ArtLens has been helping make art meaningful and accessible for over a decade. First launched in 2012 as Gallery One, it has used digital technology in nationally and internationally recognized experiences that initiate visitors' relationship to the permanent collection. ArtLens transforms how we engage with art, making it fun, accessible, and awe inspiring for all generations. Built at the intersection of art, technology, and innovation, immersive experiences bring artworks to life by offering visitors to explore the stories behind major artworks in the collection—from creation and historical context to conservation and repatriation, sparking dialogue with the community. Incredible interactives provide entry points for discovery through art and technology. The artworks on view in ArtLens are favorites among visitors and curators. They represent the diversity and quality of the museum's collection, and rotate back into their galleries biannually. Visitors can form connections with the objects in this innovative, engaging space, and then follow those objects back into their original galleries to continue that relationship. Artworks from different times, cultures, and places are brought together to create new connections through cutting-edge interactives and inclusive design. Amid the physical artworks, visitors can investigate, create, and explore more through digital experiences. ArtLens breaks down barriers and reimagines the space to be more inclusive. Accessibility is at the forefront of the entire process, and every decision is made to further the goal of inspiring deeper engagement and making art matter to everyone. The result is a space with multisensory interactives, tactile maps, braille descriptions, touchable reproductions of select artworks, and even more inclusive experiences. General Admission Is Always Free.
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About Cleveland Art Museum
The Cleveland Museum of Art is renowned for the quality and breadth of its collection, which includes more than 63,000 artworks and spans 6,000 years of achievement in the arts. The museum is a significant international forum for exhibitions, scholarship, and performing arts and is a leader in digital innovations. One of the top comprehensive art museums in the nation, recognized for its award-winning Open Access program and free of charge to all, the Cleveland Museum of Art is located in the University Circle neighborhood. Founded in 1913 "for the benefit of all the people forever," the museum strives to help the broadest possible audience understand and engage with the world's great art while honoring the highest aesthetic, intellectual, and professional standards.