North America · United States
Cleveland Museum of Art
A free museum with one of the finest collections in the Midwest, from ancient Egypt to Monet, with a very strong collection of Asian art and Old Masters. Its marble building sits beside a lagoon in University Circle.
History of the museum
Cleveland's industrialists left money for the museum in their wills in 1913, and the Greek-style marble building on a hill above Wade Lagoon opened in 1916. Its early directors were determined to buy only top-quality works. Admission has been free since the museum opened. In 2008 the museum began a huge rebuilding and expansion that brought a new glass atrium.
Top pieces
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The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy) Vincent van Gogh, 1889 -
The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew Caravaggio, 1607
