90.3 WCPN ideastream®: The Cleveland Museum of Art’s New East Wing

The Cleveland Museum of Art’s New East Wing

ideastream and The Plain Dealer have partnered on coverage of the historic opening of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s stunning new East Wing galleries.

Programs and reports in this series
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CMA Summer Solstice and The Avett Brothers
Around Noon: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Dee Perry spotlights Saturday's big Summer Solstice party at the Cleveland Museum of Art featuring DJ Rekha and the Hot Club of Detroit. Plus ideastream's David C. Barnett introduces us to the music of The Avett Brothers prior to their upcoming performance for The Kent Stage.

East Wing Opening at CMA
Applause: Thursday, June 18, 2009
We'll look at the opening of the East Wing at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Plus, remembering Sherman Lee, former Director of CMA, and the future of the art museum - all on the next Applause.

CMA’s Timothy Rub
Around Noon: Friday, June 19, 2009
Dee Perry welcomes back Cleveland Museum of Art executive director Timothy Rub to unveil the museum's new East Wing, which opens to the public next week. We also hear about the upcoming Applause special featuring Rub and other museum directors from across the state of Ohio.

CMA East Wing Opening
Around Noon: Thursday, June 25, 2009
Join Dee Perry as Around Noon broadcasts live from the Cleveland Museum of Art's beautiful new East Wing galleries. She welcomes a few CMA curators to help unveil University Circle's latest masterpiece, along with former director Katherine Lee Reid as we preview the new exhibit dedicated to her late father Sherman E. Lee.

Applause Special: Ohio Arts - State of the State’s Art Museums
Applause: Thursday, June 25, 2009
What does the future look like for our state’s art museums? When the Cleveland Museum of Art reopens its refurbished east wing in June, the WVIZ/PBS program Applause will produce a special program with the directors of all of Ohio’s major art museums about the status of Arts in Ohio.

Additional Information

A look inside the new East Wing is available from The Plain Dealer.