This Week at CMA: 7.22.19–7.28.19

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July 22, 2019
Person standing and singing surrounded by paintings in a gallery.

Image courtesy Shawn Green for Cleveland Museum of Art.

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

Video courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art via YouTube.

Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders
OPEN NOW
FREE
Where do monsters come from? Discover the answer in this exhibition, the first of its kind in North America. Unicorns, sirens, and dragons leapt from the minds of medieval artists to inspire fear, entertainment, and wonder.

City Stages: Garifuna Collective
Wed, 7/24
7:30 p.m.
Transformer Station
FREE
The museum’s popular summer concerts return. The City Stages series features acclaimed global music artists on a neighborhood stage outside Transformer Station. Garifuna Collective blends contemporary Garifuna roots music with dance.

Image courtesy Shawn Green for Cleveland Museum of Art.

Lee Mingwei: Sonic Blossom
Performances:
Fridays, 7/26: 4:00–8:00 p.m.
Saturdays, 7/27: 12:00–4:00 p.m.
Sundays, 7/28: 12:00–4:00 p.m.
FREE
An interactive performance that imparts the gift of song to visitors. As artist Lee Mingwei contemplated mortality and the beauty of life, the notion of a folding and unfolding blossom became the foundation for this immersive musical experience in which a solo vocalist performs one of five of Schubert’s Lieder.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

Summer Creativity Camps
Various dates, through Fri, 7/26
Register
Play and experiment in these fun, art-filled camps bursting with engaging gallery games and hands-on creativity. Ages 4–18.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

Must CMA Summer
Summer at the CMA is the time to discover fun events and activities the whole family will enjoy. Must see, must do, must CMA. Read the brochure. See what makes the CMA one of the top art museums in the nation with these iconic works of art.