This Week at CMA: 3.19.18–3.25.18

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March 19, 2018
Portrait of Francesca Gommi Maratti, c. 1701. Carlo Maratti (Italian, 1625–1713). 2018.1Public Domain

Check out these five must-attend events this week at the CMA!

The Departure of Charles III from Naples to Become King of Spain, 1759. Antonio Joli (Italian, 1700–1777). Oil on canvas; 128 x 205 cm. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, P00232. Image © Museo Nacional del Prado / Art Resource, NY

Eyewitness Views: Making History in Eighteenth-Century Europe
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Through Sun, 5/20
Classical Café Series: Every Tuesday in March
See all the news that was fit to paint at #EyewitnessCMA! Centuries before Instagram, Twitter, or even photography, view paintings recorded history as it happened. This exhibition is your chance to travel back in time to be an eyewitness to the most significant events of 18th-century Europe. Read the Plain Dealer review. Watch the exhibition trailer. Join us every Tuesday in March from 1:00–2:00 p.m. for live classical music in the Ames Family Atrium, featuring performances by members of the Cleveland Orchestra in honor of #EyewitnessCMA!

Huayin Shadow Puppet Band. Photo by Andrea Cavazutti

Wu Man with Huayin Shadow Puppet Band
Wed, 3/21
Wu Man, the internationally renowned pipa virtuoso, joins the brilliant Huayin Shadow Puppet Band for an evening of old-tune traditional music with shadow puppetry.

Image courtesy Cleveland Mueum of Art.

Close-Looking Session: Dana Schutz’s Eating Atom Bombs
Thu, 3/22
Explore select works in Dana Schutz: Eating Atom Bombs through a series of questions that examine the connection between the state of America today and Schutz’s sculptures and paintings. Learn more about close looking here.

Portrait of Francesca Gommi Maratti, c. 1701. Carlo Maratti (Italian, 1625–1715). Oil on canvas; 98.5 x 74.5 cm. Cleveland Museum of Art.

OPEN NOW: Recent Acquisitions 2014–2017
Since 2014, the museum has acquired more than 2,000 works of art through purchase, gift, or bequest; this exhibition highlights 29 of these works that will pique your curiosity, stimulate your imagination, and perhaps even surprise you.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

FINAL WEEK: Beyond Angkor: Cambodian Sculpture from Banteay Chhmar
Through Sun, 3/25
See a 4.5-ton, intricately carved bas-relief sculpture from the National Museum of Cambodia on display for the first time in the United States and shown exclusively in Cleveland. Read the review by the Plain Dealer.