This Week at CMA: 8.19.19–8.25.19
- Blog Post
- Events and Programs
- Exhibitions

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.
Check out these must-attend events this week at the CMA.

Michelangelo: Mind of the Master
COMING SOON: Opens Sun, 9/22
Public Sale: Begins Wed, 8/21
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Get drawn in. Immerse yourself in the genius of Michelangelo’s creative process. The holidays will be busy–reserve early to secure your preferred date. Member guest tickets are half-off admission.

Ámà: The Gathering Place
OPEN NOW
FREE
“One of Europe’s Fastest-Rising Stars” — Kate Brown, artnet
Artist Emeka Ogboh integrates sound, sculpture, and textiles in the first commissioned artwork for the Ames Family Atrium. Ogboh compares the museum’s atrium to the ámà — or village square — the physical and cultural center of Igbo life in southeast Nigeria, where he was born.
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. Learn more #ontheblog here.

Gallery Talk: Monsters, Nonsense, and Wonder
Fri, 8/23
6:00 p.m.
FREE
Contemporary artist Sean Foley explores the monstrous and grotesque in his painting practice. He discusses key works in Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders through a prism of wonder. Using “nonsense” as a point of departure, Foley encourages visitors to encounter monsters in a way that sparks their own imaginative inquiries and curiosity.

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.