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Cleveland, Ohio, USAIATWM's North American City of Culture 2006
Cleveland Museum of Art
The city's Museum of Art (CMA) houses a collection that spans over 6,000 years. from ancient Egypt to modern times.
2006 will be a great year for the CMA. Currently the permanent galleries are closed through the end of 2005 as the museum prepares for an expansion and renovation project. Special exhibits are on display.
Design for the Modern World:
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The movement began in England as a reaction to the Industrial Revolution, with the inherent understanding that culture included craft as well as fine art. This led to the creation of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1887. Members including William Morris and John Ruskin. |
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The society advocated for humane working conditions, reintegration of art into daily life and the unification of all forms of art with such catch phrases as "joy in labor", "unity in design" and "fidelity to place".
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“Given the city’s importance as a center for design innovation and training during the 20th century, this exhibition should resonate especially well in Cleveland,” noted Dr. Charles L. Venable, CMA’s Deputy Director for Collections and Programs. The exhibit includes over 300 multi-media objects and explores the evolution of both the object and its impact on everyday life. |
“This exhibition looks at how the philosophies of the Arts and Crafts movement spread across Europe and to the United States, influencing not only the way objects were made, but how they looked and were used,” CMA Curator of Decorative Arts and Design Stephen Harrison said, adding . “This landmark exhibition is the first to examine how widespread the Arts and Crafts movement became as designers and consumers alike embraced its ideals.”
Barcelona: Picasso - Gaudí- Dali
Fall 2006
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The prolific Pablo, the architect Antoní and the
surreal Salvador are explored in Barcelona scheduled
to open in the Autumn of 2006 at the CMA.
That's one reason to plan to visit the city of Cleveland next year. |
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Title: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland Ohio
Architect: I M Pei (Chinese b. 1917)
Image Courtesy: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Renowned architect I M Pei designed the complex housing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum that makes its home in Cleveland.
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Artifacts from rock's history are on display in both permanent and temporary exhibits in traditional and innovative displays that include many media. Fittingly music is among them. |
Tommy: The Amazing Journey
until March 2006
Title: Tommy: The Amazing Journey
Image Courtesy: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Who's rock opera is featured in an exhibit entitled Tommy: The Amazing Journey. “The Who are one of the great bands in rock and roll history, and Tommy is one of their greatest works,” said Jim Henke, the Museum's vice president of exhibitions and curatorial affairs. “We have worked closely with Pete Townshend, who created Tommy, and the result is a comprehensive look at the first rock opera.” Tommy is a boy who becomes deaf, dumb and blind after he witnesses his father's murder and is cured of his ailments via his mastery of pinball.
Cleveland Opera
Title: State Theatre at Playhouse Square Center
Image Courtesy: Playhouse Square Center
Nessun Dorma, the magnificent aria, will resonate in Cleveland as the Opera presents Puccini's Turandot among its 2005-2006 repertoire.
- 2005: Eugene Onegin, Tchiaikovsky, Oct 21,23,28,29
- 2005: The Elixir of Love, Donizetti, Dec 2,4,9,10
- 2006: Roméo & Juliette, Gounod, Feb 10,12,17,18, 2006
- 2006: Turandot, Puccini, Mar 31, Apr 2,7,8
- 2006: The Tyrant, Dresher, May 2,3,5,6,7
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The second largest performing arts center in the USA is Playhouse Square Center. It has has multiple stages of which the three largest, Palace, State, and Allan can host Broadway caliber shows. |
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Evita, Bombay Dreams and Wicked are all in the 2006 schedule.
Tremont ArtWalk
Title: Tremont ArtWalk
Photographer: © Jeff Greenberg
Image Courtesy: Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland.
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The second Friday of each month between 6 and 10 pm is the time to enjoy the Tremont ArtWalk. Galleries and studios throw open their doors to invite the public to enjoy the Tremont ArtWalk.
Title: Cleveland Skyline From Lake Erie
Image Courtesy & ©: Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland.
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Cleveland Orchestra
Title: Severance Hall
Image Courtesy & ©: Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland.
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Middle Earth comes to Severance Hall when the Cleveland Orchestra performs The Lord of the Rings Symphony led by Austrian conductor Franz Welser Möst.
Parade the Circle
Title: Parade the Circle Celebration
Photographer: © Jeff Greenberg
Image Courtesy: Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland.
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Saturday June 26th,2006 will be the 17th Annual Parade the Circle event. It is fab and free and begins at the steps of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Title: North Coast Harbor Skyline
Photographer: © Jeff Greenberg
Image Courtesy: Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland.
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Next year Cleveland's International Film Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary scheduled to be held March 16-26.
An adage that is more often true than false says that residents do not take advantage of their hometown culture. While Cleveland is a place to visit anytime, not only in 2006 as it reigns as IATWM's continental City of Culture, there is an added bonus for those lucky to call the city home.
Late Out - Late In helps where participating companies accept employees arriving two hours late the day after they attend a live performance or other event. A valid ticket stub is required as proof of enjoyment of a local event. This program is currently supported in 25 USA cities. A city's culture is meant to be enjoyed by all, not limited to tourists.
2006 the place to be is Cleveland - IATWM's honoree as the North American City of Culture.
