Founded in 1913 “for the benefit of all the people forever,” the Cleveland Museum of Art opened in 1916. With more than 600,000 people visiting each year, the CMA is one of the most visited art museums in the world.
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Outside the Denver Art Museum (DAM), a banner printed with a detail from an Alma Thomas (1891-1978) painting proclaims one of the celebrated artist’s quotes: “Light is the mother of color.”
Though often overshadowed by the grand architectural and artistic achievements of the Roman period, the artists and craftspeople of the British Iron Age produced some of the most technically impressive materials in European history.
Just four hours from New York City, and serving as the main art institution for schools like Williams College and Bennington, The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts has just received an enormous posthumous donation from the Bulgarian-American software developer Aso O. Tavitian.
Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art reimagines 400 artworks from the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum. The exhibition tackles political, aesthetic, and narrative challenges surrounding artworks spanning over 2,000 years. Many of the works on view have never been seen before, while others are still promised to the museum and currently on loan.
Dedicated to inspiring wonder through the power of art, the Minneapolis Institute of Art has over half-a-million visitors each year; general admission is free.
Africa sits as the world’s second-largest continent and holds an intriguing and extraordinary history. Among its 54 distinctive countries, the genesis of developed humanity in Ethiopia rests. Possessing a culture of spiritualism and strength, its subsequent works of art cannot be understated.
Founded in 1852, the Yale University Art Gallery is the oldest university art museum in the Western Hemisphere. Founded to collect, preserve, study, and present art from all over the world, the gallery is housed in three interconnected buildings that cover one and a half city blocks. Free and open to the public, the gallery’s massive collections span human history and multiple genres.
The light in the room glows yellow. Sounds are muffled, except for the familiar four-note bass line. Pixelated aliens rain down from the top of the screen. I shoot, but am quickly defeated by Space Invaders. I am not in an amusement arcade, nor in a pub. I am in a museum surrounded by people whose ages range from 5 to 80 years old. The excitement belongs to children and teenagers; the nostalgia to those over 30.
Skillfully designed by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art highlights the beauty of its art and surroundings, nestled in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Bentonville, Arkansas.
