The Cleveland Museum of Art
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| Established | 1913 (Officially opened in 1916) |
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| Location | 11150 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106 USA |
| Coordinates | 41°30′32″N 81°36′42″W / 41.50889°N 81.61167°WCoordinates: 41°30′32″N 81°36′42″W / 41.50889°N 81.61167°W |
| Type | Art museum |
| Visitors | 598,000 annually (2014) |
| Director | William M. Griswold |
| Website | www |
The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum located in the Wade Park District, in the University Circle neighborhood on Cleveland's east side. Internationally renowned for its substantial holdings of Asian and Egyptian art, the museum houses a diverse permanent collection of more than 45,000 works of art from around the world. The museum has remained historically true to the vision of its founders, keeping general admission free to the public and with a $755 million endowment it is the fourth wealthiest in the nation. With about 598,000 visitors annually (2014), it is one of the most visited art museums in the world.
"For the benefit of all people, forever."
The Cleveland Museum of Art was founded as a trust in 1913 with an endowment from prominent Cleveland industrialists Hinman Hurlbut, John Huntington and Horace Kelley. The neoclassical, white Georgian Marble, Beaux-Arts building was constructed on the southern edge of Wade Park, at the cost of $1.25 million. Wade Park and the museum were designed by the local architectural firm, Hubbell & Benes, with the museum planned as the park's centerpiece. The 75-acre (300,000 m2) green space takes its name from philanthropist Jeptha H. Wade, who donated part of his wooded estate to the city in 1881. The museum opened its doors to the public on June 6, 1916, with Wade's grandson, Jeptha H. Wade II, proclaiming it, 'for the benefit of all people, forever.' Wade, like his grandfather, had a great interest in art and served as the museum's first vice-president, and later as president in 1920. Today, the park, with the museum still as its centerpiece, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
In March 1958, the first addition to the building opened, doubling the museum's floorspace. This addition, which was on the north side of the original building, was designed by the Cleveland architectural firm of Hayes and Ruth and consisted of new gallery space and a new art library.
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