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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
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- Special Event
Monday, January 19, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Location: ATRM Atrium
Ames Family Atrium
Ames Family Atrium
Free; No Ticket Required
About The Event
Preserving the Past, Shaping Our Future
Join us on Monday, January 19, when the Cleveland Museum of Art opens its doors for a free daylong celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Explore how the moving passages of Dr. King’s writings and speeches shed light on the museum’s collection and create a work of art inspired by his legacy.
This year’s theme centers on reflection and the importance of preserving history and legacies – through art, performance, oral history, objects, and our communities themselves.
Guests are invited to experience the exhibition Renaissance to Runway for FREE. No tickets are required. Visitors are admitted into the exhibition throughout the day on a first-come, first-served basis.
Special Performances
- Cleveland Classical Guitar
- Michelle R. Smith; Poet Laureate, Cleveland Heights
- 10K Dance Movement
- Storytime with Hassan
- Cleveland Black Storytellers featuring Barbara Eady
Community Tours: Voices on View
Experience guided tours that explore meaningful connections. Investigate how artworks can express powerful messages while engaging in conversations with community partners and educators.
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Rhonda Brown, City of Cleveland Senior Advisor, Arts + Culture
Rhonda Brown is the city...
University Circle Inc: Circlelink Shuttle
A free shuttle bus will run every 30 minutes from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. between select institutions. Hop on and hop off at any of the listed locations! The CircleLink Shuttle (opens in a new tab) will continue their regular daily service throughout the district.
All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Principal support is provided by Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen and Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Medical Mutual of Ohio, the Edwin D. Northrup II Fund, Shurtape Technologies, and the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by an anonymous donor, Gini and Randy Barbato, the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Char and Chuck Fowler, the Giant Eagle Foundation, Linda Harper, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Susan LaPine, Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, Sarah Nash, Courtney and Michael Novak, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, the Pickering Foundation, William Roj and Mary Lynn Durham, Suzanne Cushwa Rusnak and Jeff Rusnak, Ellen and Lowell Satre, in memory of Dee Schafer, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, Jack and Jeanette Walton, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.