focused. The new galleries of the Cleveland Museum of Art's East Wing, wrapped in sawtooth facades of granite and marble stripes, are ready for the public. Everyone from museum director Timothy Rub to security supervisor John Williams is poised for one thing: how Clevelanders react when the new wing opens Saturday. Trustees hope a positive response will help them raise the remaining $138 million needed to finish the $350 million project, which they consider vital to the city's future...
June 22, 200915 yr I agree with those last two quotes in bold. CMA is an incredible jewel in Cleveland .. and not only to Cleveland, but to the rest of the US, for sure. It's definitely one of the best art museums I've ever been to, and I'm incredibly excited about this expansion/renovation project. Now, if we could just get some steam behind MOCA .. :)
June 22, 200915 yr Cleveland Museum of Art OKs second phase of expansion, says it's raised over $200 million for construction The Cleveland Museum of Art blew past a major milestone Monday on a 10-year, $350 million expansion and renovation it's calling the largest cultural project in Ohio history. The museum's board of trustees announced it has raised $204.5 million for construction since 2002 and voted unanimously to go ahead with the second and final phase needed to finish construction by 2012. http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2008/06/cleveland_museum_of_art_oks_se.html So I am assuming that another vote is needed because the endowment dropped in value? It seemed from the above article last year that proceeding on Phase 2 was already a go.... errrr.... I mean a "hell yes!" The west wing would be nice to have built, but I just really hope nothing happens to the plans for that atrium. That was the key component of this whole expanstion IMO.
June 22, 200915 yr This project is definitely good for the Cleve, and I agree that this project will do more for the city than a championship. This is an example of a perception changing project, which the city needs. When the museum decides to ask residents, I will gladly contribute.
June 25, 200915 yr There's a little blurb in the NY Times Travel section today about Cleveland and St. Louis: http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/art-gets-its-space-in-the-midwest/ Art Gets Its Space in the Midwest By Hilary Howard June 25, 2009, 9:19 am Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of ArtBoth Cleveland and St. Louis have proven their dedication to the visual arts with the recent openings of new — and free — exhibition spaces. Yesterday, the Cleveland Museum of Art opened the East Wing. the first of three new wings, all of which will add 200,000 square feet to the property when they are completed in 2012. The East Wing, made of granite and glass and designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, connects the museum’s original 1916 beaux-arts building and Marcel Breuer’s 1971 addition. It will provide the exhibition space for the museum’s modern and contemporary art collection, which includes paintings like “Marilyn x 100” by Andy Warhol, “La Vie” by Pablo Picasso, and “In the Waves” by Paul Gauguin (www.ClevelandArt.org). And on July 1, a new two-block, three-acre sculpture garden called Citygarden will open in downtown St. Louis. A project of the City of St. Louis, which owns the land, and the Gateway Foundation, which provided the funding, the garden will feature two dozen works, including sculptures by Fernand Léger, Keith Haring, Aristide Maillol and Laura Ford. There will also be a 102-jet “spray plaza” that will emit colorful patterns and in which children may play. Citygarden will be within walking distance of the Gateway Arch and the Mississippi River.
June 27, 200915 yr I just got home from seeing the new East Wing today. It definitely adds a lot of class to the museum, and I hope more people go to check it out
June 28, 200915 yr It wasn't all that crowded, especially in the "older" part of the museum. In fact, my family and I were the only people in the armor area. I was in the museum from about 11-1:30pm, mostly in the east wing, so maybe it was a bit early for people. It really is a wonderful area, and I can't wait until 2012!
June 29, 200915 yr I spent a good portion of the afternoon there yesterday. Absolutely stunning. Everything... just stunning. There are no words to describe how excited I am for the atrium. The place was jam packed yesterday by the way. Great to see.
June 29, 200915 yr It wasn't all that crowded, especially in the "older" part of the museum. In fact, my family and I were the only people in the armor area. I was in the museum from about 11-1:30pm, mostly in the east wing, so maybe it was a bit early for people. It really is a wonderful area, and I can't wait until 2012! I was there later in the afternoon on Saturday, around 3:30ish, and it was crowded up until closing at 5. McCleveland sums up my thoughts fairly accurately...it was indeed stunning.
June 30, 200915 yr Director Timothy Rub leaving Cleveland Museum of Art to head Philadelphia Museum of Art
July 2, 200915 yr Cleveland Museum’s New Wing Makes the Case for Further Expansion By Steven Litt Published: July 1, 2009 CLEVELAND—Few architects would tell a potential client to rip down half of a house before remodeling and building an addition. But that’s exactly what Rafael Viñoly told trustees of the Cleveland Museum of Art nine years ago when he interviewed for the job of designing the institution’s massive expansion and renovation. Impressed, the trustees hired Viñoly, and, judging from the fine results so far, they were right to do so... http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/31907/cleveland-museums-new-wing-makes-the-case-for-further-expansion/?page=2
August 13, 200915 yr Article in today's WSJ about the Museum expansion MUSEUM A New Wing, a New Direction By JOEL HENNING Cleveland This city's Museum of Art has accomplished Phase I of an eight-year, $350 million renovation and expansion that—if completed as planned in 2013—will be the largest cultural project in Ohio's history. The first phase includes an impressive renovation of both the original 1916 beaux-arts building and Marcel Breuer's modernist 1971 addition. It culminated in June with the opening of architect Rafael Viñoly's first of two proposed gallery wings. —Mr. Henning writes about arts and culture for the Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203517304574302743320507848.html# Here's a link to a slideshow they put up as well http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203517304574302743320507848.html#articleTabs%3Dslideshow
August 13, 200915 yr Hell yeah, best place in all of Ohio if you ask this guy! When they put the atrium over the courtyard it will knock the socks off of all those who come to visit. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has NOTHING on the Museum of Art.
August 13, 200915 yr When the museum decides to ask residents, I will gladly contribute. Amen to that.
August 13, 200915 yr When the museum decides to ask residents, I will gladly contribute. Amen to that. http://www.clevelandart.org/memberanddonorcenter/index.aspx the CMA is one of the last free art museums in the country, and despite recent cutbacks, remains committed to completing this renovation. step right up and join, donate, etc. as a fellow clevelander, I am asking you.
August 13, 200915 yr Card carrying member here! :-) clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
August 13, 200915 yr Card carrying member, too! Card carrying member here! :) Ditto. Also it's tax deductible, access to other museums and you get the free parking on certain days.
August 21, 200915 yr Interim director chosen to take reins Cleveland Museum of Art hires Deborah Gribbon as it searches for current supervisor's successor Published on Thursday, Aug 20, 2009 The Cleveland Museum of Art must be breathing a sigh of relief after announcing last week that former J. Paul Getty Museum Director Deborah Gribbon will come on board Sept. 14 as interim director, taking the reins from Timothy Rub, who leaves Sept. 21 to become the director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gribbon has agreed to lead the Cleveland Museum of Art for about a year as it searches for a successor to Rub, who is leaving after only three years to succeed longtime Philadelphia Museum of Art director Anne d'Harnoncourt, who died last year... more at: http://www.ohio.com/news/53771772.html
August 25, 200915 yr The tower crane is visible from the interior "portal" windows in the East galleries: clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
August 25, 200915 yr That area is where the new main atrium is being built but I thought that was not supposed to be finished until like 2012. Perhaps they are starting it which would be nice.
August 25, 200915 yr can't start the atrium without the other side of the building. that will likely be in the final phases. the previous wing started with the two towers. I imagine that is next, and probably also the loading dock.
August 25, 200915 yr From Litt: Cleveland Museum of Art seeks OK from probate court to use art endowment income for construction by Steven Litt / Plain Dealer Art Critic Tuesday August 25, 2009, 3:20 PM The Cleveland Museum of Art wants to fill a gap in funding for its $350 million expansion and renovation by dipping into one of the deepest pockets in town -- its own. On Tuesday, the museum petitioned Cuyahoga County Probate Court for permission to tap up to $75 million in income over 10 years from two funds in its endowment and two outside trusts normally restricted to the purchase of art. More from cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2009/08/the_cleveland_museum_of_art.html
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