Annual Report (10.1 MB PDF) - Cleveland Museum of Art

Housed in the last
galleries to close for
renovation, the
ancient Egyptian and
Roman collections
saw even more school
tours than usual in the
spring of 2005.
Riley Lewis, Jason Clark,
Jaysen Lewis, Bryan
Clark, and Nicholas
Witchey push open
the south doors during
the October 2005
groundbreaking
ceremony.
Our great museum adds measurable value to our region’s economic
life—between $40 million and $50 million of economic impact in a typical
exhibition year, according to research done by the Cleveland Partnership
for Arts and Culture. More importantly, however, the museum contributes
in ways that are beyond measure, by enriching daily life and by
inspiring individuals to appreciate other times and cultures and explore
new horizons. Art can do things not possible by anything else.
While the museum’s great collection has been off view in Cleveland,
it has hardly been on holiday. Objects from our famed holdings have been
touring the world as ambassadors for our museum and our city. Not only
do the touring exhibitions allow new audiences around the world to see
our extraordinary works of art, they have also helped us strengthen important
partnerships with the other great institutions with whom we have
shared our collections. These relationships will pave the way for fine exhibitions
to come to Cleveland in the future.
On behalf of the museum’s many communities—from local citizens,
to regional visitors, to the international art community—I thank all of our
supporters for helping the Cleveland Museum of Art carry out its crucial
mission to collect, care for, and share great works of art with everyone.
Michael J. Horvitz
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