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Cleveland, Beyond Rock (Part III)

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Cleveland's cultural wealth turns Tennessee Williams' observation on its head: if all American cities were so fortunate, we would be rich indeed. University Heights, just past Cleveland Clinic, is the home of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance Hall, and Case Western Reserve University.  Forming a core of cultural institutions around which other smaller organizations can thrive, this district is worth a winter weekend trip itself.   The CMA opened i ts original Beaux-Arts building in 1916, and now consists of a 1971 addition by Marcel Breuer aand 21st century addition by  Rafael Viñoly.  The center courtyard between the 1916 and the Breuer wing, creating a large open space for art as well as conversation and dining. With holdings from antiquity to the present day, t he collection of the CMA is large enough that it cannot really be enjoyed in a single visit, but admission to the permanent collection is free.   Heading a few minutes to the northeast on Route 20, Lake