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=== Museums and galleries === {{See also|List of museums in Cleveland}} {{multiple image |align = right |direction = vertical |image1 = Cleveland Museum of Art (8687300870).jpg |caption1 = The [[Cleveland Museum of Art]] lies at the edge of Wade Lagoon in [[University Circle]]. |image2 = Cleveland August 2015 47 (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum).jpg |caption2 = The [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] on the shores of Lake Erie }} Cleveland has two main [[art museum]]s. The [[Cleveland Museum of Art]] is a major American art museum, with a collection that includes more than 60,000 works of art ranging from [[ancient art|ancient masterpieces]] to [[contemporary art|contemporary pieces]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Collection Online Guide and FAQs |publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art |url=https://www.clevelandart.org/educators/collection-online-guide-and-faqs |date=July 13, 2021 |access-date=June 19, 2023 }}</ref> The [[Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland]] showcases established and emerging artists, particularly from the Cleveland area, through hosting and producing temporary exhibitions.<ref name="MOCA-Cle">{{cite web |title=About MOCA Cleveland: The Art + Ideas of Our Time |publisher=Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland |url=https://www.mocacleveland.org/about |access-date=July 22, 2019 }}</ref> Both museums offer free admission to visitors, with the Cleveland Museum of Art declaring their museum free and open "for the benefit of all the people forever."<ref>{{cite web |title=Museum History |publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art |url=http://www.clevelandart.org/about/about-the-museum/history-and-mission |access-date=July 15, 2019 |date=October 5, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="MOCA-Cle" /> The two museums are part of Cleveland's [[University Circle]], a {{convert|550|acre|km2|adj=on}} concentration of cultural, educational, and medical institutions located {{Convert|5|mi}} east of downtown. In addition to the art museums, the neighborhood includes the [[Cleveland Botanical Garden]], Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, [[Severance Hall]], the [[Maltz Performing Arts Center]], the [[Cleveland Museum of Natural History]], and the [[Western Reserve Historical Society]]. Also located at University Circle is the [[Cleveland Cinematheque]] at the Cleveland Institute of Art.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Cinematheque |publisher=[[Cleveland Institute of Art]] |url=https://www.cia.edu/cinematheque |access-date=August 9, 2019 }}</ref> The [[I. M. Pei]]-designed [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] is located on Cleveland's Lake Erie waterfront at North Coast Harbor downtown. Neighboring attractions include [[Cleveland Browns Stadium]], the [[Great Lakes Science Center]], the [[SS William G. Mather (1925)|Steamship Mather Museum]], the [[International Women's Air & Space Museum]], and the {{USS|Cod|SS-224|6}}, a World War II [[Gato-class submarine|submarine]]. Designed by architect [[Levi Scofield|Levi T. Scofield]], the [[Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Cleveland)|Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument]] at Public Square is Cleveland's major Civil War memorial and a major attraction in the city.<ref name="soldiers-sailors" /> Other city attractions include [[Grays Armory]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Fearing |first=Heidi K. |title=Grays Armory |website=Cleveland Historical |publisher=Cleveland State University |url=https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/298 |access-date=July 16, 2023 }}</ref> the [[Cleveland Masonic Temple]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Masonic Temple |website=Cleveland Historical |publisher=Cleveland State University |url=https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/9 |access-date=November 11, 2024 }}</ref> and the [[Children's Museum of Cleveland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Museum History, Vision & Mission |website=Children's Museum of Cleveland |url=https://cmcleveland.org/history/ |access-date=August 8, 2023 }}</ref> A Cleveland holiday attraction, especially for fans of [[Jean Shepherd]]'s ''A Christmas Story'', is the [[A Christmas Story House|Christmas Story House and Museum]] in Tremont.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |publisher=A Christmas Story House and Museum |url=https://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/ |access-date=August 5, 2019 }}</ref>
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