February Exhibitions and Event Listings for the Cleveland Museum of Art

 Valentine’s Day–Themed Events 

Experience beautiful artwork and musical performances, take a love-inspired tour, share a special meal, or enjoy a night of art making. Visitors are encouraged to bring their significant other, family, and friends to events planned throughout the month. 

Make and Sip 

Friday, February 13, 2026, 6:00–8:00 p.m. and Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 6:00–8:00 p.m. 
Ames Family Atrium 

$45, CMA Members $35 

Ticket Required 

Join us for a creative evening of art making, drinks, and ambience. With printmaker and instructor Julie Schabel, learn to make your very own greeting cards inspired by the museum’s permanent collection. Whether making cards for Valentine’s Day or daily life, find inspiration in the flowers and elegance of the new gallery rotation A Myriad of Flowers and Birds in Chinese Art. Enjoy wine, beer, and light snacks as you carve, sip, and print your own cards.  

Each ticket includes a voucher for one beer, cocktail, or glass of wine. Any additional beverages or snacks are available for purchase. 

Make and Sip is a 21+ event. 

Date Night Performances: Tasting Notes 

Weekly on Fridays, February 13, 20, 27, 2026 

Provenance 

Free; Reservation Encouraged 

Join us in Provenance Restaurant for Tasting Notes to immerse yourself in food, cocktails, and jazz music in a supper-club environment.   

Occurring on Friday nights from February 13 through March 27 except for the first Friday of each month, Tasting Notes invites guests to indulge in Provenance’s curated Taste the Art menu, a collaboration between Chef Doug Katz and Bon Appétit, while enjoying a live jazz duo performing from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.   

While there is no cover charge for these events, reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made on Provenance’s website (opens in a new tab). Seating for performances is reserved for dine-in and bar guests. There is no complimentary food or beverage provided with reservation. 

The entertainment schedule for the series is as follows: 
February 13: Brent Hamker Duo 
February 20: Brent Hamker Duo  
February 27: Garrett Folger (opens in a new tab) and Aidan Plank (opens in a new tab) 
March 13: Dan Bruce (opens in a new tab) Duo 
March 20: Brent Hamker Duo  
March 27: Garrett Folger and Aidan Plank 

Tasting Notes is part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Date Night offerings. 

Valentine’s Day Tours 

Saturday, February 14, 2026, 1:30–2:30 p.m., 2:30–3:30 p.m. and, 3:30–4:30 p.m. 
Ames Family Atrium 

Free; Ticket Required 

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a docent-led tour exploring how artists across centuries and cultures have captured love in all its forms. Journey from Greek goddesses to medieval courtship, from sensuous Hindu sculptures to intimate Impressionist portraits, and discover how affection, desire, devotion, and longing have inspired art across time and traditions. To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.  

Events 

Chamber Music in the Atrium 

Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m. 
Ames Family Atrium 

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: Peace, Love, and Soul 

Friday, February 6, 2026, 6:00–10:00 p.m. 
Ames Family Atrium 

Ticket Required 

Celebrate Black History Month at MIX: Peace, Love, and Soul, inspired by Cleveland’s legendary and historic funk, soul, and R & B scenes. This evening’s entertainment includes live music by the Kinsman Dazz Band featuring Michael J. Calhoun, founding member of the Dazz Band, the Grammy Award–winning group that released the Billboard Hot 100 single Let It Whip. DJ Corey Grand bookends the evening spinning funk, soul, Motown, and R & B while incorporating bands that have ties to Northeast Ohio, including the Dazz Band, the O’Jays, the Ohio Players, and Bobby Womack. Guests are encouraged to dress in Soul Train–inspired outfits with retro bold colors and patterns and accessories that make a statement. Themed food and drink items, including cocktails, beer, and wine, are available to purchase from Bon Appétit. In the words of Don Cornelius, host of Soul Train, “As always, we wish you love, peace, and soul!”

Here is the full entertainment schedule: 

6:00 p.m.: DJ Corey Grand
7:15 p.m.: Kinsman Dazz Band 
8:30 p.m.: DJ Kristyles 

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. 

MIX is a 21+ event. 

Chamber Music in the Atrium: Oberlin Danenberg Honors Recitals 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m. 
Ames Family Atrium 

Free; No Ticket Required 

Oberlin’s annual Danenberg Honors Recital features some of Oberlin Conservatory’s most outstanding students, selected by faculty. This is the first year in which this esteemed recital series featuring solo works and chamber music is being held in the Ames Family Atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art. 

The Danenberg Honors Recital is named in memory of Emil Charles Danenberg, who served Oberlin as a member of the Conservatory of Music’s piano faculty for 30 years, dean of the Conservatory of Music, and 11th president of Oberlin College. 

Chamber Music in the Atrium: Oberlin Danenberg Honors Recitals 

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m. 
Ames Family Atrium 

Free; No Ticket Required 

Oberlin’s annual Danenberg Honors Recital features some of Oberlin Conservatory’s most outstanding students, selected by faculty. This is the first year in which this esteemed recital series featuring solo works and chamber music is being held in the Ames Family Atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art. 

The Danenberg Honors Recital is named in memory of Emil Charles Danenberg, who served Oberlin as a member of the Conservatory of Music’s piano faculty for 30 years, dean of the Conservatory of Music, and 11th president of Oberlin College. 

Makaya McCraven 

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 7:30–9:00 p.m. 

Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center 

Ticket Required 

Prolific Chicago-based drummer, composer, and producer Makaya McCraven is a cultural synthesizer with a unique gift for blending past, present, and future into jazz-rooted 21st-century folk music. “McCraven has quietly become one of the best arguments for jazz’s vitality,” says The New York Times. “His ability to wrap his albums in the dark allure of a club show, the timeless texture of an old Folkways record, and the sonic layering of a hip-hop producer has turned Mr. McCraven into the most discussed young musician on a Chicago jazz scene teeming with fresh energy.” 

Born in Paris to a Hungarian singer and flutist and an African American expat jazz drummer, McCraven was influenced by an enticing blend of cultures that helped establish his philosophies around jazz as folk music, as well as the role of music in building and reflecting communities. He has collaborated with a diverse range of artists and has been profiled in major outlets, including Vice, Rolling Stone, and The Guardian. McCraven’s music continues to evolve, drawing on both the past and present to push the boundaries of Black improvised music. This performance ties in with a new album release following In These Times, his phenomenally successful 2022 recording.  

Performers 

Makaya McCraven, drums 
Junius Paul, bass 
Marquis Hill, trumpet 

More information about Makaya McCraven can be found on his website (opens in a new tab). 

Chamber Music in the Atrium with Piano Cleveland: Jonathan Mamora 

Tuesday, February 24, 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. 

Jonathan Mamora has performed with orchestras all over the world and won numerous international competitions, including the Maria Canals International Music Competition of Barcelona, AntwerPiano, Palm Springs, and many others. Now with a burgeoning performing career, Mamora plays in venues ranging from his church to community spaces to world-famous concert halls. His May 2023 debut recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall drew great praise from New York Concert Review. Last year, he returned to Carnegie as the winner of the Hilton Head International Piano Competition. As a semifinalist of the 2024 Cleveland International Piano Competition, Mamora was awarded the University of Akron Artist Residency, which brought him back to Northeast Ohio. In addition to piano and organ, Mamora also performs as a percussionist, vocalist, and conductor. He currently serves as director of keyboard studies at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. 

New This Month 

still/emerging: Native American Works on Paper 

Sunday, February 1–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. 

Hidden Insights: Looking at the Backs of Portrait Miniatures 

Friday, February 20–Sunday, August 16, 2026 

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.  

Final Weeks 

British Portrait Miniatures: Tokens of Love and Loss 

Through Sunday, February 15, 2026 
Ellen and Bruce Mavec Gallery | Gallery 203B 

Free; No Ticket Required 

Exchanged as personal mementos or as signs of political allegiance, portrait miniatures first appeared in the French and English courts of the 1520s. Evolved from the art of medieval illuminated manuscripts, miniatures provided a less expensive and more personal alternative to traditional full-scale portraiture. Portrait miniatures were portable luxury objects treasured by their owners both for the cherished portrait and the precious materials from which they were crafted. These might include gold, enamel, diamonds, and locks of human hair. 

Their small scale and the fact that people often wore them as jewelry and carried them on their person conveys a different type of intimacy than larger scale portraits. Sitters are often depicted more informally and with the gaze of a particular loved one in mind. Miniatures remained popular for nearly three centuries. The advent of photography in 1839 offered a more cost-effective method of capturing a keepsake likeness, and the portrait miniature faded from fashion.  

Filippino Lippi and Rome 

Through Sunday, February 22, 2026 
Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery | Gallery 010 

Free; No Ticket Required 

In the century following his death, Florentine painter Filippino Lippi (c. 1457–1504) was celebrated as “a painter of the most beautiful intelligence and the most lovely invention.” After training with his father—the luminary artist Fra Filippo Lippi—Filippino Lippi apprenticed and collaborated with Sandro Botticelli, in whose workshop he developed his own style. Filippino found great success as an independent painter in late quattrocento Florence and won the favor of patrician families as well as the patronage of Lorenzo “The Magnificent” de’ Medici, the city’s de facto ruler. Upon Lorenzo’s recommendation, Neapolitan cardinal Oliviero Carafa engaged Filippino to decorate his sizable chapel in Rome’s Santa Maria sopra Minerva. The resulting frescoes, painted between 1488 and 1493, are among the most celebrated of the Renaissance. Filippino found new inspiration in the fragments of ancient paintings, sculpture, and architecture across the Eternal City; the painter’s designs for the Carafa Chapel demonstrate a shift in both his style and iconography. After returning to Florence, Filippino continued to incorporate his Roman innovations in his paintings for the remainder of his life. 

Filippino Lippi and Rome reconsiders the lasting impact of the painter’s time in the Eternal City, juxtaposing Filippino’s Roman artworks with their Florentine precursors and successors. The exhibition places 25 paintings, drawings, and antiquities in direct conversation with important loans from national and international lenders, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; His Majesty King Charles III; the National Gallery, London; the Galleria degli Uffizi; and the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, among others. For the first time, these related artworks are brought together, in some cases reuniting paintings with their studies. Each object has been carefully selected to elucidate the evolution of Filippino’s artistic practice before, during, and after his Roman period. The Cleveland Museum of Art’s seminal tondo by Filippino, The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Margaret, is at the center of the exhibition. Commissioned by Carafa while Filippino was frescoing the cardinal’s chapel, this important painting is the only known independent work produced by the artist in Rome. Filippino Lippi and Rome traces the arc of Filippino’s career across time and media, constituting a unique opportunity for scholars and the public alike to discover the artistic processes and iconographic ingenuities of one of the most gifted and accomplished Renaissance painters. 

Principal support is provided by the Malcolm E. Kenney Curatorial Research Fund. Major support is provided by the Robert Lehman Foundation. Additional support is provided by Robert G. Simon. 

On-Site Activities 

Black Art History Tour 

Weekly on Sundays, 3:00–4:00 p.m., Through Sunday, February 22, 2026 

Ames Family Atrium 

Free; Ticket Required 

Celebrate Black History Month with guided tours highlighting African American artists in the museum’s collection. The museum celebrates Black History Month in February and all year round. Learn about African American artists in the museum’s collection in 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.  

Lunchtime Lecture Series 

Recent Acquisition: Giambologna’s Fata Morgana 

Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 12:00–1:00 p.m. 

Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center 

Free; Ticket Required 

Speaker: Cory Korkow, Curator of European Paintings and Sculpture, 1500–1800 

The Cleveland Museum of Art is now among just three museums outside Italy to acquire a marble sculpture by Giambologna, who created only around a dozen works in this media. One of history’s greatest artists, Giambologna is celebrated for his ability to convey movement and drama through his favorite subject—the nude body. Discover what makes the Fata Morgana so special and learn about her long and exciting path from a mysterious Tuscan grotto to become a featured Cleveland masterpiece. 

Knights at the Museum 

Friday, February 6, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. 

Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Armor Court | Gallery 210A 

Free; No Ticket Required 

Discover and engage with the artistry and technology of 16th-century Renaissance armor. 

Children’s Saturday Studios: Draw, Paint, Print 

Weekly on Saturdays, 10:00–11:30 a.m., Through Saturday, February 28, 2026 

Classrooms B and C 

Ticket Required 

Experiment with colors, shapes, and textures to make your own mark!  

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. 

Art and the Olympic Spirit Tours 

Weekly on Saturdays, 3:00–4:00 p.m., Through Saturday, February 28, 2026 

Ames Family Atrium 

Free; Ticket Required 

In celebration of this Olympic season, join us for a docent-guided tour that explores the origins and enduring spirit of the games through art. Discover ancient Greek artifacts that reveal how the first Olympians competed, celebrated, and honored the gods through sport, looking at examples ranging from classical sculptures of athletes to modern artworks capturing the energy and unity of competition.   

Play Day: Quilting Connection 

Sunday, February 8, 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. 

Thread by thread, explore how art making and the history of textile traditions can connect families, strengthen communities, and spark healing through art.   

Filippino Lippi and Rome Curator Tour
 

Thursday, February 12, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Ames Family Atrium 

Ticket Required 

Join us for an expert-led tour of the Focus Gallery exhibition Filippino Lippi and Rome. Alexander J. Noelle, the exhibition curator, leads tours of the exhibition in February. 

Art Up Close 

African American Artists 

Friday, February 13, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. 
Ames Family Atrium 

Free; No Ticket Required 

In celebration of Black History Month, discover artworks by African American artists. 

Lunar New Year Tour 

Friday, February 13, 2026, 6:30–7:30 p.m. 
Daily, 2:00–3:00 p.m., Through Tuesday, February 17, 2026 
Daily, 3:30–4:30 p.m., Through Sunday, February 15, 2026 

Ames Family Atrium 

Free; Ticket Required 

Enjoy a festive docent-guided tour celebrating Lunar New Year. Explore artworks that capture the energy, beauty, and symbolism of the holiday—from depictions of fireworks, music, and light to depictions of horses, in honor of the year of the firehorse. To schedule private tours for adult groups of 10 or more, please contact grouptours@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2752.  

Material Matters Gallery Talk 

Conserving Bronze 

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m. 

$10, $7 CMA Members 

Ticket Required 

Speaker: Colleen Snyder, Conservator of Objects 

Have you ever wondered why some bronzes turn green while others remain a rich, glossy brown? Join the museum’s conservator of objects, Colleen Snyder, for an exploration of the museum’s collection of cast bronzes. Learn about how natural and man-made patinas are formed—from Rodin’s The Thinker to the more than 2,000-year-old Cleveland Apollo—and discuss how conservators treat and preserve these surfaces for future generations. 

Sensory-Friendly Saturday 

Saturday, February 21, 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. 

The Fran and Warren Rupp Contemporary Artists Lecture 

Artist Talk: Ann Hamilton 

Sunday, February 22, 2026, 2:00–3:00 p.m. 

Gartner Auditorium, Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center 

Free: Ticket Required  

Ann Hamilton, speaking in conjunction with her exhibition, Ann Hamilton: still and moving • the tactile image, surveys her work in photographic mediums and its parallel relationship to her installation, performance, and public projects. Her talk focuses on the circumstances and techniques of her processes, beginning with the body object series photographing herself, to the more recent experiments with scanners that have created the work currently on view.  

Art Up Close 

African American Artists 

Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. 
Ames Family Atrium 

Free; No Ticket Required 

In celebration of Black History Month, discover artworks by African American artists. 

Open Studio: Quilting Connection 

Weekly on Sundays, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. 

Parker Hannifin Corporation Donor Gallery | North Courtyard Lobby 

Free; No Ticket Required 

Open Studio days provide free, drop-in art-making sessions designed for the whole family, encouraging creativity and bonding through hands-on activities. Explore meaningful memories and create a small, personal keepsake to treasure or exchange with someone special. Thread by thread, explore how artmaking and the history of textile traditions can connect families, strengthen communities, and spark healing through art.   

Art and Conversation Tours 

Tuesdays, 10:15–10:45 a.m. 

Ames Family Atrium 

Free; Ticket Required 

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 

Free; Ticket Required 

Public tours are offered daily at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, 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 

Free; Ticket Required 

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  

Dara Birnbaum’s Technology / Transformation: Wonder Woman 

Through Sunday, March 29, 2026 

Gallery 224B 

Free; No Ticket Required 

In this video, Dara Birnbaum appropriates footage from the 1970s TV show Wonder Woman to examine and deconstruct the representation of women in popular culture and mass media. Birnbaum isolates and loops moments of the main character Diana Prince’s transformation from an office administrator into the heroic Wonder Woman, using repetition and editing to call attention to the constructed nature of filmmaking. 

Juxtaposition and Juncture in Korean Modern and Contemporary Art 

Through April 1, 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.   

Ann Hamilton: still and moving • the tactile image 

Through 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. 

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. 

Highlights of Japanese Art 

Through 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 Twenty-Five 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 depicts the arrival of European traders to the port city of Nagasaki.    

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. 

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 

Saturday, February 14, 2026–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  

The Creative Table 

Monthly on each second Friday, 5:00–7:00 p.m. 

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.  

Community Arts Center Open Studios | Estudios Abiertos del Centro de Artes Comunitario      

Weekly on 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. This month, we are exploring the work of Filippino Lippi. Create your own artwork inspired by Lippi’s dramatic compositions, expressive figures, and rich storytelling. Whether you’re familiar with Renaissance art or discovering it for the first time, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn about influential artists while making something of your own. 

¡Únete a nosotros para una sesión gratuita y sin cita previa de creación en el Centro de Artes Comunitario! Cada mes presentamos un tema que conecta a comunidad, arte y exploración. Este mes exploramos el arte de Filippino Lippi. Crea tu propia obra de arte inspirada en las composiciones dramáticas, figuras expresivas y rica narrativa de Lippi. Ya sea que estés familiarizado con el arte renacentista o lo descubras por primera vez, esta es una maravillosa oportunidad para aprender sobre artistas influyentes mientras creas algo propio. 

Comic Club 

Monthly on each first Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. 

Free; No Ticket Required | Gratis; No Se Requiere Boleto  

Be inspired and venture into the world of storytelling with artist Kobe Saunders (opens in a new tab). Work in the company of others to develop your own style and collaborate!  

Explore the long history of sequential art through various genres and cultures, including newspaper comic strips, American superhero comics and graphic novels, Japanese manga, and media adaptations (film and television) of these stories. Practice techniques to improve drawing and storytelling skills with a focus in character design, visual language, and panel structure.  

Inspírate y aventúrate en el mundo de la narración de historias con el artista Kobe Saunders  (opens in a new tab). ¡Trabaja en compañía de otros para desarrollar tu propio estilo y colaborar!  

Explora la larga historia del arte secuencial a través de varios géneros y culturas, incluidas las tiras cómicas de periódicos, los cómics y novelas gráficas de superhéroes estadounidenses, el manga japonés y las adaptaciones de medios (cine y televisión) de estas historias. Practique técnicas para mejorar las habilidades de dibujo y narración con un enfoque en el diseño de personajes, el lenguaje visual y la estructura de paneles.  

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, 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, 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. 

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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