On July 9 we kicked off orientation for a new group of tour guides. During this session, the volunteers were introduced to what docents do here at the Maltz Museum. Since then, we’ve offered various training sessions on topics such…
Chasing Dreams: Baseball & Becoming American, the exhibition on view at the Maltz Museum now, explores how issues around values, identity and race have played out on baseball across America. As a summer intern, I’ve been reading about game-changers in…
The Chasing Dreams: Baseball & Becoming American exhibition on view at the Museum now points out how some of the greats did more than play the game, they changed it. Still, there are barriers that remain to be broken on…
Tal Rothstein, Young Leadership Director for the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, organized the kick-off meeting of Leadership Education Development Series (LEADS) at the Maltz Museum on Monday. LEADS is designed to foster professional and a volunteer leadership skills. The group…
Chicago artist Margie Lawrence’s subjects range from forgotten players like Chief Meyers to the iconic Joe DiMaggio or the barrier-breaking Jackie Robinson. Lawrence has even painted (and later met) legendary Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller. “I showed him a painting…
We know a vibrant arts and culture scene draws people to our community. Praise for Cleveland as a top place to visit on prestigious lists such as Fodor’s “25 Must-See Travel Destinations for 2015” applauds the city’s offerings for “art…
Known as “The Voice of the Yankees,” Mel Allen was one of the most well-known sports broadcasters in America. Born in 1913 in Birmingham, Alabama, he began announcing for the New York Yankees in 1940 and continued (on and off) until 1964. During this time he…
A relatively recent addition to the team, Lindsay Miller is the Maltz Museum’s Registrar and Exhibitions Coordinator. She definitely hit the ground running, making sure that the installation and opening of Chasing Dreams: Baseball & Becoming American was successful. Not…
Betty Ruth Shear made friends as easily as she made the honor roll. Smart, attractive and popular, a bright future lay ahead when life began to spiral out of control. At the age of 19, Shear was diagnosed with bipolar disease…
Saturnino Orestes Arrieta Armas “Minnie” Miñoso was born in Cuba in 1923. He was known for playing for the New York Cubans, a Negro League team, before beginning his Major League Baseball career with the Cleveland Indians in 1949. Miñoso…
