An image showing a group of students and faculty looking at Dr. Angela Miller, who is standing in front of Frederic Edwin Church's painting Twilight in the Wilderness

Students and Faculty Experience Cleveland!

Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students visited Cleveland, Ohio on March 31st and April 1st.

During this trip, students and faculty were able to view many artworks that are housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Each professor gave a short talk about objects from their specialty, which prompted engaging discussions between students and faculty from different specialties and research areas. Students also got to see works in person that they had previously studied in their classes. The group also had a chance to explore Cleveland, visiting sites such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 

Student Experiences

- Eve Rosekind (PhD)

"I loved hearing the professors talk about their specialities in the museum space!"

- Hoyon Mephokee (PhD)

"I was struck by the breadth and depth of the museum's collections and appreciated being able to talk about the objects with the professors and fellow students."

- Katie DiDomenico (PhD)

"It was great to be back at the CMA, where I spent so much time as an intern during my MA. The collection is truly such a treasure! I especially enjoyed the opportunity to visit the Tudors exhibition to see many of the artworks we discussed in Dr. Gabel's course on fashion."

- Madi Hester (MA)

"The department's trip to the Cleveland Museum of Art was not only amazing because of the museum's encyclopedic collection, but also how the collection supports ongoing seminar discussion such as the class favorite Puvis de Chavannes from Dr. Klein's seminar The Decorative Aesthetic in Modernism, 1860-1960."