Medieval Treasures from Münster Cathedral
Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Münster, Germany, preserves one of the most outstanding church treasuries of the Middle Ages in Europe, which looks back on a tradition of over 1,200 years. The objects were acquired and mostly made for the cathedral church and have been kept there for many centuries until today. The CMA has a unique opportunity to exhibit a selection of masterpieces for a few months, giving insight into treasure art of the Middle Ages and the diverse forms of reliquaries, which were part of every church at that time. The precious objects bring us closer to the piety and thinking of an age seemingly long gone. But they also give us a direct insight into the trade contacts of the time, for example via Paris as a production center to Africa, from where some materials came. The exhibition also sheds new light on the CMA’s collection, which, with the objects of the Guelph treasure, already possesses famous holdings of art from medieval Germany.
All exhibitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Exhibitions. Major annual support is provided by the Estate of Dolores B. Comey and Bill and Joyce Litzler, with generous annual funding from Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Chapman Jr., the Jeffery Wallace Ellis Trust in memory of Lloyd H. Ellis Jr., Ms. Arlene Monroe Holden, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, William S. and Margaret F. Lipscomb, Tim O’Brien and Breck Platner, the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and Claudia Woods and David Osage.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
This exhibition was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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