The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) has announced the launch of ArtLens Reimagined: The Intersection of Art, Technology, and Innovation.
Spanning 10,000 square feet, this redesigned gallery introduces 21 new interactive experiences that reshape how visitors interact with art. It offers immersive, inclusive, and meaningful experiences that use the museum’s collection to foster creation, engagement, and connection.
Since presenting Gallery One in 2012, the CMA has pioneered new models for using digital experiences to make art more welcoming, engaging, and accessible.
Drawing on over ten years of visitor research and collaboration among the museum’s curatorial, education, conservation, design, and technology teams, ArtLens Reimagined integrates physical artworks with cutting-edge interactive experiences.
This design encourages visitors of all ages and abilities to explore more deeply, inquire, and build meaningful connections with art.
"AI is one of many technologies we use in service of art, audiences, and supporting discovery and learning while preserving the museum’s commitment to scholarship, creativity, and human expertise," says the museum.
All AI models in ArtLens Reimagined run locally within the museum, enabling the CMA to control power consumption, data use, and reliability. They are trained exclusively on the museum's collection.
New ways to connect with art
One example is the immersive Infinite Landscape interactive, pictured above, which uses AI to connect an endless stream of landscapes by generating scenery for artworks in real time.
The experience is displayed on a 24 ft curved wall every few minutes, alternating with You in View, a feed of highlighted visitor creations.
The Art Mirror interactive is a digital mirror that dynamically composes a portrait of you using artworks from the CMA’s collection
Image courtesy of CMA
“ArtLens Reimagined reflects the CMA’s commitment to continually finding new ways to connect people with art,” says director William M. Griswold.
“Drawing on the CMA’s renowned collection of art from all periods and places, ArtLens Reimagined unlocks new opportunities for visitors to engage with art in meaningful ways while expanding access to one of the world’s great museums.”
Jane Alexander, chief digital innovation and information technology officer, adds:
“The most powerful museum experiences are the ones that create personal connections with art.
“Technology is not the destination—it is the bridge that helps people engage more deeply with the collection.”
The ArtLens gallery offers a range of accessible experiences divided into five areas: Relate, Investigate, Create, Explore, and Infinite Landscape + You on View.
The gallery opens to the public on Tuesday 28 July 2026.
