Exhibition-Related Programs

The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) welcomes home Impressionist and Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art as it makes a stop in Cleveland on its world tour. Those with a passion for turn-of-the-century art will have an opportunity to deepen their knowledge on the world of Monet, Picasso, Dali and others through a series of lectures, workshops and activities.

Object in Focus Lectures
Join us for these special gallery talks that provide a more intensive focus on a single work of art or theme found in the Impressionist and Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. These talks meet at 1:30 pmon Wednesday at the North Lobby information desk beginning on October 24. FREE.

· October 24: Henri Matisses Interior with an Etruscan Vase
· October 31: Moore/Rodin
· November 7: The Landscape Transformed
· November 14: The Rise of Leisure
· November 28: Time and Space in Cubism
· December 5: Odilon Redons A Vase of Flowers
· December 12: Paul Gaugins In the Waves
· December 19: Rene Magrittes The Secret Life

Community and Curatorial Voices Lectures
These lectures will take place on Friday, November 16 and Friday, December 7 at 6:30 pmand Sunday November 18th and Sunday, December 2nd at 1:30 pm.

A Day with the Masters
Offered twice: Tuesday, October 23 and Saturday, November 3.
10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
$135, CMAmembers $100; includes lunch and parking.

Lectures and gallery talks welcome home the museums distinguished collection of European early modern masterworks after its tour in Asia. Included is a private viewing of Gauguins prints and drawings with curator Heather Lemonedes.

Impressionist and Modern Masters from the ClevelandMuseumof Art
4 Tuesdays, October 30-November 20, 10:30-12:00.
$70, CMAmembers $56: individual session tickets $25, CMAmembers $20.

· October 30: The Impressionist Epoch
· November 6: Post-Impressionism
· November 13: Rodin and Early Modern Sculpture
· November 20: The Age of the Avant-Gardes

Highlights Tours
Tuesday through Sunday at 1:30 pm beginning on Oct.30 and continuing until January 6. Several dates excluded, see Web site at www.cma.org or call for more information.

Family Events

Families Learning Together “Learn From the Masters” series
2 Sundays, November 4 &11, 2007
2 :00-3:30 pm

After viewing works of the masters in our galleries, families will try their hand using two different media: pastels and paint. Open to ages 5 to 105. $15 per person. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Limit 20. Advance registration required. Materials included.

Modern Masters Family Day
Sunday, December 9, 2007
1:00-4:00 pm
Free, Drop-in

You can be a master, too! …at least for a day! Join us to learn about the art of the masters and create your own masterpiece in two studio workshops: “The Painters Craft” and “Cut, Chalk, Collage”. Free family tour in the galleries at :00pm. All ages are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information or to register, contact the education department of CMA at 216-707-2461