44 years ago, the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland opened in a tiny storefront on Euclid Avenue in University Circle, then left in order to find more space. Today, the Museum has finally returned to its origins.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland will open its magnificent new building to the public on Monday, October 8 from 1 to 6pm. The new location is situated on the prow of Euclid Avenue and Mayfield Road.
The 32,000 square foot structure is a $27.2 million four-story building featuring a stunning gemstone design sheathed in reflective black panels of stainless steel. Rising international star Farshid Moussavi of London designed the new building, both her first museum and her first project in the United States.
Over the years, the Museum has undergone a long and eventful journey, renting four homes across the city, and evolving from a for-profit gallery to a non-profit, non-collecting museum. It first moved from the tiny Euclid Avenue storefront to a former frat house on Bellflower Road, then on to the Galleria Mall in Downtown Cleveland. Its last home was the spacious second-floor loft in the old Cleveland Play House complex located at 8501 Carnegie Ave.
In celebration of its new permanent home, the Museum has planned an entire year of special events, many of which will take place in the latter months of this year. Regular museum hours will begin on Wednesday, October 10.
