The Cleveland Museum of Art houses over 61,000 works of art

Located in the Wade Park District of University Circle, the Cleveland Museum of Art houses a diverse permanent collection of more than 61,000 works of art from around the world. The museum provides free general admission to the public and is currently the fourth-wealthiest art museum in the United States with a $920 million endowment as of 2023.

The museum was founded as a trust in 1913 with an endowment from Cleveland industrialists Hinman Hurlbut, John Huntington, and Horace Kelley. The neoclassical, white Georgian Marble, Beaux-Arts building was constructed at a cost of $1.25 million. Designed by the local architectural firm Hubbell & Benes, the building sits on the southern edge of Wade Park. The park was named for philanthropist Jeptha H. Wade, who donated part of his wooded estate to the city in 1881.

The museum opened to the public on June 6, 1916. In 1971, the museum expanded with the North Wing, designed by modernist architect Marcel Breuer. This addition featured a stepped, two-toned granite facade and provided new gallery space, an auditorium, and classrooms. The museum's main entrance was shifted to this North Wing, allowing the original 1916 building to be renovated for more gallery space.

The museum's collection includes 300 traditional, sub-Saharan works from the Bini, Congo, Senufo, and Yoruba peoples, as well as one of the best collections of Asian art in the United States. It also houses a fine art photography collection dating back to 1893, including work by Edward S. Curtis.

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