The Cleveland Museum of Art is one of the city’s premiere cultural establishments that is actually one of the nation’s more progressive and dynamic art museums. It supports not only art, but also is extremely focused on education and research programs. One of the great aspects of this museum that guarantees its availability to all people is the continued policy of offering free admission. With this acknowledged, it is important to keep in mind that certain special engagement presentations and exhibits may require a fee. This is one of the city’s pride cultural institutions as well as one of the premiere attractions for many of the hotel guests who are in town for business meetings or for vacations, or any other reason.
One of the recent exhibits featured the works of Paul Gauguin and displayed pieces from his time in Paris in 1889. The major exhibit was a collection of approximately 75 paintings, ceramics, wood carvings and paper sketches and drawings. It provided an extensive view and introduction into this period of the artist’s career, which is credited with being the time he developed is signature style. Gauguin is well regarded as one of the major symbolist artists.
The exhibit titled Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection opened yesterday, Sunday March 7th. This incredible collection includes over 145 objects that are representative of the art and culture of various American Indian tribes. The exhibit is not tribe or region specific and is intended more as an overview of various work styles and offers a survey of different regional traditions. Part of the interest in this exhibit is the demonstration of works before and after the arrival of Europeans on the continent and potential effects they had on the artistic traditions of certain tribes and regions. This exhibit is scheduled to stay open through May 30th and admission to it is free.
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