Cleveland Art, 2025, Issue 1
- Member Magazine
In this issue of the members magazine: Takashi Murakami, Karamu Artists Inc., Collective Behavior: Shahzia Sikander's Reanimation of South Asian Visual Histories, A Historic Gift for Conservation, Encounter the Grounds Anew, KeyBank Supports Education, Newly Renovated Lobby Spaces, Robust Support for Performing Arts, Supporter Story: Henry Ott-Hansen, and Meet Collections Management
Takashi Murakami
The Cleveland Museum of Art looks forward to welcoming visitors to Takashi Murakami: Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow this May. Originating at the Broad in Los Angeles, this exhibition is reimagined in an expanded form for the CMA.
Having emerged in the 1990s, Takashi Murakami (Japanese, born 1962)...
Takashi Murakami. Photo: Shin Suzuki. © Takashi Murakami / Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd. All rights reserved
Karamu Artists Inc.
Karamu House in Cleveland has been recognized worldwide as one of the most influential Black theaters in the country since its founding in 1915. Less known today is the groundbreaking role that printmaking played at Karamu beginning in the 1930s. At the time, the institution was home to a graphic ar...
Collective Behavior
The following is an excerpt from the curators introduction by Emily Liebert and Ainsley M. Cameron in Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior (Monacelli, 2025). The catalogue documents the presentations of Collective Behavior in Venice, Cleveland, and Cincinnati with hundreds of images, immersing read...
A Historic Gift for Conservation
Last year, the conservation department received a transformative $5 million gift. Two endowments for paintings conservation have since been created: the Lapis Senior Conservator of Paintings, a position held by Dean Yoder, and the Lapis Strategic Impact Fund for Paintings. This generous support enab...
KeyBank Supports Education
The Cleveland Museum of Art is thrilled to announce a generous investment of $2 million from KeyBank Foundation in support of expanded educational initiatives. This partnership highlights KeyBank’s commitment to community engagement and lifelong learning through the arts. Following the strategic pla...
Newly Renovated Lobby Spaces
Since its founding, the CMA has undergone major renovations and significant additions. Notably, in 1971, the expansion of the north wing, designed by the modernist architect Marcel Breuer, offered a bold juxtaposition to the neoclassical facade of the original 1916 building.
Then, beginning in 2005,...
Jane and Jon Outcalt. Photo courtesy of the Outcalts
Robust Support for Performing Arts
Paul Westlake, trustee, and Suzanne Westlake recently made a significant gift in support of the performing arts program at the CMA. In recognition of their generous support, the upper performing arts spaces (including Gartner Auditorium) at the museum have been named in their honor and are known in...
Suzanne and Paul Westlake. Photo courtesy of the Westlakes
Supporter Story: Henry Ott-Hansen
Honorary trustee Henry Ott-Hansen has loved art since his days as a Yale undergraduate, where he was a student worker at the Yale University Art Gallery—but it was a trip to Italy with the Cleveland Museum of Art in fall 2023 that inspired him to make the gift of a lifetime.
Exploring Florence and R...
Henry Ott-Hansen enjoying a reception in Rome on a CMA trip in 2023. Photo courtesy of Sarah Ott-Hansen
Meet Collections Management
Since joining the CMA in 2022, director of collections management Alyssa Morasco has been busy shaping the collections management program. With more than 17 years of experience and a deep commitment to preserving cultural heritage, Morasco uses innovative approaches and best practices to ensure that...