"My new collection of photographs holds a special place in my heart, as they were taken in mid November 2025, while I visited the Cleveland Museum of Art as a guest of longtime arts photographer and journalist, Anastasia Pantsios. Although we stepped indoors for Renaissance To Runway: The Enduring Italian Houses fashion exhibit, I later walked around Wade Lagoon to compare the patterns and textures of the natural landscape outside with specific garments on display inside. (See them all in the slider below.)

Anastasia and I had a great time walking through this exhibit and later discussing how the fashions were so brilliantly curated by Darnell-Jamal Lisby next to treasured objects from the museum's permanent collection, in a manner that definitely had something to say. This exhibit is not to be missed before it closes on February 1, 2026. Go to COOLCleveland.com to learn a pro tip for experiencing these beautiful elements around the museum.

– Susie Frazier