Adult Lectures
Check out the list below for upcoming lectures at the CMA. Interested in viewing past lectures? Visit the YouTube playlist here.
See also our annual lecture series.
- Wed., November 7, 2018, 5:30 pm
As political unrest seethed in late Republican Rome, a series of violent acts were perpetrated against well-known public and private buildings by the citizens and their elected representatives, the tribunes of the plebs.
- Tue., November 13, 2018, 12:00 pm
- Tue., January 15, 2019, 12:00 pm
Tuesday, November 13, 12:00 to 12:45 p.m.
Tuesday, January 15, 12:00 to 12:45 p.m.
- Wed., November 14, 2018, 6:00 pm
Chinese art scholar and professor Noelle Giuffrida discusses the history of collecting and exhibiting Chinese art in post-World War II America through the lens of the career of renowned Cleveland curator and museum director Sherman E. Lee (1918–2008).
- Fri., November 16, 2018, 7:00 pm
Lebanese-American photographer Rania Matar uses portraits to examine female identity from adolescence to middle age, looking for the underlying similarities across cultures to find the beauty in our shared humanity.
- Sat., November 17, 2018, 2:00 pm
CMA curator of African Art, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi, presents “African Art: Old Idiom / New Forms in Our Fashion.” He aims to expand understanding of the arts of Africa through landmark acquisitions and innovative exhibition strategies that link historical, modern, and contemporary African arts.
- Sun., November 18, 2018, 2:00 pm
On view for the first time in North America, the recently restored Valois Tapestries, a unique set of 16th-century hangings, are unveiled at the CMA.
- Wed., November 28, 2018, 6:00 pm
- Wed., January 16, 2019, 6:00 pm
These sessions offer a guided look at a work of art to mine for richer meaning, explore ideas, and discover overlooked details.
- Fri., December 7, 2018, 11:00 am
- Fri., December 7, 2018, 2:00 pm
Friday, December 7, 2018, at 11:00 a.m.
“Learning to Draw in Renaissance Florence,” by Julian Brooks, Senior Curator and Head of the Department of Drawings, J. Paul Getty Museum
Friday, December 7, 2018, at 2:00 p.m.
“Il Disegno di Michel Angelo? Tintoretto Drawings after Michelangelo’s Sculpture,” by John Marciari, Charles W. Engelhard Curator and Head of the Department of Drawings and Prints, Morgan Library & Museum
- Fri., December 7, 2018, 11:00 am
- Fri., December 7, 2018, 2:00 pm
Friday, December 7, 2018, at 11:00 a.m.
“Learning to Draw in Renaissance Florence,” by Julian Brooks, Senior Curator and Head of the Department of Drawings, J. Paul Getty Museum
Friday, December 7, 2018, at 2:00 p.m.
“Il Disegno di Michel Angelo? Tintoretto Drawings after Michelangelo’s Sculpture,” by John Marciari, Charles W. Engelhard Curator and Head of the Department of Drawings and Prints, Morgan Library & Museum
- Fri., December 7, 2018, 5:30 pm
This presentation explores paintings of Muhammad produced in Persian and Turkish lands from the 1300s to the modern day. Ranging from veristic to abstract, these images represent Muhammad’s individual traits, primordial luminosity, and veiled essence.