Cleveland, January 6, 2025: Join the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) on Monday, January 20, 2025 as we honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This free daylong celebration explores how the moving passages of Dr. King’s writings and speeches shed light on the museum’s collection and offers a chance to create a work of art inspired by his legacy. Activities for the day are inspired by The King Center’s 2025 theme, Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence. Visitors can partake in activities including storytelling, art making, and reflective writing prompts, and receive free admission to Picasso and Paper, the long-anticipated exhibition that explores Picasso’s lifelong experimentation with paper.
The museum is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with activities and tours from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Activities include a musical performances, film screenings, poetry readings, printmaking, gallery spotlight tours, and gallery art stories for families. Visitors are also welcome to explore the CMA’s galleries and current exhibitions, including Picasso and Paper, Rose B. Simpson: Strata, and Demons, Ghosts, and Goblins in Chinese Art on its closing day. Provenance Café and the museum store are open throughout the day. For more information visit clevelandart.org.