WKSU News: Another milestone for the Cleveland Museum of Art

Thursday, June 24, 2010 Another milestone for the Cleveland Museum of Art Seventeen renovated galleries open and the 350 million dollar renovation and expansion project remains on time and on budget. by WKSU's VIVIAN GOODMAN	Reporter Vivian Goodman

The Emperor as Philosopher, probably Marcus Aurelius (reigned AD 161?180), c. 175?200. Turkey, Bubon(?) (in Lycia), Roman, late second century. Bronze, hollow cast in several pieces and joined; 193 cm. Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1986.5

This weekend, the Cleveland Museum of Art marks another milestone in its 350 million dollar renovation and expansion, the largest project of its kind in Ohio history. WKSU's Vivian Goodman reports the opening of 17 renovated galleries puts antiquities in a whole new light:

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CMA Chief Curator Griffith Mann in the Egyptian Gallery. It's adjacent to the African Gallery in the new installation.

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CMA Chief Curator Griffith Mann in the Egyptian Gallery. It's adjacent to the African Gallery in the new installation.

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Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer), c. 350?275 BC. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, c. 400?c. 330 BC). Bronze, copper and stone inlay; h. 150 cm. Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2004.30

Leopard Caryatid Stool, possibly 1800s. Africa, Cameroon, Bandjoun Kingdom, possibly 19th century. Wood, cotton, fabric, and glass beads; 51 x 43 cm. Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2006.138

Statue of Minemheb, 1391?1353. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1540?1296 BC), reign of Amenhotep III. Granodiorite; 45 x 16.6 x 28.3 cm. Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1996.28

Jonah Cast Up, c. 280?290. Asia Minor, probably Phrygia (Central Turkey), Early Christian, third century. Marble; 41.5 x 36 x 18.5 cm. John L. Severance Fund 1965.238

Arm Reliquary of the Apostles, c. 1195. Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim (?), late 12th century. Silver, gilt silver, and champlev? enamel on a core of oak; 51 x 14 x 9.2 cm. Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1930.739

CMA African Art Curator Constantine Petrides travelled to Cameroun to acquire this headdress. The closing of the galleries for renovations gave him time to acquire many new objects of art.

Going Global Family Day

Sunday, June 27

12:30-4 p.m.

Masked ceremony of the Bwa people from Boni, Burkina Faso, starts at the North Door at 12:30 p.m.

Demonstration: African Mask Carving

1:30-3 p.m., Education Lobby

Master carver Yacouba Bonde from Burkina Faso demonstrates traditional methods of carving masks.

Art Cart: Egypt

1-3 p.m., Plain Dealer Lobby

Chance to touch specially designated works of art.

Art in a Snap: Mask Making

1-3 p.m., Classroom Level

Drop-by art workshops. Timed tickets are available the day of the event in the Education Lobby.

Storytelling Greek and Roman Tales

12:30-1:30 p.m. OR 2-3 p.m.

Timed tickets are available the day of the event in the Rotunda.

Highlights Gallery Talks

1:30-2:30 OR 2:30-3:30 p.m. Meet at the Portholes for topics drawn from the museum’s renowned collection.

Art in Motion: Animals in Art; movement meets storytelling

1-1:45 OR 2-2:45 p.m., Meet in the Rotunda. Timed tickets are available day of the event in the Rotunda.

Family day culminates with a masked ceremony of the Bwa people from Boni, Burkina Faso, joined by Cleveland specialists in African drumming and dance.

Begins at 3:15 p.m. at the South Door and travels into the Key Bank Lobby.