The Cleveland Museum of Art

05/30/2026

Celebrate CMA’s 110th Birthday! 🎂
 
See both Manet & Morisot and Martin Puryear: Nexus for free on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
 
Learn more and discover member perks celebrating our 110th birthday at clevelandart.org.

05/29/2026

UPDATE: “A John Waters Christmas” is now sold out.

Join us for a “A John Waters Christmas” on December 10, 2026, in Gartner Auditorium, co-presented with .

John Waters, the cult filmmaker behind Pink Flamingos and Hairspray—the Pope of Trash himself—is back on the road to present his annual Christmas show. John Waters’s one-man shows are legendary, and A John Waters Christmas is no different.

Tickets are available now at CMA.org.

Photo © Greg Gorman

05/26/2026

“I’m seeing a lot of familiar materials being expressed in unfamiliar ways, and that’s inspiring. I feel very curious whenever I look at his work,” reflected the architectural designer and artist Dylan Rundle. 
 
Martin Puryear: Nexus is a landmark retrospective exhibiting six decades of art. Developed in close collaboration with the artist, this exhibition illuminates the expressive potential for abstraction in the present moment.

Martin Puryear: Nexus is on view until August 9, 2026.  Reserve your tickets at CMA.org.

Gallery views of Martin Puryear: Nexus © Martin Puryear, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery

05/23/2026

On view now: France in the Time of Manet and Morisot 🎞️
 
Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot lived during a tumultuous yet fertile period in France. As both artists were living in Paris, it became the largest city in continental Europe and the arts capital of the world. Manet and Morisot’s lifetime also coincided with the birth and rise of a new art form—photography—which recorded many social, political, and cultural changes.
 
In this exhibition, drawn from the museum’s rich holdings of 19th-century French photography, we can feel that we, like the photographers, are eyewitnesses to the transformation of France in the 1800s.
 
This show was organized to complement Manet & Morisot, on view in the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Gallery from March 29 through July 5, 2026. France in the Time of Manet & Morisot is on view until August 23, 2026.

05/22/2026

Join us on Saturday, May 30, for the Keithley Symposium: Thinking Through “Martin Puryear: Nexus,” which treats Puryear’s work as a portal to think through a range of practices, materials, and traditions that are central to global art of our time.
 
The panels’ topics are rooted in key concepts that stem from the forms and themes, materials and processes, on view in Martin Puryear: Nexus. This event speaks to a range of audiences, and includes panels composed of scholars, curators, and artists from Cleveland and beyond.
 
The symposium is free, but a ticket is required. To learn more and view the full schedule, visit cma.org.

05/21/2026

Don’t miss your chance to see still/emerging: Native American Works on Paper, the first exhibition to highlight the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection of prints and drawings by Native American artists. ✨
 
In 2022, the creation of the museum’s Indigenous Peoples and Land Acknowledgment inspired a commitment to greatly strengthen its holdings in this important field.

The title of this show comes from a poem on Indigenous survivance by Navajo poet Kinsale Drake and references the fact that the CMA land acknowledgment serves “not as an end but rather as the beginning” of an ongoing collaboration with our Native community members.
 
The objects on view survey the ways in which Native artists have innovatively used various print and drawing techniques to explore their cultural heritage.
 
To learn more, visit clevelandart.org.

05/20/2026

05/18/2026

Today is  . ✨
 
Since it opened its doors in 1916, the Cleveland Museum of Art has sought to bring the pleasure and meaning of art to the broadest possible audience. We believe museums should be places for inspiration and for creating wonder and meaning in people’s lives.
 
“For the benefit of all the people forever.” 🖤

05/16/2026

Deepen your museum experience by attending one of our docent-led gallery tours. ✨
 
In addition to our Daily Guided Tours, check out our everchanging lineup of seasonal tours, including Date Night Tours, Special Exhibition Tours, Garden Sculpture Tours, and many more. 🖼️
 
Most tours at the CMA are free, but a reservation is required. Visit cma.org/whats-on/tours for more information. 🎟️

05/15/2026

Trace the evolution of a friendship that forever changed modern art. ✨

See the first major exhibition exploring the creative exchange between Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot. A 15-year story of ambition, artistry, and the evolution of a friendship told through paintings in conversation.

On view now through July 5. Reserve tickets at CMA.org.