Rembrandt in America is now on view at The Cleveland Museum of Art through May 28. You may know the artist’s name, but the exhibition offers the opportunity to explore his life and work and to understand why collecting his work in America was so important.

This is the first of a series of blogs that will dig deeper into topics related to the exhibition. We’ll start with offering 3 lenses to view the exhibition.

We’re excited that Cleveland will finally be able to experience what more than 150,000 people traveled to N.C. to see. Rembrandt in America will open at the museum on Feb. 19. This exhibition will be the first major exhibition to explore in depth the collecting of Rembrandt paintings in America.

On January 18, curator emeritus Tom Hinson returned to the museum to share his thoughts on one of his most recent curatorial projects: the exhibition Brian Ulrich: Copia—Retail, Thrift, and Dark Stores, 2001–2011.

Even as a museum professional, I sometimes feel challenged to make art exhibitions accessible to my four-year old daughter. You may be surprised, but the current special exhibition, Chinese Art in an Age of Revolution: Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), has been one of her favorite museum exhibitions. How did that happen? When we went to the exhibition, we focused on something she already liked. In our case, my four-year old daughter and I are always ready with our cameras to capture the world around us.

The museum will host an innovative dialogue on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 to explore how Cleveland can benefit from China’s emergence as one of the world’s leading economies. A distinguished panel of regional and national business, academic, journalism, and government leaders whose organizations have significant ties with China will offer insights for The Art of Reinvention: China, Ohio, and the New Global Economy.

Mr. Wang Yansheng王燕生, Cultural Counselor, and Mr.

John Bonebrake was a beloved member of the museum’s affiliate group, The Print Club of Cleveland for 40 years. Through his Print Club experience, he had amassed more than 1,000 prints, which he both gifted and bequeathed to the museum upon his death in April 2011.

By Anita Chung Curator of Chinese Art

The Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove Undated, c. 1943 Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 64.7 × 75 cm Nanjing Museum

The life and work of Fu Baoshi was shaped by heritage, philosophy and a desire to nurture creativity informed by his cultural experience.