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Simona Di Nepi, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Curator of Judaica at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Visits CWRU and the CMA as the First Short-Term Mellon Visiting Fellow

May 10, 2023

From May 1 to May 4, Simona Di Nepi, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Curator of Judaica at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, visited Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) as the first Short-Term Mellon Visiting Fellow. Dr. Di Nepi participated in an archival workshop at the Western Reserve Historical...

Congratulations to Reed O’Mara on Passing Her Doctoral Exams

May 9, 2023

Congratulations to Reed O'Mara who passed her doctoral exam with flying colors! The committee was extremely impressed with Reed's command of both subjects -- medieval Hebrew manuscripts and German Gothic sculpture -- and not at all surprised by her ability to formulate a sophisticated and compelling argument for the...

Congratulations to Alex Kaczenski on the Opening of the Exhibition “All Consuming: Art and the Essence of Food” at the Norton Simon Museum

May 8, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Maggie Bell and Alex Kaczenski (PhD candidate CWRU History of Art), on the opening of the exhibition All Consuming: Art and the Essence of Food at the Norton Simon Museum! The show explores how artists responded to and shaped food cultures in Europe from 1500 to 1900. Explore a bite-sized...

Art History Major Carissa Aldana Named a Smithsonian Conservation Intern for Broadening Access

April 24, 2023

Congratulations to undergraduate Art History major Carissa Aldana who has been named a Smithsonian Conservation Intern for Broadening Access in conjunction with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. We are so proud of our undergraduate majors!

Seeing Unseen Art in Ancient Mesoamerica, April 26, 5 PM

May 3, 2023

On April 26, Claudia Brittenham (University of Chicago) will deliver the annual Harvey Buchanan Lecture in Art History and the Humanities, titled "Seeing Unseen Art in Ancient Mesoamerica." Many works of Mesoamerican sculpture were difficult to see in their original contexts. For over three thousand years, from the earliest moments...

Enter a Gothic Chapel During IC Fellows Showcase

April 13, 2023

Please join Professor Elina Gertsman at the Case Western Reserve University’s Interactive Commons Fellows Showcase on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023. This open house-style event will include HoloLens demonstrations and is scheduled from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Tinkham Veale Ballrooms B & C. Attendees will have the...

Save the Date! Julius Fund Lecture in Ancient Art on April 28

April 13, 2023

On April 28, Kimberly Cassibry will give a talk entitled "A Colonial Monument: Remembering an Ancient Triumphal Arch in France." Current debates about imperialism, commemoration, and cultural heritage have profound implications for ancient art history. This talk focuses on a triumphal arch constructed around 20 BCE in a Roman...

Rebekah Utian Named the Third Annual Keithley Fellow in Community-Engaged Art History!

April 11, 2023

Congratulations to MA candidate Rebekah will work with public art nonprofit LAND Studio to develop interpretative content and community-based curatorial strategies for LAND's fabulous app The City is Our Museum. Rebekah is a Barbato Fellow and focuses on early modern art history with Professor Benay. She graduated from Kenyon...

Justin Willson Awarded an Olivia Remie Constable Award from the Medieval Academy of America

May 14, 2023

Congratulations to Justin Willson, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Art History Leadership at CWRU/CMA, who has been awarded an Olivia Remie Constable award from the Medieval Academy of America! Justin will use the award to visit the Hilandar Research Library at Ohio State University and to purchase images for his book manuscript, The...

TONIGHT – Monumental Absence

March 29, 2023

An Exhibition of Medieval Alabaster Sculptures Curated by Gerhard Lutz Opens at the CMA

March 28, 2023

A sensational exhibition of medieval alabaster sculptures, curated by Gerhard Lutz, opened yesterday at the Cleveland Museum of Art. At the core of the show is the CMA's masterpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider, Saint Jerome and the Lion, produced for the Benedictine abbey church of Saint Peter in Erfurt, Germany, depicting a...

Photographs in Ink Curated by Ben Levy Enjoying a Very Positive Reception

March 28, 2023

Photographs in Ink is in its final weeks at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Guest curated by CWRU doctoral candidate Benjamin Levy, the exhibition looks at the rich history behind the photographs that have filled our daily life for over a century. The works included in the show trace how...

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Simona Di Nepi, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Curator of Judaica at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Visits CWRU and the CMA as the First Short-Term Mellon Visiting Fellow

Congratulations to Reed O’Mara on Passing Her Doctoral Exams

Congratulations to Alex Kaczenski on the Opening of the Exhibition “All Consuming: Art and the Essence of Food” at the Norton Simon Museum

Art History Major Carissa Aldana Named a Smithsonian Conservation Intern for Broadening Access

Seeing Unseen Art in Ancient Mesoamerica, April 26, 5 PM

Enter a Gothic Chapel During IC Fellows Showcase

Save the Date! Julius Fund Lecture in Ancient Art on April 28

Rebekah Utian Named the Third Annual Keithley Fellow in Community-Engaged Art History!

Justin Willson Awarded an Olivia Remie Constable Award from the Medieval Academy of America

TONIGHT – Monumental Absence

An Exhibition of Medieval Alabaster Sculptures Curated by Gerhard Lutz Opens at the CMA

Photographs in Ink Curated by Ben Levy Enjoying a Very Positive Reception

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