90.3 WCPN ideastream®: Cleveland Museum of Art Renovation
Cleveland Museum of Art Renovation
The Cleveland Museum of Art’s newly renovated 1916 building may not open to the public until this Sunday (June 29), but you can catch an early peak inside with ideastream®! Tune to 90.3 WCPN Thursday at noon for a live broadcast from the museum’s rotunda, as host Dee Perry speaks with the curators behind the multi-million dollar renovation. Then Thursday night, turn your TV to WVIZ/PBS at 7:30 for a special edition of Applause profiling the building’s new look. Also, Friday during Morning Edition, tune in for Eric Wellman’s investigation into the dollars and “sense” behind the renovation.
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Cleveland Museum of Art
Applause: Thursday, June 26, 2008
On the next Applause we’ll take you on a tour of the recently renovated 1916 building at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Live from The Cleveland Museum of Art
Around Noon: Thursday, June 26, 2008
Today Dee Perry broadcasts live from the Cleveland Museum of Art, which opens its historic 1916 museum building this weekend, after a 3-year renovation. During this program, Dee talks with curators and critics, a local civic leader and a dedicated volunteer, as she shares a preview of what you can expect, when you visit this shrine to the muses. Photo by Dave DeOreo
The Business of Art
Regional News Stories: Friday, June 27, 2008
The Cleveland Museum of Art is opening 19 galleries this weekend that have been closed for three years as they've undergone a major renovation. It's widely considered to be the most expensive project ever undertaken by an Ohio cultural institution. But the CMA is far from alone when it comes to plans for expansion. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman found out major art museums across the country are looking at a similar picture.
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