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This Week at CMA: 8.26.19–9.1.19

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August 26, 2019
Exterior of the Cleveland Museum of Art overlooking water and with cherry blossoms arcing over.

Image courtesy 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. Learn more #ontheblog here.

Seated male nude, separate study of his right arm (recto), 1511. Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564). Red chalk, heightened with white; 27.9 x 21.4 cm. Teylers Museum, Haarlem, purchased in 1790. © Teylers Museum, Haarlem

Michelangelo: Mind of the Master
COMING SOON: Opens Sun, 9/22
Tickets Available NOW
Members: FREE
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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.

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.

Still of woman creating Akwétè cloth, from Akwétè, 2019. Emeka Ogboh (Nigerian, b. 1977). Video, color, stereo sound; 5:03 min. Courtesy of the artist

Emeka Ogboh: Akwétè
Video Project Room | Gallery 224B
Learn about the production of the akwétè cloths featured in Ámà: The Gathering Place. One of West Africa’s oldest and most celebrated textile traditions, akwétè is named for an Igbo community in southeast Nigeria and woven exclusively by women. The boldly colored fabrics with striking patterns are worn on ceremonial and festive occasions — including at the ámà, or village square.

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.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

Open Studio
Sundays, 1:00–4:00 p.m. | FREE
Join us for drop-in art-making! Everyone is encouraged to imagine, experiment, and create.