March 2022 Exhibitions and Event Listings for the Cleveland Museum of Art

Opening this month
Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure
March 12 to June 12, 2022
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Exhibition Hall

Co-organized by the Fondation Giacometti in Paris and the Cleveland Museum of Art, Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure illuminates Alberto Giacometti’s (1901–1966) major achievements of the postwar years (1945–66). During this time, the artist developed his signature style featuring thin, elongated figures animated by vigorously modeled surfaces. Encompassing a range of media—sculpture, painting and drawing—the show includes 60 works, draws on the deep resources of the artist’s personal collection and examines his singular concern for the human form. The touring exhibition makes its national debut in Cleveland. It will also be presented at the Seattle Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City.

Member Preview Day
Members see it first and for FREE! 
Members can view Alberto Giacometti first on Member Preview Day, Friday, March 11, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Join today and reserve free tickets.

Ticket Pricing
Adults $15; seniors, students and children ages 6 through 17 $12; children 5 and under and CMA members FREE. 

The CMA recommends reserving tickets through its online platform by visiting the Alberto Giacometti exhibition webpage. Tickets can also be reserved by phone at 216-421-7350 or on-site at one of the ticket desks.  

Tickets are expected to book quickly and are not guaranteed. Your first choice of date and time may not be available, so please have other date and time options in mind when reserving tickets. Advance ticket sales are highly recommended.

Exhibition Tour
Tours of Alberto Giacometti are offered Tuesday through Sunday at 11:15 a.m. When reserving your exhibition ticket, select “Tour 11:15 AM,” and choose your quantity. The tour will be included with your exhibition ticket.  

Generous support is provided in memory of Helen M. DeGulis, by Malcolm Kenney and by Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Porter Jr. 

All exhibitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Exhibitions. Generous annual support is provided by an anonymous supporter, Dick Blum* and Harriet Warm, Dr. Ben H. and Julia Brouhard, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Chapman Jr., the Jeffery Wallace Ellis Trust in memory of Lloyd H. Ellis Jr., Leigh and Andy Fabens, Michael Frank in memory of Patricia Snyder, the Sam J. Frankino Foundation, Janice Hammond and Edward Hemmelgarn, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, William S. and Margaret F. Lipscomb, Bill and Joyce Litzler, Tim O’Brien and Breck Platner, Anne H. Weil and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

*Deceased

Cycles of Life: The Four Seasons Tapestries
Through February 19, 2023 
Arlene M. and Arthur S. Holden Textile Gallery | Gallery 234
FREE

Cycles of Life: The Four Seasons Tapestries offers visitors an in-depth look at a rare, complete set of tapestries in the museum’s collection that has not been displayed since 1953 because of the tapestries’ fragile condition. Each tapestry depicts seasonal activities: fishing and gardening (Spring), grain harvesting (Summer), wine making (Autumn) and ice skating (Winter). When viewed together, the tapestries represent a full cycle of life.

Art historical research for this exhibition was a collaboration with Case Western Reserve University graduate students in the museum’s joint art history graduate program.

Generous support is provided by the Thompson Family Foundation.

All exhibitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Exhibitions. Generous annual support is provided by an anonymous supporter, Dick Blum* and Harriet Warm, Dr. Ben H. and Julia Brouhard, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Chapman Jr., the Jeffery Wallace Ellis Trust in memory of Lloyd H. Ellis Jr., Leigh and Andy Fabens, Michael Frank in memory of Patricia Snyder, the Sam J. Frankino Foundation, Janice Hammond and Edward Hemmelgarn, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, William S. and Margaret F. Lipscomb, Tim O’Brien and Breck Platner, Anne H. Weil, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The conservation of the Four Seasons tapestries was made possible with support from Emma Lincoln.*

 *Deceased

Derrick Adams: LOOKS
Through May 29, 2022
Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz Photography Gallery | Gallery 230
FREE

Hair and wigs carry cultural and political weight in Black culture, rendering them powerful tools for self-representation. Derrick Adams: LOOKS features nine monumental paintings of wigs on mannequin heads from the artist’s recent Style Variations series. Through his paintings, Adams aims to make the practice he refers to as “costuming,” or the desire to be unique and stand out, normal to the broader public. 

Derrick Adams: LOOKS was jointly organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art and Cleveland Clinic, marking the centennial of Cleveland Clinic.

This exhibition is supported in part by Cleveland Clinic.

All exhibitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Exhibitions. Generous annual support is provided by an anonymous supporter, Dr. Ben H. and Julia Brouhard, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Chapman Jr., the Jeffery Wallace Ellis Trust in memory of Lloyd H. Ellis Jr., Michael Frank in memory of Patricia Snyder, the Sam J. Frankino Foundation, Janice Hammond and Edward Hemmelgarn, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, William S. and Margaret F. Lipscomb, Tim O’Brien and Breck Platner, Anne H. Weil and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

This exhibition was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Women in Print: Recent Acquisitions
Through June 19, 2022
James and Hanna Bartlett Prints and Drawings Gallery | Gallery 101
FREE

Women in Print: Recent Acquisitions debuts approximately 30 recent acquisitions to the museum’s collection by contemporary women printmakers. The featured artists range from those avidly experimenting with printmaking processes to others who are exploring the practice for the first time. Working with an array of techniques over the past several decades, these artists have used printmaking as a vehicle for investigating topics as expansive as personal identity, social issues and even the creative process itself.

Generous support is provided by Stephen Dull.

All exhibitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Exhibitions. Generous annual support is provided by an anonymous supporter, Dick Blum* and Harriet Warm, Dr. Ben H. and Julia Brouhard, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Chapman Jr., the Jeffery Wallace Ellis Trust in memory of Lloyd H. Ellis Jr., Leigh and Andy Fabens, Michael Frank in memory of Patricia Snyder, the Sam J. Frankino Foundation, Janice Hammond and Edward Hemmelgarn, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, William S. and Margaret F. Lipscomb, Tim O’Brien and Breck Platner, Anne H. Weil, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

 *Deceased

Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus
Through June 26, 2022
Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery | Gallery 010
FREE

Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus puts art from the CMA’s permanent collection in conversation with a vanguard of emerging and mid-career Black artists, as each explores the fundaments of art making, embracing and challenging art history. Nine thematic groupings, five in the Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery and four in the permanent collection galleries, place Black American art and artists at the center of discussions about the relevance of art history to contemporary artists.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

All exhibitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Exhibitions. Generous annual support is provided by an anonymous supporter, Dick Blum* and Harriet Warm, Dr. Ben H. and Julia Brouhard, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Chapman Jr., the Jeffery Wallace Ellis Trust in memory of Lloyd H. Ellis Jr., Leigh and Andy Fabens, Michael Frank in memory of Patricia Snyder, the Sam J. Frankino Foundation, Janice Hammond and Edward Hemmelgarn, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, William S. and Margaret F. Lipscomb, Tim O’Brien and Breck Platner, Anne H. Weil, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

*Deceased

Medieval Treasures from Münster Cathedral
Through August 14, 2022
Gallery 115
FREE

Gold and silver reliquaries, jeweled crosses, liturgical garments and illuminated manuscripts are among the rare treasures kept in the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Münster, in northwestern Germany. Many of Münster’s reliquaries, created between the 1000s and 1500s, were permanently displayed on the altar, while others were brought out only during liturgical celebrations. Medieval Treasures includes eight of these reliquaries.

All exhibitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Exhibitions. Major annual support is provided by the Estate of Dolores B. Comey and Bill and Joyce Litzler, with generous annual funding from Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Chapman Jr., the Jeffery Wallace Ellis Trust in memory of Lloyd H. Ellis Jr., Ms. Arlene Monroe Holden, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, William S. and Margaret F. Lipscomb, Tim O’Brien and Breck Platner, the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art and Claudia Woods and David Osage.

The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

This exhibition is supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Collection Exhibitions

Stories in Japanese Art
Through April 10, 2022
Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Japanese Art Galleries | Gallery 235A

Japan is known today for anime and manga (animations and graphic novels) and has a long tradition of storytelling in the visual arts. This gallery explores Japanese narrative art with diverse examples from the 1300s to the 1900s. 

Popular Art from Early Modern Korea
Through April 24, 2022
Korea Foundation Gallery | Gallery 236

In the 1960s, practitioners of Pop Art looked toward everyday commodities and commercial images for inspiration. Such an artistic spirit that challenged the rigid concept between high- and lowbrow arts in fact had long existed in Korean art, flourishing in the late 1800s and early 1900s. 

Migrations of Memory––The Poetry and Power of Music
平沙落雁 — 音樂的詩意與力量
Through May 1, 2022
Clara T. Rankin Galleries of Chinese Art | Gallery 240A

An installation by Peng Wei in collaboration with the Cleveland Museum of Art

Surrounded by classical Chinese paintings and instruments from the museum’s collection, the central installation Migrations of Memory—Wild Geese Descend on Level Sands (平沙落雁) by contemporary Chinese artist Peng Wei addresses the vital role of music and the arts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Made of music stands, letters by Western composers and paintings, Peng Wei’s installation is dedicated to the Cleveland Orchestra and musicians worldwide.

This exhibition is accompanied by a free, fully illustrated booklet.

This exhibition is supported by TKG Foundation for Arts and Culture. 

Art of the Islamic World
Through May 31, 2022
Gallery 116

Artwork from the Islamic world is as diverse and vibrant as the peoples who produced it. The objects presented in this gallery were created during the 8th through 19th centuries, a period of great cultural and geographic expansion. As a result, these works represent a vast area including Spain, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. While these pieces originate within the Islamic world, they reflect the unique artistic and cultural traditions of disparate regions.

Martial Art of India
Through August 21, 2022
Indian Painting Gallery | Gallery 242B

Scenes of battles and portraits of soldiers in Indian painting include both historical and mythical, real and idealized images—and often in combination. This selection of paintings from the museum’s permanent collection reveals a range of depictions from historical documents to illustrations of epic tales.

Native North America
Through December 4, 2022 
Sarah P. and William R. Robertson Gallery | Gallery 231

Works on display in the Native North American gallery include a group of objects from the Great Plains—a child’s beaded cradle; a woman’s hair-pipe necklace, one of the most memorable of Plains ornaments and several beaded or painted bags that served varied purposes. A basket rotation features creations that Timbisha Shoshone (Panamint) weavers of California’s Death Valley made for the early 20th-century collector’s market. Finally, for the first time in at least 20 years, two works by contemporary Inuit artists of the Canadian Arctic make an appearance. One is a 1972 stonecut print by Alec (Peter) Aliknak Banksland, a founding member of the Holman Eskimo Arts Cooperative, now the Ulukhaktok Arts Centre in Ulukhaktok, Canada.

Ancient Andean Textiles
Through December 4, 2022 
Jon A. Lindseth and Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD, Galleries of the Ancient Americas | Gallery 232

The textiles represent several different civilizations that flourished in the ancient Andes, today Peru and parts of adjacent countries. Though unrelated by cultural affiliation, they are unified by being special in some way, whether through rarity, complexity of execution or luxuriousness of materials. 

Arts of Africa: Gallery Rotation
Through December 18, 2022
Galleries 108A–C

Seventeen rarely seen or newly acquired works are installed in the African arts galleries. These 19th- to 21st-century works from northern, central and western Africa support continuing efforts to broaden the scope of African arts on view at the CMA.

On-site Programs

Printmaking Pop-Up 
Every third Saturday through May: March 19, April 16 and May 21, noon–4 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
FREE

Women in Print: Recent Acquisitions highlights women artists who have used printmaking as a vehicle for investigating topics as expansive as personal identity, social issues and even the creative process itself. In the spirit of the exhibition, the CMA has partnered with four women-led printmaking organizations in Northeast Ohio to bring a series of pop-up demonstrations and activities to the museum. Get a firsthand look at the printmaking process and make an impression yourself. 

Saturday, March 19
Experiment in engraving with Rebekah Anne Wilhelm Studio

Saturday, April 16
Make a monoprint with Deep Dive Art Projects and Amani Williams

Saturday, May 21
Learn relief printing with Zygote Press and Grace Wen on the Zygote Mobile Art Press 

Gallery Conversation: Contemplating Humanity
Tuesdays, March 15, April 19 and May 17, 12:15 p.m.
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Exhibition Hall
Free with exhibition ticket

In his figurative sculptures and drawings, Alberto Giacometti visualized the human condition at a time of great anxiety much like our own.  

Join CMA staff and contemplative guide Gwendolyn Ren for an exploratory experience in the exhibition Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure, which combines meditation techniques and close looking at the artist’s work.   

Play Day: Make Your Mark
Saturday, March 19, noon–4 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
FREE

Play Days at the CMA are opportunities for the whole family to be creative and curious as they connect through art

This winter’s program focuses on experimentation, connection and making your own mark, inspired by the artists in Women in Print: Recent Acquisitions. The afternoon includes art-making activities where you can experiment with different printmaking techniques, collaborative projects, games and more. Visit the exhibition Women in Print: Recent Acquisitions while you’re here.

Activities: 

• Printmaking Pop-Up: collaborate on an etching with artist Rebekah Wilhelm 
• Create a collage using sun-printing techniques 
• Make your own journal  
• Design a stamp that represents you 
• Explore the creative process through movement with artist Meghann Hennen
• Experiment with new ways to connect through art 
• Play games and more

Write-In with Literary Cleveland: Writing Inspired by Black Art  
Saturday, March 26, noon–4 p.m.
Ames Family Atrium
FREE; ticket required 

Fuel your writing with inspiration from Black art. 

Explore the works in Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus through a variety of writing prompts and activities with Literary Cleveland. CMA curator Key Jo Lee will be on hand to answer questions.

Open call: If you are interested in participating in “Represent: Writing Inspired by Black Art,” on May 20, Literary Cleveland and the CMA are accepting submissions through April 11. Submit your writing here. 

Contemplation through Meditation
Sundays, March 27, April 24 and May 22, 2:15 p.m.
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Exhibition Hall
Free with exhibition ticket

Join contemplative guide Gwendolyn Ren for a meditation session in the exhibition Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure. 

Music and Performances

Performing Arts Series, 2021–22  
Fatoumata Diawara
Wednesday, March 2, 7:30 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium
Tickets: $43–$59, CMA members $38–$53

Hailed as one of the most vital standard-bearers of modern African music, Fatoumata Diawara is boldly experimental yet respectful of her roots. Her spectacular 2011 debut album made the Malian singer and guitarist the most talked about new African artist. Hers is the voice of young African womanhood—proud of her heritage but with a vision that looks confidently to the future and a message that is universal.

Performing Arts Series, 2021–22
Wu Wei
Friday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium
Tickets: $25, CMA members $22

Wu Wei is a sheng soloist who has helped to develop this 4,000-year-old Chinese wind instrument into an innovative force in contemporary music. Born in China, Wu Wei studied the sheng at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and was a soloist with the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra before studying at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin, where he is now based. His performance at the CMA features traditional and contemporary Chinese music as well as masterworks of the European baroque period. 

Carnival of the Animals 
Wednesday, March 16, 7:30 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium
Free tickets available at the north lobby doors

Piano Cleveland, Cleveland School of the Arts and the Cleveland Museum of Art will come together for a collaborative, multi-disciplinary performance of Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns. For this event, music, art and dance students from CSA will perform alongside local professional musicians from Piano Cleveland’s artist roster. 

Props, scenery and costume pieces by the art students and stylized choreography from students of CSA’s dance department will bring the performance to life. The program will showcase creativity in music, dance and design with an interactive and inspiring performance of the 14 different animals depicted in the movements of Carnival of the Animals.

A self-guided collection tour that connects the performance with various artworks on view at CMA will be available that day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guides can be picked up at the ticket desk or at the info desk in the Ames Family Atrium. 

Performing Arts Series, 2021–22
The Crossing
Friday, March 25, 7:30 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium
Tickets: $33–$45, CMA members $30–$40

The Crossing is a professional chamber choir conducted by Donald Nally and dedicated to new music. It is committed to working with creative teams to make and record new, substantial works for choir that explore and expand ways of writing for choir, singing in choir and listening to music for choir. Many of its nearly 110 commissioned premieres address social, environmental and political issues. The Crossing has received two Grammy Awards for Best Choral Performance (2018, 2019) and six Grammy nominations. This concert includes the world premiere of Stacy Garrop’s “In a House Besieged” for choir and organ, featuring guest organist Scott Dettra. Garrop’s work is the first Robert G. Schneider memorial commission, sponsored by the Musart Society. Schneider taught for more than thirty years as the chair of the Music Department and director of choirs at Shaker Heights High School; he died in 2018. 

On-site Collection Tours

Guided Tours
Tuesday through Sunday, 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., with an additional tour at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays
FREE; ticket required

Join a public tour to learn new perspectives and enjoy great storytelling about the works in the museum’s collections. Tours depart from the information desk in the Ames Family Atrium. Tickets may be reserved at cma.org or on-site at the ticket desk. Tours are limited to 15 participants per group.

CMA Community Arts Center On-site Activities 

2937 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113

Free parking in the lot off Castle Avenue.
Masks are required to enter the space.

Estacionamiento gratis en la Avenida Castle.
Se requiere usar mascaras en el espacio.

Family FUNdays | Día De Alegria Familiar 
Every first Sunday | Cada Primer Domingo del mes, 1–4 p.m.

Enjoy free family fun and explore art celebrating community. This event features family friendly games, movement-based activities, art making and even a family parade! All activities are COVID conscious and open to all ages and abilities. 

Únase a nosotros para divertirse con familia, mientras exploramos el arte celebrando comunidad. Gratis para participar. Juegos para toda la familia, actividades basadas en movimientos, creación de arte e incluso un desfile familiar. Todas las actividades son conscientes por el covid y abiertas a todos los edades y habilidades.

This month | Este Mes 
Play |¡Juega! 

Play, explore and experiment with art. Create large scale paintings, challenge yourself by using a variety of materials and explore the space through movement-based activities. Fun for all ages and abilities.    

 Juega, explora y experimenta con el arte. Crea pinturas a gran escala, desafíate a ti mismo utilizando una variedad de materiales y explora el espacio a través de actividades basadas en el movimiento. Diversión para todas las edades y habilidades.   

Open Studio | Al Arte Libre
Every Saturday | Cada Sabado, 1–4 p.m.

Enjoy free, drop-in art making for the whole family. A monthly theme connects community, art and exploration. 

Disfrute actividades de arte gratuita para toda la familia. Un tema mensual conecta la comunidad, el arte y la exploración.

This month | Este Mes 
Suminagashi Ink Marbling | Tinta Suminagashi Marmoleado 

Learn about the science behind art as you play with Suminagashi, the Japanese art of marbling. Translated as “floating ink,” the marbling process uses sumi ink on water to create unique layered patterns. Experiment with different tools and ink to make your own marbled patterns.

Aprende sobre la ciencia detrás del arte mientras juegas con Suminagashi, el arte japonés del marmoleado. Traducido como "tinta flotante", el proceso de marmoleado utiliza tinta sumi en agua para crear patrones únicos en capas. Experimenta con diferentes herramientas y tinta para hacer tus propios patrones de mármol. 

CAC Hours | CAC Horario
Friday, 2–7 p.m. | Viernes, de 2 a 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Sábado y Domingo, de 10 a.m hasta las 5 p.m.
Closed Monday to Thursday | Cerrados Lunes a Jueves

Free drop-in art making and gallery exploration. 

Creación de arte gratuita y exploración de galerías.

This month | Este Mes 
One Piece at a Time | Una Pieza a la Vez  

Exploring the techniques of artist Julie Mehretu in her creation of Hymn (Behind the Sun), from the series Six Bardos, experiment with the process of layering paper and playing with bold colors to create a unique collaborative piece.  

Explorando las técnicas de la artista Julie Mehretu en su creación de Hymn (Behind the Sun), de la serie Six Bardos, únese a nosotros para experimentar con el proceso de superponer papel y jugar con colores audaces, para crear una pieza colaborativa única en nuestro espacio de arte comunitario. 

March Workshop
Women in Print—Collaboration with Future Ink Graphics  
Saturday, March 12, 1–4 p.m.

Inspired by the CMA’s Women in Print  exhibition and in collaboration with Future Ink Graphics (FIG), experience the process of printing a silk-screened poster designed by FIG artists. Make it your own by adding collage elements.  

Guided by a FIG teaching artist.  

Women in Print—colaboración con Future Ink Graphics 
Sábado, 12 de marzo, 1–4 p.m., Gratis 

Inspirado en la exposición Women in Print de la CMA y en colaboración con Future Ink Graphics (FIG), experimente el proceso de impresión de un póster serigrafiado diseñado por artistas de FIG. Hazlo tuyo agregando elementos de collage.  

Guiado por un artista docente de FIG. 

Additional Information

The CDC and the Cuyahoga County Board of Health recommend wearing face coverings in public settings to slow the spread of COVID-19. The CMA requires everyone—all visitors, staff and volunteers—to wear a face covering inside the building. 

The CMA’s current hours of operation are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays. Updated hours will be announced as decided. Visit cma.org to stay up to date on this information.