Cleveland Museum of Art: Art Spaces

For years, the Cleveland Museum of Art presented three architectural styles: the original 1916 neoclassical building, subdued modernist galleries from 1958 and 1984, and a 1971 striped granite addition by Marcel Breuer. In 2001, architect Rafael Vinoly was selected to create a plan that would add more gallery space, address facilities needs, and harmonise the whole. This fully illustrated and accessibly written book presents this new architectural masterpiece. The scheme creates mini-museums within the larger structure, united by a soaring glass-roofed atrium. The two floors of the 1916 building now house ancient, African, and European and American art from medieval times to the 18th century; the east wing's focus is the 19th century to the art of today; the west wing presents Asian art; and a museum of the Americas resides in the north galleries. SELLING POINTS: ?A fully illustrated book presenting the new redesign of the Cleveland Museum of Art, by Rafael Vinoly ?The only book available on the newly redesigned museum ?Part of Scala's acclaimed Art Spaces series 70 colour illustrations