Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Cleveland Museum of Art through a vibrant array of events, programs, digital content, and more that honors the rich and diverse cultures of Hispanic and Latine communities. From dance parties to lectures and exhibitions, there’s something for everyone. Join us for these dynamic celebrations of art, culture, and heritage.
MIX: Bailamos
Join us on October 4 for MIX: Bailamos, an evening of music, dance, and mingling that celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. Ropa Vieja, a five-piece Northeast Ohio–based party band performs Latin American hits in salsa, bachata, merengue, and reggaeton. DJ Chevi Red spins music in English and Spanish focusing on Latin genres and R & B.
Events at the CAC
Picturing the Border
Picturing the Border presents photographs of the US-Mexico borderlands from the 1970s to the present taken by both border residents and outsiders. They range in subject matter from intimate domestic portraits, narratives of migration, and proof of political demonstrations to images of border crossings and clashes between migrants and the US Border Patrol.
Cholos, White Fence, East Los Angeles, 1986. Graciela Iturbide (Mexican, b. 1942). Gelatin silver print; framed: 57.5 x 42.2 cm (22 5/8 x 16 5/8 in.); sheet: 35.2 x 27.7 cm (13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.); image: 32 x 21.9 cm (12 5/8 x 8 5/8 in.). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Leslie and Judith Schreyer and Gabri Schreyer-Hoffman in honor of Virginia Heckert, 2017.41 © Graciela Iturbide
The Vibrancy of Family Life: Louis Carlos Bernal’s Work with Color
Come to the CMA for a quick bite of art history. Every first Tuesday of each month, join curators, conservators, scholars, and other museum staff for 30-minute talks on objects currently on display in the museum galleries.
The talk explores how Louis Carlos Bernal implemented a highly saturated colo...
Nanita Mendibles, Barrio Anita, 1978. Louis Carlos Bernal. Chromogenic print; 23 x 23 cm. Collection of the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Gift of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 82.77.67. © Lisa Bernal Brethour and Katrina Ann Bernal
Ingalls Library
Visit the Ingalls Library to explore a selection of art magazines and journals featured in the lounge! In celebration of Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month, titles highlighting works by Hispanic and Latine artists are specially marked. The library is open to the public from Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., and can be accessed by stairs or elevator from the Asian art galleries on the second floor.
Education Art Collection Events
ArtLens App Tour
Download the ArtLens App and explore a curated tour featuring the works of Hispanic and Latine artists in our collection.
