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

David Abbott, director
of the George Gund
Foundation, discusses
the model of Rafael
Viñoly’s expanded
Cleveland Museum of
Art at a reception in the
museum’s north lobby.
in the black during a period when we are asking a broad audience to support
our capital campaign, a very important element in our success.
One of the most significant changes during the past 18 months was
completing the search for our new director, Timothy Rub. Timothy
joined us last April as Katharine Lee Reid’s successor. As you know,
Katharine led the museum through a period of tumultuous change, including
identifying Rafael Vinõly as our architect, designing a new museum,
planning and initiating the capital-raising phase of our project, and
preparing the museum for a period of partial shutdown and construction.
At the same time, she continued working closely with the curators to produce
several brilliant acquisitions and hire new curatorial talent, all the
while maintaining balanced budgets.
Timothy Rub joins us at an important if not critical moment. Already
he has shown the strong leadership skills and community outreach so vital
to keeping us on track as the building and capital campaign progress. We
are fortunate to have him at the helm; his considerable management experience
and art background are just what we need. So far I can speak for
the board of trustees and the staff in saying he is a great pleasure to work
with and an inspired leader.
We are in an exciting time for the Cleveland Museum of Art, one of
the most forward-looking and energized periods in our history. I thank all
of you for your support and encouragement, and look forward to helping
shape our future as it unfolds in the months and years to come.
James T. Bartlett
13