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This Week at CMA: 5.29–6.3.18

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May 29, 2018
View South on Cliff Street at its Intersection with Beekman Street, 1966–67. Danny Lyon (American, 1942-). 2011.241Copyright

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

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

MIX: Power
Fri, 6/1, 6:00–10:00 p.m.
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The CMA’s galleries are dynamic and always changing. Celebrate the most recent acquisition to the African art collection with art activities, gallery tours, and live entertainment featuring Afrobeat and grooves by DJ Mark Who? (a.k.a. The Whatknot), as well as traditional African dance performances by members of the Djapo Cultural Arts Institute.

View South on Cliff Street at Its Intersection with Beekman Street, 1966–67. Danny Lyon (American, born 1942). Gelatin silver print; 27.9 x 35.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos, 2011.241. © Danny Lyon / Magnum Photos

Danny Lyon: The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
OPEN NOW
Lyon’s documentary series became the model for visual work addressing the aging infrastructure of American cities, and the perils of the 1960s policy of urban renewal through demolition. Read the New Yorker article.

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Meditation in the Galleries
Sat, 6/2
Join us each month to clear your mind and refresh your spirit in the serene atmosphere of the glass box gallery with guided meditation sessions led by experienced meditation practitioners.

Portrait #16, South Africa, 2016, printed 2017. Pieter Hugo (South African, b. 1976). Digital chromogenic print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2017.67. © Pieter Hugo, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York

Recent Acquisitions 2014–2017
FINAL DAYS: Through Wed, 6/6
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. Read the Plain Dealer review.

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Open Studio
Every Sunday, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
FREE, no registration required.
All ages welcome.
Join us for drop-in art making in our new Make Space. Everyone is encouraged to imagine, experiment, and create. Each week features a new art idea. You’ll find us on the classroom level of the museum.