Lectures and Tours
Highlights Tours
Tuesday, Thursday at 1:30 plus 2:30 Saturdays and Sundays. Meet in the east wing near the portholes.
No registration necessary.
Evolution
Sunday, November 1, 1:30
Ann Adamson an Barbara Baskin
CMA Treasures
Tuesday, November 3, 1 :30
Joan Kohn
Sacred Spaces, Old Faces New Places
Friday, November 6, 1:30
Sue Schloss
The Grand Tour
Saturday, November 7, 1:30
Mark Krzysiak
Who is Afraid of Modern Art?
Saturday, November 7, 2:30
Maya Hercbergs
Old Faces, New Places
Sunday, November 8, 1:30
Sue Schloss
The World of Great Art
Tuesday, November 10, 1:30
Suzanne Piazza and Anne Poirson
Isn't That Fabulous!
Friday, November 13, 1:30
Kathleen Hickman
Impressions and Expressions
Saturday, November 14, 1:30
Julie Kurtock
Treasures of the CMA
Saturday, November 14, 2:30
Pete Dobbins
How Green were my Galleries
Sunday, November 15, 1:30
Karen Hahn
Revealing Women
Tuesday, November 17, 1:30
Elaine Hopkins
Water, Water, Everywhere
Friday, November 20, 1:30
Judtih Spencer
Revealing Women
Saturday, November 21, 1:30
Elaine Hopkins
Art in a Minor Key: A Melancholy Tour
Saturday, November 21, 2:30
Anne Wilson
Welcoming Back Old Friends
Sunday, November 22, 1:30
Sue Schloss
Landscape Evolution
Tuesday, November 24, 1:30
Susan Manross
Thankful for the CMA
Friday, November 27, 1:30
Pete Dobbins
The Grand Tour
Saturday, November 28, 1:30
Mark Krzysiak
Murder, Mayhem, and Mystery:
Tales from the Old Testament
Saturday, November 28, 2:30
Carol Blixen
Art in a Minor Key: A Melancholy Tour
Sunday, November 29, 1:30
Anne Wilson
Art and Fiction Book Club
This structured look at art history through fiction and narrative non-fiction is a collaboration between the museum’s library and education departments, intended for adult patrons. $45, CMA members $35.
Noa Noa, by Paul Gauguin
3 Wednesdays, October 7–21, 1:30–2:45
The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Hans van Meegeren, by Jonathan Lopez
3 Wednesdays, November 4–18, 1:30–2:45
Art in Focus Talks
Wednesdays, 1:30. Meet near the portholes in the east wing.
George Washington vs. George III: Two Georges Face Off in One Gallery September 30, Bob Walcott
Contemporary Sculpture
October 7, Kate Hoffmeyer
"Seats Please": 18th-Century Furniture
October 14, Barbara Kathman
Cleveland Artists in the CMA
October 21, Karen Levinsky
Albert Besnard’s "Mme. Lerolle, Portrait of a Lady"
October 28, Pat Ashton
Ceramics by Toshiko Takaezu
November 4, Marjorie Williams
Japonisme: East Meets West
November 11, Seema Rao
Corot and the French Barbizon School
November 18, Pat Ashton
Parliament Ablaze
November 25, Nancy Persell
Food in Art
Feast, Famine, and Fashion
3 Fridays, November 6–20, 10:30–12:00
Seema Rao, Associate Director of Creative Content, Lifelong Learning Center, offers a cross-cultural look at how food is depicted by artists, from ancient Egyptian to contemporary. $55, CMA members $40; single lectures $20, CMA members $15.
Ingalls Library
Collection in Focus
Limit of 20 participants for each session; preregistration required. $20, CMA members free
Gustav Stickley and "The Craftsman"
Thursday, October 1, 2:00–3:30
Though Gustav Stickley did not start the Arts and Crafts movement, he is considered the major American figure to work in the style. Enjoy a discussion of this leader of the American Arts and Crafts movement and browse the library’s unique collections related to his work, including the complete run of his magazine, The Craftsman. Limit 20; preregistration required. $20, CMA members free.
Research Roadshow
Wednesdays, Wednesday, October 28, 7:00–8:30,
Discover the hidden history of an object in your collection. To register, contact Matthew Gengler at 216–707–6678 or mgengler@clevelandart.org. $20, CMA members free.
Cleveland Collectors
Informal discussions of the Cleveland collectors and their magnificent gifts. Limit 20; preregistration required. $20, CMA members free.
Leonard Colton Hanna Jr.
Tuesday, October 13, 2:00–3:30
Ongoing Book Sale
Every month, a new selection of sale books is located on the shelves opposite the library’s recent acquisitions area. Deeper discounts each week.
Except for Research Roadshow, all reservations are through the box office. For specific questions regarding Ingalls Library programs, please call the reference desk at 216–707–2530.
Textile Art Alliance Lecture
Nagada, the Place Where Human History Meets the Search for Art
Wednesday, November 11, 1:30
Nina Setrakian’s presentation is a magical journey starting in Nagada, one of the oldest inhabited settlements in the world where peasants produce a simple zigzag on local cottons. The journey continues to other weaving centers of Egypt and then to present-day Nagada Clothing and Accessories, where Michel Pastore and Sylva Nasrallah design a unique line of clothing.
Lecture free to TAA members and full-time students, $5 at the door for general public. For information contact kerrin.art@gmail.com or 216-752-9654.
Jonathan Lopez
Wednesday, November 11, 7:00–9:00
Art historian and journalist Jonathan Lopez speaks about his book The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Hans van Meegeren, with a question and answer session and book signing after the lecture. Sponsored by the Painting and Drawing Society of the Cleveland Museum of Art, a nonprofit adjunct organization dedicated to supporting the museum’s painting and drawing collections. $15,
students $10.
Treasure Hunts
Stop at the information desk to pick up clever, witty scavenger hunts to have fun exploring the new east wing galleries, looking at art in ways you may have never imagined—you may even win a prize. Available for all ages during regular museum hours.
Curator’s Choice: The East Wing
Wednesdays, October 7–November 18, 10:30–12:00
CMA curators introduce their collections, discussing issues of interpretation and installation. Lectures followed by gallery discussions in the new east wing. $110, CMA members $80; single lecture $20, CMA members $15.
Do You Have Time? Experiencing Contemporary Art in the East Wing
October 7. Paola Morsiani, Curator of Contemporary Art
Rarely Seen Treasures Emerge in the Decorative Arts Galleries
October 14. Stephen Harrison, Curator of Decorative Art and Design
"I, Too, Am America": African American Modernism
October 21. Mark Cole, Associate Curator of American Painting and Sculpture
France at the Dawn of Photography
October 28. Tom Hinson, Curator of Photography
Collecting in the Future Tense: New Acquisitions and Acquisitions to Come
November 4. Paola Morsiani
The Great Debate: Realism vs. Abstraction in Modern American Art
November 11. Mark Cole
Pure Psychic Automatism: Dada and Surrealist Art
November 18. William Robinson, Curator of Modern European Art
Gauguin Programs
Regular Exhibition Tours
Thursdays, October 15–January 7, 1:30 (holiday weeks excepted); Sundays, October 11–January 10, 2:30
The Wolf in the Sheepfold: Gauguin at the Universal Exposition of 1889
Sunday, October 4, 2:30. Belinda Thomson. Hear about Gauguin’s outspoken response to the 1889 world’s fair in Paris and his organization of an avant-garde, "off-Broadway" exhibition in a fairgrounds café.
Immersion in the Waves—
Gauguin and the Bather
Wednesday, October 7, 6:30.
Heather Lemonedes. Discover Gauguin’s versatility and lively imagination by tracing his bather theme, to which he returned repeatedly in his paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics, and wood carvings from 1887 through the end of his life.
When the Eiffel Tower Was New
Wednesday, November 4, 6:30. Miriam Levin. Learn about the cultural context for Gauguin’s work in Paris during the centenary celebration of the French Revolution that gave rise to the Eiffel Tower.
After-Hours Party!
Friday, November 13, 9:00–1:00 a.m.
Enjoy live performances including an all-female ensemble of 17 electric guitars and dance mixes from the San Francisco duo Eats Tapes. Cash bars and refreshments. Tickets $10.
Technical Aspects of the Volpini Suite
Wednesday, November 18, 6:30. Moyna Stanton. Never heard of zincography? You are not alone. Discover the technical challenges and unique artistic effects Gauguin achieved in his important suite of zinc-plate lithographs.
Gauguin’s Brittany: True or False?
Sunday, January 10, 2:30. Caroline Boyle-Turner. Founder of the Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art, Boyle-Turner has lived in Brittany for many years. Find out about Gauguin’s relationship to this rural French region and examine his depictions of Breton peasant life.
Family and Community Day
Sunday, October 25, 1:00–4:00
Free art activities, workshops, and demonstrations.
Details
Talks to Go
Building for the Future
Join us as the Cleveland Museum of Art builds for the future. Enjoy free talks by our museum staff for your community group at your location. The presentation introduces the museum’s $350 million renovation and expansion, and gives a preview of what is coming as the CMA expands its spaces for collections as well as educational and public programs. To request a speaker, call Sarah Dagy at 216–707–2458.