April Exhibitions and Event Listings for the Cleveland Museum of Art
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Events
Chamber Music in the Galleries
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Donna and James Reid Gallery | Gallery 217 Italian Baroque
Free; No Ticket Required
The popular chamber music concert series continues, featuring young artists from Case Western Reserve University’s Historical Performance Practice Program. Outstanding conservatory musicians present mixed repertoire ranging from the standard to unknown gems amid the museum’s collections for a unique and intimate experience.
MIX: Man of Steel
Friday, April 3, 2026, 6:00–10:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a super MIX! Dance the night away at MIX: Man of Steel, a party celebrating Cleveland’s hometown superhero, Superman. This evening’s musical entertainment features Wave Magnetik (aka Donald Malloy), an Ohio-based producer and trumpeter, mixing a set of electronic dance music incorporating original music, contemporary favorites, and even an occasional remixed superhero theme song. Inspired by the superhero theme, food and drink items, including cocktails, beer, and wine, are available to purchase from Bon Appétit.
In addition, numerous other organizations are activating the atrium with Superman-related activities:
Siegel & Shuster Society hosts a Clark Kent and Lois Lane look-alike contest, 6:00–7:20 p.m. Winners announced at 7:30 p.m.
The Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library hosts a display of Superman memorabilia from their collection.
Carol and John’s Comic Shop gives away free Superman comics to the first 500 guests.
The Rust Belt Humanities Lab hands out free buttons with cartoons by Superman artist Sina Grace.
Sequoia Bostick, cofounder of Vagabond Comics, and Anna Meyer, creator of the graphic novel Saint Catherine, are on site to cartoon attendees.
Superscript Comics and Games provides a superhero photo op activation.
More information about Wave Magnetik: Wave Magnetik is an Ohio-born producer and trumpeter. Heavily rooted in jazz, he combines electronic music productions with popular music and his trumpet to create a blurred line between electronic dance music and jazz.
Disclaimer: No full-face masks, heavy face paint, glitter, weaponlike props, or excessively oversized costumes are permitted. All outfits are subject to security screening. The Cleveland Museum of Art may refuse entry to any visitor whose attire does not comply with these requirements.
Chamber Music in the Atrium
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
The museum’s collaboration with the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) continues with our popular Chamber Music in the Atrium concert series.
Featuring outstanding young conservatory musicians from CIM, these concerts present mixed repertoire ranging from the standards to unknown gems. Grab dinner from Provenance Café and join us at the tables in the atrium.
Apollo’s Fire Presents “O Jerusalem!”
Friday, April 10, 2026, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
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Cleveland’s own internationally acclaimed, Grammy-winning ensemble Apollo’s Fire brings to life the music of the past for audiences of today. Join us for this special occasion in which the group presents its program “O Jerusalem! Crossroad of Three Faiths,” created and directed by Jeannette Sorrell.
Ringing with urgency in our time, this celebrated program returns with a fresh version. Honoring the peoples whose music and faith brought such vibrancy to the Middle East, 26 artists from Jewish, Palestinian, Muslim, and Christian backgrounds perform on oud, theorbo, medieval harp, zither, strings, and exotic percussion.
In this musical tour of the four quarters of Old Jerusalem (Jewish, Christian, Arab, and Armenian), surprising cross-influences emerge. A Sephardic ballad leads to a classical Arabic love song; selections from Monteverdi’s great Vespers of 1610 echo the exotic and rapturous singing of the Jewish cantors in the temples. The rhythms of daily life—love, singing, dancing, and prayer—culminate in a joyous celebration of shared humanity.
Tickets and more information can be found on the Apollo’s Fire website (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab).
Featured Performers
Daphna Mor—vocals, recorder, and ney (Middle Eastern flute)
Ronnie Malley—oud and accordion
Aryssa Leigh Burrs—mezzo-soprano
Jacob Perry—tenor
Edward Vogel—baritone
Apollo’s singers
Tickets are nonrefundable. No refunds are issued unless the event is canceled by the venue or if safety concerns prevent the event from taking place. If an event is canceled, tickets are refunded in full. If an event is rescheduled, tickets are honored for the new date. We encourage attendees to stay informed about event updates.
El Khat
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Ticket Required
Starting in 2019, El Khat began to hone a DIY attitude, psych-rock energy, and experimentalism in garages and warehouses. Using self-made instruments as an expression of a minimalist life philosophy, the trio has created a unique collection of original Arabic tunes of Yemeni origin.
Although detachment from any nation or flag is a driving force behind the group, the heart of El Khat’s music and heritage remains deeply rooted in Yemeni culture. War and migration have given rise to a reassembled identity, one that resonates strongly throughout the trio’s music. With a three-album discography and a fourth record to be released in 2026, El Khat continues to forge a sound that bridges past and present, keeping Yemeni culture alive while reimagining its future.
Performers
Eyal el Wahab—seer, kearat, pahit (self-made instruments), lead vocals
Lo tan Yaish—self-made drum kit, backing vocals
Yefet Hassan—organ, self-made percussion instruments, backing vocals
Chamber Music in the Atrium with Piano Cleveland: Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
The Cleveland Museum of Art partners with Piano Cleveland to present this spring’s Chamber Music in the Atrium lunchtime concert series, which occurs on February 24, March 24, April 21, and May 12 at 12:00 p.m. Each performer presents a captivating piano performance and provides background on the works performed.
Ran Dank has a storied career with roots in his fourth-prize win at the 2007 Cleveland International Piano Competition. Two years later, Dank won a coveted place on the Young Concert Artists roster and made his New York recital debut. Dank is an ardent advocate for contemporary music, including performances of William Bolcom’s Pulitzer-winning set, Twelve New Etudes for Piano, and has given, alongside his wife, pianist Soyeon Kate Lee, the world premieres of Frederic Rzewski’s Four Hands and Alexander Goehr’s Seven Impromptus. Dank and Lee have also featured the world premiere of multiple-Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Marc-André Hamelin’s “Tango” for piano for four hands. Now an associate professor of piano at the Eastman School of Music, Dank still performs widely and has returned to Cleveland as a juror for the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists.
Soyeon Kate Lee has been lauded by The New York Times as a pianist with “a huge, richly varied sound, a lively imagination and a firm sense of style” and by The Washington Post for her “stunning command of the keyboard.” As a second-prize winner of the 2003 Cleveland International Piano Competition and winner of the Naumburg International Piano Competition, Lee went on to graduate from the Juilliard School, where she was awarded the William Petschek Piano Debut Award at Lincoln Center and the Arthur Rubinstein Award. She received her doctor of musical arts from the Graduate Center, City University of New York. In 2022, Lee returned to the Juilliard School as piano faculty. The following summer, she came back to Cleveland to serve as faculty for the 2023 Cleveland International Piano Institute for Young Artists.
Chamber Music in the Atrium
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
The museum’s collaboration with the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) continues with our popular Chamber Music in the Atrium concert series.
Featuring outstanding young conservatory musicians from CIM, these concerts present mixed repertoire ranging from the standards to unknown gems. Grab dinner from Provenance Café and join us at the tables in the atrium.
Stephan Crump: “Slow Water”
Friday, April 24, 2026, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Memphis-bred, Brooklyn-based composer and bassist Stephan Crump presents an extraordinary ensemble and body of work inspired by science journalist Erica Gies’s book Water Always Wins and the movement to redefine how we live with water in an era of rapid change.
Working beyond genre, Crump has become a crucial component of multiple New York music communities in and beyond jazz. For two decades, Crump recorded and toured as a third of Vijay Iyer’s acclaimed trio, helping to build that band’s global reputation. Meanwhile, many of his own ensembles—Rhombal, with Tyshawn Sorey, Ellery Eskelin, and Adam O’Farrill; Secret Keeper, with Mary Halvorson; and Rosetta Trio, with Jamie Fox and Liberty Ellman—prize versatility and voicings in a manner that more traditional configurations often do not. His Borderlands Trio, with pianist Kris Davis and drummer Eric McPherson, brings this same mentality to a more familiar setting. Other collaborators have included Miguel Zenón, Gordon Gano, Patti Austin, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Wadada Leo Smith, Jim Campilongo, David Gilmore, Sam Newsome, Steve Lehman, Cory Smythe, Ingrid Laubrock, Okkyung Lee, Mat Maneri, and Ches Smith.
Crump’s physical and emotional connection to the bass is abundant through the new sextet Slow Water, which explores ecology and environment through composition and group communication. He teaches “On Magnetism,” a course in connecting more deeply through one’s instrument, after a lifetime of doing just that, and lives still in Brooklyn with his wife and collaborator, singer Jen Chapin, and their two sons.
Performers
Yuhan Su, vibraphone
Fung Chern Hwei, viola
Erica Dicker, violin
Jacob Garchik, trombone
Kenny Warren, trumpet
Stephan Crump, acoustic bass
Here are selected press responses to the Slow Water album, now available on Papillon Sounds:
“Mystical.” (four stars) —AllMusic
“Both daring and beautiful.” —PopMatters
“Haunting, plangent and memorable music.” —The Wire
“A creative masterwork.” (four stars) —All About Jazz
“A fascinating and original creation.” —Textura
The Verona Quartet with Yaron Kohlberg
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
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The Cleveland Museum of Art has partnered with the Cleveland Chamber Music Society to present the Verona Quartet, featuring pianist Yaron Kohlberg. Tickets must be purchased on the Cleveland Chamber Music Society’s website (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab).
Acclaimed as an “outstanding ensemble . . . cohesive yet full of temperament” (The New York Times), the Verona Quartet has firmly established itself among the most distinguished ensembles on the chamber music scene today. The group’s singular sense of purpose earned them Chamber Music America’s coveted 2020 Cleveland Quartet Award and a reputation for its “bold interpretive strength, robust characterization and commanding resonance” (Calgary Herald).
The Verona Quartet has appeared across four continents, captivating audiences at such renowned venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, Jordan Hall, Wigmore Hall, and the Melbourne Recital Hall. The group has also performed at a number of festivals, including La Jolla Summerfest, Chamber Music Northwest, Caramoor, and the Texas Music Festival, Bravo! Vail, and with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
A string quartet for the 21st century, the Verona Quartet champions the rich breadth of the string quartet repertoire from the time-honored canon through contemporary classics. Notable commissions and premieres include works by composers Julia Adolphe, Texu Kim, and Sebastian Currier, as well as Michael Gilbertson’s Pulitzer Prize–nominated Quartet. In 2023, the Verona Quartet celebrated several world premieres, including a work for string quartet, yangqin (Chinese dulcimer), and dancer by Cheng Jin Koh, commissioned by the Smithsonian Institution in honor of the centennial of the Freer Gallery of Art.
In addition to promoting contemporary music, the quartet strives for a dynamic, imaginative approach to collaboration and programming that champions cross-cultural and interdisciplinary enterprises. Past projects include a live-performance art installation with artist Ana Prvački, performances with dancers from Brooklyn’s Dance Heginbotham, artistic exchanges with traditional Emirati poets in the UAE, and a collaboration with Grammy-winning folk trio I’m with Her.
“Outstanding ensemble of young musicians . . . cohesive yet full of temperament . . . vibrant, intelligent.” (The New York Times)
Yaron Kohlberg ignites audiences through traditional and nontraditional performances, develops creative programming, and supports emerging artists, making him a leader and innovator in the world of classical music.
Kohlberg often combines storytelling and transcriptions of popular tunes with traditional classical masterpieces, thrilling audiences and critics with his virtuosity and unique quality of sound. NPR raved, “When the music ends, if you’re not deeply moved by the depth of Kohlberg’s insight, you might want to check your pulse.”
Kohlberg is president of Piano Cleveland, the organizing body of the Cleveland International Piano Competition. Original programming he has cocreated includes the upcoming Artist Development Program, an enrichment and professional development program for top-tier young pianists; the Listening Series, an in-person and virtual event that takes audiences from the couch to the concert hall as musicians take a deep dive into their work; and Virtu(al)oso, a global piano competition that raised more than $75,000 to support pianists during the pandemic.
Forging connections through collaboration is a hallmark of Kohlberg’s work. He has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic and Jerusalem Symphony Orchestras, the Beijing and Chengdu Symphony Orchestras, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and the Palermo Teatro Massimo Orchestra in Italy, working with conductors Thomas Sondergard, Jahja Ling, Roman Kofman, En Shao, Steven Byess, and Ryan McAdams.
Program:
Alessandro Scarlatti: Sonata a Quattro No. 4 (1720)
Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 2, “Company”
Leoš Janáček: String Quartet No. 1, “The Kreutzer Sonata”
Antonín Dvořák: Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Major, op. 81
Chamber Music in the Atrium
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
The museum’s collaboration with the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) continues with our popular Chamber Music in the Atrium concert series.
Featuring outstanding young conservatory musicians from CIM, these concerts present mixed repertoire ranging from the standards to unknown gems. Grab dinner from Provenance Café and join us at the tables in the atrium.
New This Month
Martin Puryear: Nexus
Sunday, April 12–Sunday, August 9, 2026
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Exhibition Hall and 224B Video
The Cleveland Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, co-organize the most comprehensive exhibition of Martin Puryear’s (American, born 1941) career in nearly two decades. Developed in close collaboration with Puryear, this exhibition introduces new audiences to one of the most celebrated and influential artists of our time.
Puryear’s singular work across mediums illuminates the expressive potential for abstraction in the present moment. Martin Puryear: Nexus begins with work from the early 1960s and follows the artist’s innovations in form, material, and process since then. Visitors encounter new works that make their first appearance in this show, alongside sculptures that are iconic and those that have not been exhibited publicly in decades. Sculpture, the medium for which Puryear is best known, is integrated with prints, drawings, and documentation of the outdoor commissions that the artist has created around the world.
Martin Puryear: Nexus highlights the global histories that have inspired Puryear’s practice, offering a fresh and timely perspective on his impactful body of work. Puryear’s art is renowned for its elegance and beauty. While accentuating the work’s visual allure, this exhibition and its accompanying catalogue look beyond form. The exhibition’s interpretive frame, rooted in new scholarship, sheds light on the ways that the artist’s unique visual vocabulary has been shaped by his enduring interests in global traditions of material culture, African American history, and the natural world.
Martin Puryear: Nexus is accompanied by an expansive and richly illustrated catalogue. Designed and published by the Cleveland Museum of Art, with distribution by Yale University Press, this publication is anchored by five essays authored by a new generation of scholars: Rizvana Bradley, Joan Kee, Emily Liebert, Michelle Millar Fisher, and Ugochukwu-Smooth Nzewi. Additional perspectives enter the book through a series of responses to individual works, contributed by thinkers and makers from a range of disciplines, many of whom are longtime interlocutors of the artist, including Nairy Baghramian, Alex Da Corte, Thelma Golden, Tom Joyce, Maya Lin, Kerry James Marshall, Pam Paulson, Julia Phillips, Charles Ray, and Billie Tsien. Alongside these contemporary perspectives, the catalogue features archival materials that have never been published.
Presented by the Henry Luce Foundation, the Terra Foundation for American Art, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Principal support is provided by the late Agnes Gund. Generous support is provided by the Gottlob family in loving memory of Milford Gottlob, MD and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by Kenneth H. Kirtz and family.
Following the CMA, Martin Puryear: Nexus travels to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.
Martin Puryear Tours
Weekly on Saturday and Sunday, 1:00–2:00 p.m. from Saturday, April 11, 2026, until Sunday, July 26, 2026
Ames Family Atrium
Free; Ticket Required
Join us for a docent-guided tour of Martin Puryear: Nexus, the most comprehensive exhibition of the artist’s work in nearly two decades. Developed in close collaboration with Puryear himself, this career-spanning survey traces his innovations from the 1960s to the present, featuring iconic sculptures alongside never-before-seen pieces, prints, and drawings. Your guide illuminates how Puryear’s elegant visual vocabulary is shaped by global material traditions, African American history, and the natural world, offering a deep dive into the expressive power of one of our most influential contemporary artists.
Tours meet their docent at the information desk in the Ames Family Atrium.
To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
There are no tours on Saturday, July 4—the museum is closed in observance of Independence Day.
Epic of the Northwest Himalayas: Pahari Paintings from the “‘Shangri’ Ramayana”
Sunday, April 19–Sunday, August 16, 2026
Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery
Free; No Ticket Required
Forty paintings are reunited from a widely dispersed pictorial series that presents the story of the Hindu divine hero Rama. The timeless tale, more than 2,000 years old, remains a cultural force across southern Asia. Potent themes of righteousness, vengeance, and loyalty are explored through dramatic episodes in which demons are vanquished, lovers are separated, and monkeys, bears, and a man-eagle save the day. Magic abounds, and emotions fly with warriors’ arrows. Three digital stations present more than 100 gently animated images of paintings from multiple collections reassembled into their original episodic sequences.
Created with blazing colors for a royal collection around 1700, the “Shangri” Ramayana has been a beloved and enigmatic series among scholars and collectors for the past century. New evidence from previously unpublished paintings reveals many more artistic styles and triple the number of total folios than have been previously recognized. It argues in favor of a collaborative model of production involving artists from across the alpine region of Pahari India, which straddles the present-day state of Himachal Pradesh and that of Jammu and Kashmir.
Twelve lenders generously contributed to this focused exhibition. The unbound pictorial series began to be divided as early as the 1760s, suggesting that its spiritual merit was intended to be shared among multiple owners. Its title derives from the kingdom of Shangri, where a member of the royal family sold his 275 folios to a dealer in Delhi, beginning in 1962. Hundreds more paintings, however, have been in other royal collections.
The exhibition celebrates the publication of the Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Ralph Benkaim Collection of Pahari paintings, which includes three pages of the “Shangri” Ramayana that are on view and contextualized in Epic of the Northwest Himalayas.
Principal support is provided by William Roj and Mary Lynn Durham. Major support is provided by V. V. Rajadhyaksha, DLZ Corp. Generous support is provided by the Bagri Foundation.
Final Weeks
Ann Hamilton: still and moving • the tactile image
Through Sunday, April 19, 2026
Toby’s Gallery for Contemporary Art | Gallery 229C
Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz Photography Galleries | Gallery 230
Free; No Ticket Required
Where am I? What is here? Who is here? These are the questions that internationally renowned artist Ann Hamilton asks herself at the beginning of every project in order to find the appropriate medium, form, and physical manifestation with which to respond to the site or occasion. Eight years in the making, Hamilton’s exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art focuses on a medium that has become increasingly important to her over the past decade—photography.
Hamilton used a handheld scanner to bring to life objects in the museum’s collection that are rarely on display: small-scale figurative ceramics and crèche figures from the 1600s to the 1800s. Her floor-to-ceiling images of the diminutive sculptures fill the walls and surround the viewer in the museum’s photography gallery. The sculptures become characters joined in a story that is hinted at but never told.
A different photographic medium—video—dominates the second of the exhibition’s two galleries, where three videos circle the walls. They ask us to consider the act of making, to explore the concept of turning in space, and to ponder the relationship between touch and language.
Born in Lima, Ohio, and living in Columbus, Hamilton is among Ohio’s most influential and best-known artists. Among her many honors are the National Medal of the Arts, the MacArthur Fellowship, the Heinz Award, and the Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
This exhibition was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
On-Site Activities
Holy Week Tours
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 5:45–6:45 p.m.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 3:00–4:00 p.m.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 5:45–6:45 p.m.
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 3:00–4:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 5, 2026, 3:00–4:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Step into Holy Week through art. Join a docent-led tour that traces the final days of Christ as artists across centuries gave form to faith, suffering, and hope. From the triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, to the intimacy of the Last Supper, the anguish of the Crucifixion, and the stillness of the tomb, this tour follows the Passion narrative as it unfolds in paint, stone, and gold.
To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
Para programar una visita guiada de Semana Santa en español, por favor comuníquese con grouptours@clevelandart.org o llame al 216-707-2752.
Art Up Close
Highlights from the Education Art Collection
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
Discover a selection of the curious, wondrous things in the Education Art Collection.
Art in the Afternoon Tours
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; Ticket Required
On the first Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m., specially trained docents lead a gallery tour designed for individuals experiencing memory loss and their caregivers. The Cleveland Museum of Art offers these thoughtfully structured tours to uplift the spirit, engage the mind, and create a relaxed, enjoyable social experience. Docents are trained to be responsive to the interests and abilities of all participants, encouraging conversation, shared memories, and meaningful engagement with art.
To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
Children’s Saturday Studios: Scout and Sculpt
Weekly on Saturday, 10:00–11:30 a.m. from Saturday, April 4, 2026, until Saturday, April 25, 2026
Museum Classrooms B and C
Collect creativity and shape your imagination with forms inspired by nature and Martin Puryear: Nexus. Sculpt, carve, and join your ideas into works that you can hold and explore.
Age groups: Five to seven years old and eight to ten years old
These open-ended studio classes allow young artists to engage with the museum’s collection while building idea-generation and critical-thinking skills. Each week includes an exploration of galleries, materials, and creative prompts inspired by the CMA’s collection.
Scholarships are available. For more information, contact familyyouthinfo@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2469.
Building Drama in Story Paintings from India
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Free; Ticket Required
Speaker: Sonya Rhie Mace, George P. Bickford Curator of Indian and Southeast Asian Art
When Indian paintings are viewed individually, they can be appreciated for their color, line, composition, and subject matter. When paintings made as part of a narrative sequence are viewed together, elements creating emotional tension and unexpected climaxes emerge. Join Sonya Rhie Mace, the museum’s curator of Indian and Southeast Asian art for a lavishly illustrated lecture that presents paintings on view in the galleries in the context of the pictorial series from which they came.
The Fran and Warren Rupp Contemporary Artists Lecture
Artist Conversation: Martin Puryear and Emily Liebert
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Free; Ticket Required
One of the most celebrated and influential artists of our time, Martin Puryear (American, born 1941) has for more than half a century created work with captivating presence that is at once technically precise and conceptually expansive. Working primarily in sculpture, his art is abstract. Puryear relies on material, shape, composition, and scale to invite reflection on the world that we inhabit and the times in which we live.
With the opening of Martin Puryear: Nexus, the artist’s retrospective at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Puryear joins exhibition curator Emily Liebert in conversation about the themes, forms, and processes of making that have shaped his work. They also consider the artistic and cultural traditions that have inspired Puryear through his lifelong travels, reading, and research.
Since 1968, Puryear’s art has been exhibited at museums around the world and he has created permanent outdoor commissions in Europe, Asia, and throughout the United States. His awards include a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” award in 1989 and a National Medal of Arts from President Obama in 2011. In 2007, the Museum of Modern Art in New York organized a traveling survey of his work. In 2019, he represented the United States at the 58th Venice Biennale.
The public reception following the Fran and Warren Rupp Contemporary Artists Lecture is made possible with support from the Contemporary Art Society.
Art in Bloom: A Garden Sculpture Tour
Weekly on Saturday and Sunday, 3:00–4:00 p.m. from Saturday, April 11, 2026, until Sunday, May 31, 2026
Ames Family Atrium
Free; Ticket Required
Celebrate the arrival of spring in the Fine Arts Garden at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Join a docent for a relaxed, open-air walk among the garden’s striking sculptures, framed by the beauty of cherry blossoms in full bloom. This seasonal outdoor tour invites you to slow down, explore, and enjoy art in a natural setting.
Please note that this is a walking tour held outdoors and will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. Tours meet inside the museum at the KeyBank Information Desk in the Atrium.
To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
Play Day: Form and FUNction
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
Play Days at the CMA are free opportunities for families to be creative and curious and connect through art together. Events include music, storybook readings, games, and art making for the whole family. Each event has a theme that relates to an exhibition, artist, or artworks in the CMA’s collection.
Twist, stack, shape, and discover how art grows from the natural world all around us.
Art Up Close
American Silks
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
Explore printed textiles and how they are made in conjunction with the exhibition American Printed Silks, 1927–1947.
Fine Print Fair 2026 Preview Party
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 5:30–8:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
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Celebrate the 41st Fine Print Fair, the Print Club of Cleveland’s annual benefit to support and enrich the print collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Fifteen dealers exhibit and sell fine prints and drawings, old master to contemporary, for collectors at any level.
Be the first to view and acquire outstanding works. Mingle and shop with fellow print enthusiasts and dealers while enjoying appetizers, soft drinks, wine, and beer.
Fine Print Fair 2026
Friday, April 17, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Saturday, April 18, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Sunday, April 19, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
Celebrate the 41st Fine Print Fair, the Print Club of Cleveland’s annual benefit to support and enrich the print collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Fifteen dealers exhibit and sell fine prints and drawings, old master to contemporary, for collectors at any level.
Visit the Fine Print Fair’s website (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab) for more information and to purchase raffle and preview party tickets.
Sensory-Friendly Saturday
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 9:00–10:00 a.m.
Free; No Ticket Required
Sensory-Friendly Saturday events offer adaptations to meet diverse sensory-processing needs every third Saturday of each month from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Guests on the autism spectrum, people experiencing dementia, and those of all ages who have intellectual or developmental disabilities are invited to participate in a calming museum experience with less stimulation in a section of the museum’s galleries before they open to the public—reducing crowds, noise, and distractions.
Guests can explore the galleries at their own pace and share this time and space with open-minded members of the community.
Things to Know While Planning Your Visit
- All guests must pass through metal detectors at the museum entrance.
- Attendees are encouraged to bring adaptive equipment, including wheelchairs, walkers, and noise-reducing headphones and technology. The Cleveland Museum of Art also offers a limited number of wheelchairs.
- The museum store and café open at 9:00 a.m. on these Saturdays.
- Sensory-Friendly Saturday events are free. Parking in the CMA garage is $14 for nonmembers and $7 for members.
- Once participants enter, they are welcome to stay for the day. The museum opens to the public at 10:00 a.m.
Highlights from the Education Art Collection
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
Discover a selection of the curious, wondrous things in the Education Art Collection.
“Manet & Morisot”: An Impressionist Friendship
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Free; Ticket Required
Speakers: Emily Beeny, Chief Curator of the Legion of Honor and Barbara A. Wolfe Curator in Charge of European Paintings at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Édouard Manet is remembered as the “father” of modern painting, and Berthe Morisot, the only woman founding member of the Impressionist group, is often mis-remembered as his pupil. The truth is more complicated. Friends and colleagues, painter and model, collectors of each other’s work, and members of the same family: Manet and Morisot enjoyed a closer relationship than any two other members of the Impressionist circle. While Morisot learned a great deal from Manet during the hours she spent posing in his studio at the beginning of their friendship, by its final years, as she found her own path, Manet began to take lessons from Morisot’s work, borrowing her subject matter, her palette, even her rapid, fluttering brushwork. Tracing their story through works on view in the exhibition Manet & Morisot, discover a friendship that shaped the course of modern art.
The public reception following the lecture is made possible with support from the Painting and Drawing Society.
Manet & Morisot Tours
Daily, Tuesdays Through Fridays until July 3, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Join a guided tour of Manet & Morisot and discover the fascinating bond between Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot. Our docents illuminate the complex relationship of these two groundbreaking artists, colleagues, family members, and friends. Featuring 36 paintings and 7 drawings and prints loaned from major US and European collections, the exhibition reveals the evolution of their singular artistic friendship.
Tours meet their docent at the information desk in the Ames Family Atrium.
To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org
or call 216-707-2752.
There are no tours on Saturday, July 4—the museum is closed in observance of Independence Day.
Art and Conversation Tours
Tuesdays, 10:15–10:45 a.m.
Ames Family Atrium
Join us for 30-minute close-looking sessions, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. on Tuesdays. This program offers a focused look at just a couple of artworks, versus the traditional 60-minute public tours of the museum’s collection.
Daily Guided Tours
Tuesday–Sunday
Ames Family Atrium
Public tours are offered Tuesday through Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., with additional tours at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Art and Conversation Tours are offered at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesdays.
Date-Night Tours
Fridays, 6:15–7:15 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
The museum also offers daily guided tours and Art and Conversation tours. To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.
Continuing Exhibitions
Juxtaposition and Juncture in Korean Modern and Contemporary Art
Through May 3, 2026
Korea Foundation Gallery | Gallery 236
Free; No Ticket Required
The term “juxtaposition” here refers to the side-by-side placement of two or more artworks that are significantly different from one another. Featuring Korean modern and contemporary objects that the CMA has collected over the past 15 years, this thematic exhibition juxtaposes them to create an exciting juncture of connections through their visual and material contrasts.
While the selected works were created by Korean artists from diverse backgrounds and different generations, they make a poignant meeting place illustrating how objects from the past inspired contemporary artists to create new experiences and artistic expressions.
Adorning Ritual: Jewish Ceremonial Art from the Jewish Museum, New York
Through Sunday, May 10, 2026
Various Galleries
Free; No Ticket Required
The Cleveland Museum of Art houses an encyclopedic collection, giving visitors valuable insights and perspectives into the lives and cultures of people around the world and throughout time. To enhance its permanent collection and to more fully represent the stories and objects important to our communities, the museum is displaying art on loan from the Jewish Museum, New York, in six galleries.
Most of the works are ritual objects relating to Judaism or the lives of Jewish people, from silver Torah finials to an inlaid marble panel commemorating a marriage. The objects have been placed in context with other works of the same time or region, allowing a fuller narrative to unfold. As you encounter these objects in the galleries, we invite you to consider their relationships to the other works in these spaces.
In addition to the loans from the Jewish Museum, two examples of Jewish ceremonial art from local collections are on display in two additional galleries: an etrog box recently acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art and a miniature Torah ark on loan from the Mishkan Or Museum of Jewish Cultures in Beachwood, Ohio.
Principal support is provided by Rebecca and David Heller and Gail and Elliott Schlang. Additional support is provided by Michael Frank and the late Pat Snyder, Richard A. Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz, Mr. and Mrs. David D. Kahan, Marjorie Moskovitz Kanfer and Joseph Kanfer, Dr. Linda M. Sandhaus and Dr. Roland S. Philip, and the Simon Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.
A Myriad of Flowers and Birds in Chinese Art
Through Sunday, May 24, 2026
Clara T. Rankin Suite of Chinese Art Galleries | Gallery 240A
Free; No Ticket Required
For artists of historical China, the natural world was a major source of inspiration. Birds and flowers reflect nature’s beauty in an ideal way. Bird-and-flower paintings were not only appreciated for their decorative appeal and artistic merit, the motifs may also have symbolic connotation and sometimes form a rebus, a visual and auditory pun, to express good wishes to the recipient.
This display presents around 20 paintings, porcelain, and embroidery from the collections of the museum and a private collector, some of which have not been shown to the public before.
This display is dedicated to the memory of the late Clara T. Rankin, museum trustee and lover of birds and flowers.
still/emerging: Native American Works on Paper
Through Sunday, June 7, 2026
James and Hanna Bartlett Prints and Drawings Galleries | Galleries 101A–B
Free; No Ticket Required
still/emerging: Native American Works on Paper is the first exhibition to highlight the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection of prints and drawings by Native American artists. In 2022, the creation of the museum’s Indigenous Peoples and Land Acknowledgment inspired a commitment to greatly strengthen its holdings in this important field. The title of this show comes from a poem on Indigenous survivance by Navajo poet Kinsale Drake and references the fact that the CMA land acknowledgment serves “not as an end but rather as the beginning” of an ongoing collaboration with our Native community members. The objects on view survey the ways in which Native artists have innovatively used various print and drawing techniques to explore their cultural heritage.
This exhibition includes around 30 works created from the 1950s through today that showcase the unique histories and perspectives of Indigenous artists from a number of backgrounds and tribal affiliations. Featured are works ranging from a series of powerful woodcut portraits by T. C. Cannon (Kiowa-Caddo, 1946–1978) to a set of deeply symbolic color lithographs by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation, 1940–2025). The presentation also includes work by multimedia artists, such as Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke/Crow, born 1981), Kay WalkingStick (American, Member of the Cherokee Nation/Oklahoma, born 1935), Nicholas Galanin (Tlingít/Unangax̂, born 1979), Edgar Heap of Birds (Cheyenne and Arapaho Nations, born 1954), and Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara Pueblo, born 1983), among others, to shed new light on the importance of the graphic arts within their contemporary practices. Community voice labels by members of the museum’s Native American Advisory Committee, who have been involved in the museum’s efforts, highlight the local impact of this growing collection at the CMA.
This exhibition is made possible with support from the Malcolm E. Kenney Curatorial Research Fund.
Highlights of Japanese Art
Through Sunday, June 14, 2026
Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Japanese Art Galleries | Galleries 235A–B
Free; No Ticket Required
These galleries feature recent acquisitions in dialogue with treasures from the museum’s world-renowned collection of Japanese art. The impressive, large-scale Welcoming Descent of Amida with 25 Bodhisattvas from the mid-1300s is displayed alongside the important early 1300s handscroll The Illustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yūzū Nenbutsu School, which depicts Buddhists interacting with paintings of Amida in descent.
A diminutive sculpture from the 1100s of Gozu Tennō, the ox-headed plague deity, is on view with a large Buddhist sketch and an image of Zaō Gongen, the deity of Mount Kinpu, both also from the same period. Together, these works of art show how Buddhist iconography informed how other gods were represented.
Five small-scale Nabeshima dishes showcase the versatility of ceramists in northern Kyushu during the 1600s and early 1700s, while a complex pair of early 1600s screens depict the arrival of European traders to the port city of Nagasaki.
Manet & Morisot
Through Sunday, July 5, 2026
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Gallery |Special Exhibition Gallery
Manet & Morisot is the first ever major exhibition dedicated to the artistic exchange between Édouard Manet, often referred to as the father of modern painting, and Berthe Morisot, the only woman among the founding members of the Impressionist movement. Unfolding over a period of roughly 15 years, between 1868 and 1883, theirs was perhaps the closest relationship between any two members of the Impressionist circle. As friends and colleagues—by turns collaborative and competitive—they collected one another’s work. Morisot posed for some of Manet’s most compelling portraits, several of which will be on view in the first gallery of the exhibition. When she married Manet’s younger brother, their professional connection deepened into a familial bond. Thirty-six paintings and seven drawings and prints borrowed from museums and private collections in the United States and Europe reveal the evolution of a singular friendship between two groundbreaking artists.
Visitors will see beach and garden scenes made en plein air (out-of-doors) that demonstrate how Manet borrowed individual motifs and compositional ideas directly from Morisot. Portraits of fashionable Parisian women of the 1880s by the two artists show their different perspectives; Manet’s paintings were inspired by admiration and erotic interest while Morisot’s were informed by lived experience. The exhibition closes with a self-portrait by Morisot painted when she was in her mid-40s, revealing her perception of herself as a professional artist.
This exhibition is organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in collaboration with the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Presented by Bank of America.
Generous support is provided by Anne T. and Donald F. Palmer. Additional support is provided by Carl M. Jenks.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Pintoricchio Magnified: An Immersive Conservation Experience
Through Sunday, August 23, 2026
Gallery 115
Free; No Ticket Required
Through a digital immersive experience, step into the conservation studio and get a behind-the-scenes look at the materials and techniques conservators use to preserve paintings in the CMA collection.
For almost 50 years, Pintoricchio’s Virgin and Child (c. 1490–1500) was in storage at the CMA, its last original layers of blue paint hidden beneath a mask of restoration treatments undertaken in the 1900s. Although considered one of the most significant paintings within the early Italian collection, its complicated restoration history and physical state rendered it largely unexhibitable.
In the most recent conservation treatment, original paint layers were revealed, allowing unparalleled access to Pintoricchio’s original composition, freed from past interventions. This allowed conservators to embark on the rediscovery and reexamination of one of the more damaged paintings within the CMA collection and use cutting-edge technologies to better understand the materials and techniques used by the artist. Through a large digital display, visitors can traverse the layers of the painting and its conservation treatment, examining changing details as if magnified under a microscope.
This exhibition is made possible with support from Jared and Linda Buono Chaney and Carl M. Jenks.
All activities of the Eric T. and Jane Baker Nord Family Conservation Suite are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Conservation.
All digital innovation and technology initiatives at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Digital Innovation Fund.
Pahari Paintings: Art and Stories
Through Sunday, September 13, 2026
Gallery 242B
Free; No Ticket Required
In the far north of India, the Himalayan mountain ranges rise abruptly from the Punjab plains to form the alpine region known as Pahari, defined by a shared language (Pahari) and script (Takri). From the 1600s to 1900s, the Hindu nobility of the Pahari kingdoms commissioned paintings for their royal collections. Known as “Pahari paintings,” they were made by painters who were born into hereditary artist communities located in villages throughout the region. By the end of the 1900s, many descendants of royal families dispersed them, and they became some of the most popular and widely collected genres of Indian painting in the world.
This installation celebrates the CMA’s 2018 acquisition and 2026 publication of the Pahari paintings from the renowned Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Ralph Benkaim Collection. It includes portraits of key patrons, a large-scale historical painting on cloth, and paintings of religious and poetic subjects. A special feature on paintings from a mystical romance, the Madhavanala-Kamakandala, reveals the complex dynamic between visual and literary arts, the sacred and the secular, Hindu and Muslim, local and mainstream. Two double-sided embroideries, known as rumal, showcase textile art made by Pahari women in collaboration with painters who were predominantly men. These 23 works of art summarize the scope of Pahari painting.
This show was organized to complement Epic of the Northwest Himalayas: Pahari Paintings from the “‘Shangri’ Ramayana” on view in the Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery from April 19 through August 16, 2026.
American Printed Silks, 1927–1947
Through Sunday, November 8, 2026
Arlene M. and Arthur S. Holden Gallery | Gallery 234
Free; No Ticket Required
Between the late 1920s and late 1940s, the US was a leader in printed silks used in fashionable attire and interiors. This exhibition showcases printed silks in the CMA’s collection from four American companies—Stehli Silks Corporation, H. R. Mallinson and Company, Silks Beau Monde, and Onondaga Silk Company.
This exhibition was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Silver, Gold, and Gems: A Spotlight on Jewelry Across Africa
Through Sunday, December 6, 2026
Gallery 108C
Free; No Ticket Required
For the first time, view a permanent display of gold and silver jewelry from across the African continent on view in the collection galleries of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Admire a selection of glittering ornaments from the Akan states of West Africa, shimmering gemstones from the Maghreb region, hair accessories from ancient Egypt in Northern Africa, and the bold silver of five recently gifted Ethiopian necklaces from East Africa. Spanning thousands of years, these works testify to the depth of African creativity, the skill of jewelers on the continent, and the eternal human desire for adornment.
Native North American Textiles
Through Sunday, December 13, 2026
Sarah P. and William R. Robertson Gallery | Gallery 231
Free; No Ticket Required
Newly on display from the permanent collection are two Diné (Navajo) textiles from the late 1800s. Both are rugs woven for the non-Native collectors’ market, modeled on the Diné shoulder blanket.
Ancient Andean Textiles
Through Sunday, December 13, 2026
Jon A. Lindseth and Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD, Galleries of the Ancient Americas | Gallery 232
Free; No Ticket Required
Between about 3000 BCE and the early 1500s CE, ancient Andean weavers created one of the world’s most distinguished textile traditions in both artistic and technical terms. Within this time span, the most complex and well-preserved group of early textiles to survive was made by the Paracas people of Peru’s south coast.
Hidden Insights: Looking at the Backs of Portrait Miniatures
Through Sunday, February 14, 2027
Ellen and Bruce Mavec Gallery | Gallery 203B
Free; No Ticket Required
Portrait miniatures were portable luxury objects treasured by their owners both for the cherished portrait and the precious materials from which they were crafted. Frequently, patrons would spend substantially more than the cost of the portrait to have it placed in a gold or silver case outfitted with pearls, enamel, diamonds, colored glass, or elaborate hair work. Thirteen miniatures spanning 230 years represent a variety of approaches to ornamenting the back of a portrait and suggest the wealth of information that can be hidden from view.
Children’s Armor from the Imperial Habsburg Armory in Vienna
Through Sunday, June 4, 2028
Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Armor Court | Gallery 210A
Free; No Ticket Required
Four historically significant suits of armor from the Imperial Habsburg Armory in Vienna, Austria, are being displayed in the armor court for the next three years. The selection focuses on children’s armor and weapons to illustrate how a military education played an important role in training boys to become a knight. A few objects from the CMA’s own collection of children’s armor are being shown alongside these magnificent loans.
Principal support is provided by the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Foundation.
New Acquisition: Giambologna’s Fata Morgana
Through Sunday, September 1, 2030
Gallery 117B
Free; No Ticket Required
The Cleveland Museum of Art has acquired Fata Morgana, one of the greatest works by Giambologna (Italian, 1529–1608), the preeminent sculptor of his generation, and the last known marble sculpture by his hand in a private collection. This rare and internationally renowned figure is being shown in a gallery evoking the Tuscan grotto in which it was originally placed.
Transformer Station
1460 W 29th St., Cleveland, OH 44113
Improper Frames
Through Sunday, May 10, 2026
Transformer Station
Free; No Ticket Required
A Cleveland Print Room exhibition presented in partnership with the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Improper Frames brings together artists and photographers working through Cleveland’s internal boundaries, partial views, and shifting frames. Their works present material and visual evidence contending with the city’s recently completed property inventory. This exhaustive survey is used to classify and evaluate parcels and buildings, quietly reshaping how Cleveland narrates its future blocks, neighborhoods, and thresholds. Across Improper Frames, trees defy property lines, photographic assemblies gather displaced stories, dust builds an index inside a home, and improvised architectures point to fragmented forms the property survey does not account for. Organized by Cleveland Print Room and curated by Theodossis Issaias, the exhibition features artists Amber Ford, Jon Gott, Michael Indriolo, Da’Shaunae Marisa, Vivica Satterwhite, and Alejandro Vergara, whose projects develop through sustained work across the city’s shifting terrain.
CMA Community Arts Center On-Site Activities
2937 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113
Free Parking in the Lot off Castle Avenue | Estacionamiento gratis en la Avenida Castle
Parade Info Sessions
Friday, April 3, 2026, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 1:00–2:30 p.m.
Free; No Ticket Required
Are you interested in performing in Parade the Circle as a featured artist or forming a performance group? Expand your practice or try something new! Join us on either date and learn from parade experts on what it takes to think creatively, what to consider when constructing a float or puppet, and how to apply movement.
All skill levels and artistic disciplines are encouraged to participate in the parade. Each session includes information on how to register or apply for artist opportunities, workspaces, and materials, as well as overviews of masks, costumes, and large performing structures, followed by a close-looking tour of Parade the Circle: Celebrating 30 Years of Art and Community in the Community Arts Center gallery.
This year’s theme, “Momentum,” is inspired by the special exhibition American Printed Silks, 1927–1947, the lived experience of acclaimed lead artist Héctor Castellanos-Lara, and the legacy and evolution of our creative community. Those interested in participating are highly encouraged to view the exhibition. Docent-led tours are available on select Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons.
To join a docent tour or for more information about Parade the Circle, please contact parade@clevelandart.org.
Yoga for All: Connecting, Mind, Body, and Community | Yoga para Todos: Conectando, Mente, Cuerpo y Comunidad
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11:00–11:45 a.m.
Community Arts Center | Centro de Artes Comunitarias
Free; Reservation Required | Gratis; Es Necesario Registrarse
Come one, come all, both short and tall, for free yoga at the Community Arts Center!
We invite our Cleveland-area families every first Saturday to come out for an afternoon of movement, fun, relaxation, and connection at the CAC! This free event is hosted by Cleveland Clinic yoga professional and Lululemon ambassador Valerie Williams, who guides you through a series of fun stretches, movements, games, and giveaways to brighten up your day! Practice yoga alongside your kids, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or very best friends—all ages are welcome! Don’t worry if your little one might not stay quiet on their yoga mat—we encourage kids to have fun while they move, or they have the option to read or draw in our studios. Snacks and refreshments are provided for all children in attendance. Please join us after yoga for an art-making session with our amazing Community Arts Center staff.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own yoga mats. Limited mats are available.
Email commartsinfo@clevelandart.org (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab) to reserve your spot.
¡Vengan uno, vengan todos, tanto bajos como altos, para practicar yoga gratis en el Centro Comunitario de Artes! ¡Invitamos a nuestras familias del área de Cleveland cada primer sábado a salir a pasar una tarde de movimiento, diversión, relajación y conexión en el CAC! Este evento gratuito es presentado por la profesional de yoga de Cleveland Clinic y embajadora de Lululemon, Valerie Williams, quien lo guía a través de una serie de divertidos estiramientos, movimientos, juegos y obsequios para alegrar su día. Practica yoga junto a tus hijos, padres, abuelos, tías, tíos o mejores amigos, ¡todas las edades son bienvenidas! No te preocupes si tu pequeño no se queda callado en su esterilla de yoga: animamos a los niños a divertirse mientras se mueven, o tienen la opción de leer o dibujar en nuestros estudios. Se proporcionan refrigerios y refrigerios para todos los niños que asisten. Únase a nosotros después del yoga para una sesión de creación artística con nuestro increíble personal del Centro de Artes Comunitarias.
Se anima a los participantes a traer sus propias colchonetas de yoga. Hay colchonetas limitadas disponibles.
Envíe un correo electrónico a commartsinfo@clevelandart.org para reservar su lugar.
Family FUNday: Mask Making
Sunday, April 5, 2026, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Community Arts Center | Centro de Artes Comunitarias
Free; All Ages; No Reservation Required | Gratis; Todas Edades; No Se Requiere Reserva
We invite you to the Community Arts Center for a Family FUNday with Claudio Orso to craft your own magical mask! In anticipation of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Parade the Circle, build an upcycled mask that reflects your identity. This workshop is open to people of all ages and all artistic abilities. All materials are provided. Small children must be accompanied by an adult.
Multidisciplinary Italian artist Claudio Orso leads participants in this exciting mask-making workshop. Claudio has exhibited his prints in the US and internationally, and his masks and floats have been featured in the CMA’s Parade the Circle and in Oberlin’s Big Parade. Claudio has worked as an independent art teacher for the past 25 years, contributing to programs by Oberlin College, the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, and the Broadway School of Music and the Arts. He’s received grants from the Ohio Arts Council, and he was one of the first two artists rewarded by the National Endowment for the Arts to be working at the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory. Learn more about Claudio and his work on his artist website (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab).
Reframing the Collection
Friday, April 10, 2026, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Community Arts Center | Centro de Artes Comunitarias
Free; All Ages; No Reservation Required | Gratis; Todas Edades; Sin Cita Previa
Led by Ohio State University’s 2025 Artist Laureate Kate Shannon, Reframing the Collection is a hands-on workshop that invites visitors to engage with early American photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Using copies of these public-domain images, participants explore the invention of photography and the contexts in which these images were made, asking whose stories are represented, whose are absent, and how these choices shape our understanding of the past. Through conversation and examples of contemporary artists who reimagine historical photographs, participants consider how altering existing images can become a powerful form of connection, reclamation, and storytelling. Working with printed reproductions of the CMA’s photographs, they are encouraged to cut, paste, erase, add, and annotate, reframing the stories these images tell.
Learn more about Kate Shannon (opens in a new tab).
The Creative Table
Friday, April 10, 2026, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Community Arts Center | Centro de Artes Comunitarias
Free; No Ticket Required | Gratis; No Se Requiere Boleto
Join us on the second Friday of each month for a laid-back evening of conversation and creativity. Whether you’re a painter, poet, photographer, or just curious, come hang out and share what you’ve been working on!
All mediums are welcome. The event is an open-discussion forum.
Únase a nosotros el segundo viernes de cada mes para una noche relajada de conversación y creatividad. Ya sea que sea pintor, poeta, fotógrafo o simplemente curioso, venga a pasar el rato, y comparta en qué ha estado trabajando.
Todos los medios son bienvenidos. El evento tiene un formato de discusión abierta.
Parade Leadership Learning Workshop Series
Friday, April 17, 2026, 5:00–7:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 18, 2026, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Community Arts Center | Centro de Artes Comunitarias
Free; Registration Required
This program is available to registered Parade the Circle group leaders and selected featured artists. To confirm participation or other questions related to Parade the Circle, please contact parade@clevelandart.org.
Friday, April 17
Parade the Circle, like many other creative endeavors, is a process-focused and collaborative experience. In this first session, parade experts share insights on commitment, design challenges, and project scope. The remainder of the session is focused on creative ideation and discussions related to this year’s theme.
Saturday, April 18
Learn technical and material skills from parade experts. Attendees are led in hands-on immersive learning and have the opportunity to get to know other parade participants and artists. Those attending this session are encouraged to dress prepared to work with art materials, though aprons are provided.
This year’s Parade the Circle theme, “Momentum,” is inspired by the special exhibition American Printed Silks, 1927–1947, the lived experience of acclaimed lead artist Héctor Castellanos-Lara, and the legacy and evolution of our creative community. Those interested in participating are highly encouraged to view the exhibition. Docent-led tours are available on select Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons.
Community Arts Center Open Studios | Estudios Abiertos del Centro de Artes Comunitario
Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Free; No Ticket Required | Gratis; No Se Requiere Boleto
Join us for free, drop-in art making at the Community Arts Center! Each month features a theme that connects community, art, and exploration.
¡Acompáñanos para crear arte gratis sin necesidad de inscripción en el Community Arts Center! Cada mes presenta un tema que conecta la comunidad, el arte y la exploración.
The 2025–26 Performing Arts Series is sponsored by the Musart Society. This program is made possible in part by the Ernest L. and Louise M. Gartner Fund, the P. J. McMyler Musical Endowment Fund, and the Anton and Rose Zverina Music Fund.
The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Performances at Transformer Station are generously supported by the Cleveland Foundation.
All exhibitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Exhibitions. Principal annual support is provided by Michael Frank and the late Pat Snyder, the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation, the John and Jeanette Walton Exhibition Fund, and Margaret and Loyal Wilson. Major annual support is provided by the late Dick Blum and Harriet Warm and the Frankino-Dodero Family Fund for Exhibitions Endowment. Generous annual support is provided by two anonymous donors, Gini and Randy Barbato, Cynthia and Dale Brogan, Dr. Ben and Julia Brouhard, Brenda and Marshall Brown, Gail and Bill Calfee, the Leigh H. Carter family, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Mary and Jim Conway, Joseph and Susan Corsaro, Ron and Cheryl Davis, Richard and Dian Disantis, the Jeffery Wallace Ellis Trust in memory of Lloyd H. Ellis Jr., Leigh and Andy Fabens, Florence Kahane Goodman, Martha H. and Steven M. Hale, Janice Hammond and Edward Hemmelgarn, Linda Harper, Robin Heiser, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., the estate of Walter and Jean Kalberer, Robert M. Kaye, Jane and Doug Kern, the late Mrs. Nancy M. Lavelle, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, William S. Lipscomb, Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Roy Minoff Family Fund, Lu Anne and the late Carl Morrison, Mrs. Peta and the late Dr. Roland Moskowitz, Jeffrey Mostade and Eric Nilson and Varun Shetty, Sarah Nash, Courtney and Michael Novak, Tim O’Brien and Breck Platner, Dr. Nicholas and Anne Ogan, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, Henry Ott-Hansen, the Pickering Foundation, Frank and Fran Porter, Christine Fae Powell, Peter and Julie Raskind, Michael and Cindy Resch, Marguerite and James Rigby, in memory of Dee Schafer, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, Elizabeth and Tim Sheeler, Saundra K. Stemen, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and Claudia Woods and David Osage.
All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Principal support is provided by Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen and Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, Mrs. Martine Kowal, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Medical Mutual of Ohio, the Edwin D. Northrup II Fund, the Reinberger Foundation, Shurtape Technologies, and the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by an anonymous donor, Gini and Randy Barbato, the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Char and Chuck Fowler, the Giant Eagle Foundation, Linda Harper, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Susan LaPine, Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, Sarah Nash, Courtney and Michael Novak, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, the Pickering Foundation, William Roj and Mary Lynn Durham, Suzanne Cushwa Rusnak and Jeff Rusnak, Ellen and Lowell Satre, in memory of Dee Schafer, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, Jack and Jeanette Walton, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
All activities of the Eric T. and Jane Baker Nord Family Conservation Suite are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Conservation. Principal annual support is provided by an anonymous donor and the Parker Hannifin Corporation. Major annual support is provided by Cathy Lincoln, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, the Dawn M. Neff Endowed Fund for Conservation, and Dr. Isobel Rutherford. Generous annual support is provided by an anonymous donor, Gini and Randy Barbato, Brenda and Marshall Brown, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Linda Harper, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Dr. and Mrs. John T. Lai, Albert Leonetti and Ruth Anna Carlson, June and Simon K. C. Li, William and Joyce Litzler, Sarah Nash, Courtney and Michael Novak, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, the Pickering Foundation, Michael Prunty and the late M. Lee Maxwell, William Roj and Mary Lynn Durham, Anya and John Rudd, in memory of Dee Schafer, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Seven Five Fund, Paula and Eugene Stevens, Jack and Jeanette Walton, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
All digital innovation and technology initiatives at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the Digital Innovation Fund. Principal support is provided by two anonymous donors, the Bishop Parker Foundation, Walt and Kathy Fortney, Mr. William N. Hanson in loving memory of Susan H. Hanson, the late Dr. and Mrs. Gilles Klopman, the late Mr. Arthur S. Rundle, John and Leanne Sauerland, and Mrs. Meredith M. Seikel. Major support is provided by Mr. and Mrs. Tim Elek Jr. and the Trilling Family Foundation.
The Community Arts Center was made possible with principal support from Chuck and Char Fowler and the Eric and Jane Nord Family Fund. Major annual support for the Community Arts Center is provided by the Edwin D. Northrup II Fund. Generous annual support is provided by the Giant Eagle Foundation.
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About the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is renowned for the quality and breadth of its collection, which includes more than 66,500 artworks and spans 6,000 years of achievement in the arts. The museum is a significant international forum for exhibitions, scholarship, and performing arts and is a leader in digital innovations. One of the foremost encyclopedic art museums in the United States, the CMA is recognized for its award-winning open access program—which provides free digital access to images and information about works in the museum’s collection—and is free of charge to all. The museum is located in the University Circle neighborhood with two satellite locations on Cleveland’s west side: the Community Arts Center and Transformer Station.
The museum is supported in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and made possible in part by the Ohio Arts Council (OAC), which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts. The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically. For more information about the museum and its holdings, programs, and events, call 888-CMA-0033 or visit cma.org.