Lakewood's Museum of Divine Statues Rescues Art From Shuttered Churches

The Museum of Divine Statues in Lakewood restores and sometimes rebuilds statues, many of them recovered from Catholic churches closed as a result of Bishop Richard Lennon's 2009 decision to close 50 churches. St. James Catholic Church in Lakewood was one of those churches, but fortunately, the Vatican overturned the Bishop's decision and St. James reopened in 2012.

Museum operator, Lou McClung explained the restoration process to Cleveland.com

Visit this link to check out the photos and movies of examples of the restored works of art on Cleveland.com

The Museum of Divine Statues at 12905 Madison Avenue in Lakewood is open on Sundays from 12pm - 4pm.

(photo from Museum of Divine Statues Instagram @modscle)