CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Today's the day. If you’ve been wondering
about the big shiny black object at Uptown in University Circle, it’s the brand
new permanent home of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, and it opens to
the public today for free from 1 to 6 p.m.
Timed tickets are recommended. Call 216-421-8671.
Founded 44 years ago just a half block away in a former
dry-cleaning storefront, MOCA has returned to its roots in style.
Its new, $27.2 million building, designed by Farshid
Moussavi of London with Westlake Reed Leskosky of Cleveland, is getting
extensive attention from the media for its angular facades and mysterious
presence.