CLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art announces the acquisition of a single collection of 35 works of Congolese sculpture from the Belgian collectors René and Odette Delenne. In exceptional condition, these works represent the deep cultural mean…
Cleveland Museum of Art Appoints Barbara Tannenbaum as New Curator of Photography
CLEVELAND, OH.- Barbara Tannenbaum, a prominent contemporary art and photography scholar as well as an accomplished museum leader, has been tapped as the next curator of photography for the Cleveland Museum of Art, following a national search. Tannenba…
Butler Museum Acquires 1892 American Genre Painting by James Longacre Wood
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.- Officials from The Butler Institute of American Art have announced that the museum has acquired a master work by American painter James Longacre Wood (c. 1863-1938) titled “Mumble the Peg.” Painted in 1892, a full twenty ye…
Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Renowned Pre-Columbian Artworks at Auction
CLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art today acquired two noteworthy objects of the ancient Andean Wari people at auction. The unique and celebrated Bag with Human Head is a painted animal hide pouch in superb condition exhibiting a remarkably lif…
Nelson-Atkins Museum Reunites Claude Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ Tryptich
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP).- One of impressionist master Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” triptychs, separated 50 years ago and sold to three museums, has been reunited in a multifaceted exhibit that highlights not only the three-panel artwork, but the arti…
Nelson-Atkins Reunites Impressionist Master Claude Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ Tryptich
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP).- One of impressionist master Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” triptychs, separated 50 years ago and sold to three museums, has been reunited in a multifaceted exhibit that highlights not only the three-panel artwork, but the artist …
Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Rare Korean Joseon Period Screen for Its Collection
CLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art has acquired a rare screen that demonstrates European and Chinese influences on Korean art from the Joseon period. Consisting of ten-panels depicting the personal objects of a Confucian scholar, the screen us…
Recent Acquisitions to Cleveland Museum of Art’s Collection Announced
CLEVELAND, OH.- A singular Jacobean miniature, a Thomas Hope settee, a large and pristine British watercolor, and a sculpture by acclaimed contemporary Polish artist Monika Sosnowska are among the latest works approved by the Collections Committee of t…
Recent Acquisitions to Cleveland Museum of Art’s Collection Announced
CLEVELAND, OH.- A singular Jacobean miniature, a Thomas Hope settee, a large and pristine British watercolor, and a sculpture by acclaimed contemporary Polish artist Monika Sosnowska are among the latest works approved by the Collections Committee of t…
Exhibition of Magnificent Andean Tunics on View at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a special exhibition focusing on the Andean tunic, beginning March 8. Featuring some 30 tunics drawn from the Museum’s collection with loans from The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., The Cleve…