Monday, August 13th, 2012
The Cleveland Museum of Art has re-entered the controversial world of antiquities collecting by purchasing an ancient Roman marble portrait head and a glazed ceramic Mayan vessel.
Both pieces, acquired for undisclosed prices, are in superb condition, of excellent quality and were bought in accordance with American art museum...
Author: Steven Litt
http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2012/08/cleveland_museum_of_art_buys_i.html
Wednesday, August 08th, 2012
Closely held plans for a restaurant, cafe and private dining facilities attached to the Cleveland Museum of Art's soon-to-debut central atrium have finally been revealed.
Provenance, a 76-seat fine-dining restaurant and lounge occupying roughly 1,200 square feet, and Provenance Cafe, a 67-seat casual-dining spot with an additional 144...
Author: Joe Crea
http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2012/08/cleveland_museum_of_art_offers.html
Monday, July 16th, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $59,680 under its Urban Waters Small Grants program to the Cleveland Botanical Garden to improve vacant land in Cleveland neighborhoods and reduce stormwater runoffto Lake Erie and its tributaries.
“EPA’s Urban Waters program provides grants to protect and improve...
Author: US EPA
http://www.environmental-expert.com/news/epa-awards-grant-to-cleveland-botanical-garden-to-use-vacan
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Peter B. Lewis, the iconoclastic insurance executive and philanthropist, has done an about-face on his hometown by making a $5 million donation to the Cleveland Institute of Art.
The gift, announced Tuesday, is the biggest from Lewis to any institution in Cleveland since he declared a temporary boycott on his...
Author: Steven Litt, Plain Dealer Reporter
http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2012/07/peter_b_lewis_donates_5_millio.html
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Peter B. Lewis, the iconoclastic insurance executive and philanthropist, has done an about-face on his hometown by making a $5 million donation to the Cleveland Institute of Art.
The gift, announced Tuesday, is the biggest from Lewis to any institution in Cleveland since he declared a temporary boycott on...
Author: Steven Litt
http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2012/07/peter_b_lewis_donates_5_millio.html
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