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This Week at CMA: 9.3.19–9.8.19

September 3, 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.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

MIX: Decoded
Fri, 9/6
6:00–10:00 p.m.
Members: FREE
Tickets
MIX: Decoded is all about blending art and technology. Experience a high-energy, deep-house set from DJ MIMO and visit ArtLens Exhibition to experiment with games that invite you to consider what art can be.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

National Grandparents Day
Sun, 9/8, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Spend the day with your family and celebrate National Grandparents Day at the CMA with activities and exhibitions for all ages.

Creation of the gunpowder work Cuyahoga River Lightning, 2018. Photo: Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

Curator Talk: Cai Guo-Qiang
Wed, 9/4
6:00 p.m.
FREE
Curator Clarissa von Spee leads a tour through the exhibition Cai Guo-Qiang: Cuyahoga River Lightning, which showcases three monumental gunpowder works — including one inspired by the Cuyahoga River — by contemporary Chinese-born artist Cai Guo-Qiang.

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.

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.