CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

in Cleveland, major American museum that houses one of the United States' finest art collections. The museum's more than 45,000 art objects represent virtually all major cultures and periods. It holds items from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome; early and contemporary America; Europe, East Asia and the Middle East, India, and Africa, as well as pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America. It was incorporated in 1913 and opened in 1916. The Guelph treasure, 11th- and 12th-century sacred objects from Brunswick, Ger., was added to the museum's holdings in 1931. An addition to the building was opened in 1958, and an education wing with auditorium and lecture halls was opened in 1971.