Qualla: Cleveland Museum of Art: For the Benefit of All People, Forever https://qualla.com/cleveland-museum-of-art en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:15 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/d/p/m/u/cleveland-museum-of-art-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Cleveland Museum of Art: For the Benefit of All People, Forever https://qualla.com/cleveland-museum-of-art Cleveland Museum of Art: For the Benefit of All People, Forever: Introduction https://qualla.com/cleveland-museum-of-art/ Photo credit No machine-readable author provided. Cleveland84 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain. The bomb went off on March 24, 1970, shattering the lower half of Auguste Rodin's The Thinker where it sat atop the museum's grand staircase. The Weather Underground claimed responsibility. Art conservators debated restoration, but the Cleveland Museum of Art made a remarkable choice: leave the damage. This was the last bronze casting of The Thinker made during Rodin's lifetime, and the blast had made it unique among the more than twenty original large castings. A plaque at the base notes the 1970 damage. The Thinker still sits there, scarred and contemplative, a fitting symbol for a museum that has weathered more than a century of upheaval while keeping its doors open and its admission free.

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]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/p/m/u/cleveland-museum-of-art-wp/dpmu-cleveland-museum-of-art-for-the-benefit-of-all-peo-a-building-that-never-stopped-growing.mp3 0:06 4 full Cleveland Museum of Art: For the Benefit of All People, Forever: Knights, Candles, and Contested Legacies https://qualla.com/cleveland-museum-of-art/ Photo credit Berthe Morisot, Public domain. The Armor Court has occupied its original location since 1916, displaying European arms and armor including a complete set of jousting armor for knight and horse from northern Italy, circa 1575 - man and horse armor together weighing 114 pounds. But the museum has also grappled w...

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