It starts outside with the architecture signaling what is to come, building anticipation and raising expectations. Then, the flow of galleries and ideas unfolds. Show me something I’ve never seen, introduce me to people I’ve never known, help me understand places and times I’ll never experience. Broaden my horizons. Open my mind. Change my life.

Kathleen H. Barrie, who heads the Putnam Art Collection at CWRU, reflects on her long career developing some of the most celebrated museums in the country and the role that awe plays in inspiration, design and implementation.

Join us on April 3, 2024, at 6:00 pm in TVUC Ballroom A! Register here.