From left-to-right: Jovonna Jones, Nanette Yannuzzi, Edi Dai, Claire Schwartz, Key Jo Lee, Oana Sanziana Marian, and Kenturah Davis view works in the Donna and James Reid Gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art. (Photo by McKinley Wiley, courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art)
Like many cultural institutions across the country, the Cleveland Museum of Art did not truly reflect the demographics of the city in its staffing or in its patronage, according to Cyra Levenson, deputy director and head of public and academic engagement at the museum.