Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Established1913 (1913)
(officially opened in 1916)
Location11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates41°30′32″N 81°36′42″W / 41.50889°N 81.61167°W / 41.50889; -81.61167
Visitors685,336 (2023)[1]
DirectorWilliam M. Griswold[2]
Websitewww.clevelandart.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Located in the Wade Park District of University Circle, the museum is internationally renowned for its substantial holdings of Asian and Egyptian art and houses a diverse permanent collection of more than 61,000 works of art from around the world.[3] The museum provides free general admission to the public. With a $920 million endowment (2023), it is the fourth-wealthiest art museum in the United States.[4][5] With about 770,000 visitors annually (2018), it is one of the most visited art museums in the world.[6]

  1. ^ "The 100 most popular art museums in the world—blockbusters, bots and bounce-backs". theartnewspaper.com. The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer (May 20, 2014). "William Griswold, director of the Morgan Library & Museum in New York, is named director of the Cleveland Museum of Art". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ "General Museum Information". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  4. ^ Steven Litt (26 March 2014). "After triumph and trauma, the Cleveland Museum of Art seeks committed, long-term leadership: CMA 2014". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Cleveland Museum of Art Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  6. ^ Litt, Steven (January 15, 2019). "Cleveland Museum of Art hit record attendance in 2018, thanks to Kusama, FRONT and new programs". cleveland.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019.