MALTZ MUSEUM SHOWS MASTERPIECES OF EUROPEAN PAINTING

Tuesday, 15 May 2007 23:58

Beachwood, Ohio - A stunning selection of masterworks from The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) will be on view at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, through July 8, 2007.  Masterpieces of European Painting from The Cleveland Museum of Art brings together 18 of the finest paintings from CMA’s permanent collection, including work from the Renaissance through Romanticism by world renowned artists, including Rembrandt, Rubens and Turner.  Since the closure of the CMA’s main galleries, these paintings have not been on view to the public.  The high quality of the works on loan to the Maltz Museum will give visitors a glimpse of how exciting it will be when the CMA reopens its Old Master Painting Galleries in mid-2008.

Each carefully selected painting in the exhibition reflects its creator’s meditations on the human condition, told in a distinctive manner.  They explore universal and important topics like challenges in faith, human suffering, mental and physical frailty, maternal love and human powerlessness against the forces of nature.

Treasures from The Cleveland Museum of Art on view through July 8th World Renowned Artists including Rembrandt, El Greco, Rubens.

A smaller version of this show recently ran to rave reviews at The Frick Collection in New York. It comes to Cleveland with an added grouping put together exclusively for the Maltz Museum.

The special traveling exhibition is one of several mounted by the CMA as a way to make these beloved paintings available to the public while the Museum is closed for its $258 million renovation and construction project.

“This is an extremely important show that complements many of the same themes we examine in our permanent exhibition,” said Judi Feniger, executive director, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage.  “It is a privilege to exhibit a portion of CMA’s collection at our Museum.”

Collaborative education programs have been planned to complement the exhibition. A full schedule of lectures and events is available at the Maltz Museum Web site, www.MaltzJewishMuseum.org. 

This exhibition has been organized by The Cleveland Museum of Art in collaboration with the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage.  The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this exhibition with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.  Masterpieces of European Painting from The Cleveland Museum of Art is sponsored by KeyBank.

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage: An American Story Opened in 2005, The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage joins an elite group of world-class institutions as a living testament to the courage and achievements of Cleveland’s Jewish community.  The stories of individuals and families – past and present – come to life through state-of-the-art exhibitions, interactives and films, oral histories, photographs and artifacts.  The Museum includes The Temple-Tifereth Israel Gallery, an internationally-recognized collection of Judaica, and a special exhibition gallery featuring important exhibitions of national and international acclaim. 

The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage is a partnership of The Maltz Family Foundation, the Jewish Community Federation's Centennial Initiative and The Temple-Tifereth Israel with research support from the Western Reserve Historical Society.  For information about hours, admission, programs, the Museum Store and special exhibitions, visit www.MaltzJewishMuseum.org or phone 216.593.0575.

About The Cleveland Museum of Art
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