The Cleveland Museum of Art creates transformative experiences through art, “for the benefit of all the people forever.”

Cleveland, Ohio
Brightening your timeline one #MuseumBouquet at a time! Sending these to our friends at @hirshhorn. 💐 clevelandart.org/art/1960.10…
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We are deeply saddened by the tragic fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral and send our support to Paris and those across the globe who cherish this great work of architecture and art. 🇫🇷 #NotreDameFire — Image: Notre Dame, Paris, 1852-1853. Édouard Baldus (French, 1813-1889).
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Just in case you forgot what we look like… 😉
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Waiting for the solar eclipse like
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Bringing CMA’s mission “For the Benefit of All the People, Forever” into the digital age, you can now share, remix and reuse images of as many as 30,000 public domain artworks from the CMA’s world renowned collection for commercial and non-commercial purposes. #CMAOpenAccess
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Name a more iconic room than the Armor Court. We’ll wait.
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How could we say no? 🔥
yo @ClevelandArt, we have a submission for you
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A cloudy day in CLE. ☁️ Gray and Gold, 1942. John Rogers Cox (American, 1915–1990). Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1943.60
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When the sun hits just right 😌
Visiting @ClevelandArt on a full sun day.
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George Washington is decked out for a #PartyatNapolis after #WorldSeries #Game7! Go @Indians! Play ball, @artinstitutechi! #RallyTogether
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Spring is in bloom at CMA! 🌷 Take a stroll around the vibrant galleries, Fine Arts Garden + Wade Lagoon this Easter Sunday. We're open until 5:00. ✨
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A CMA visit can always cure cloudy day blues… ☁️🖤
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What could be better than an afternoon at the art museum? 🖤
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Beautiful. Thanks for stopping by, @GabeWasylko! ✨
A Thinker Sunflare in Cleveland, OH
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A night at the museum. 🌙
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Look who stopped by CMA last week! Angelina Jolie visited the museum to take in the galleries & learn more about the conservation of CMA’s monumental 7th-century Cambodian sandstone figure of Krishna Lifting Mt. Govardhan. #CMACambodia
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I am once again asking to see your Monet
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There's nothing quite like a view like this.
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An afternoon perched in one of our favorite spots.
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Pausing for a moment to take in the details of Twilight in the Wilderness by Frederic Edwin Church. 💭 Which piece in our collection makes you stop in your tracks?
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Autumn looks so good on the CMA (if we do say so ourselves 😉)🍁🍂
Autumn at Wade Lagoon in University Circle
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It's the holiday season 🎶🎄
Holidays at the Cleveland Museum of Art
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What a beaut 😍🤩🥰
Monday Night at the Cleveland Museum of Art
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2023, we’ve loved you.
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Happy 216 Day, Cleveland. We love you. 🖤 #216Day
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It’s the first snow of the season, and we’ve got the perfect spot to watch it from. ☃️ Spend your snow day with us? We’re open until 5, we’ve got free admission and tasty treats available in the café, and we promise, it’s a lot warmer in here than it is out there. 😉
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Gotta start 'em early! 🎨
post-impressionist baby.
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It’s 2/22, so it was only right to take a stroll through Gallery 222– our star-studded Impressionism and Post-Impressionism gallery. ⭐️   Here you’ll find Monet, Van Gogh, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne, and so many more. Which is your favorite?
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Happy Birthday to Jean-Michel Basquiat! Throwing it back to our 2017 exhibition Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks to celebrate this artist’s special day.
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Appreciating the museum grounds and Fine Arts Garden a little extra on #EarthDay. 🌎
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The CMA has a new Collection Online! You can now access more than 61,000 artwork records, dive deep into provenance, zoom in on detail, watch videos, & explore 3-D models. Learn more #OnTheBlog via Jane Alexander, chief digital information officer. ✨ bit.ly/30F7rQA
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The @Indians are off to Chicago for #WorldSeries #Game3! Portrait of a Man is ready to #RallyTogether! #Windians Batter up @artinstitutechi
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The museum is closed today, February 3 due to inclement weather. Please check the website and our social media for updates.
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How it feels to fall for an April Fools' joke:
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The perfect way to spend a day… in our totally unbiased opinion, of course.
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Cheers to @metmuseum on their 150th anniversary! It's 5 o'clock somewhere (and really, who knows what time it is anymore.) Can't wait until you reopen! 🥂 Image: cma.org/art/2018.25
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The CMA is #2 on @businessinsider's list of the best museum in America! read.bi/2bCcSuI
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It’s a Monet kinda Monday. 🪷

This CMA highlight, Water Lilies (Agapanthus), is making its way into the Focus Gallery for the next few months for one of our newest exhibitions, Monet in Focus. 

On view from March 31 - August 11. ✨
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Say hello to CMA’s new digital tool, @ArtLensAI! ArtLens AI matches your images to artwork from the museum’s collection – available via twitter and at cma.org/artlens-ai.
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Friends bring friends to the art museum. It’s as simple as that.
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There’s nothing but team spirit over here at the Cleveland Museum of Art. ✨   Sending good luck to our friends, @Browns, this weekend. Show em’ what Cleveland’s all about. 🏈
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Who's ready for an @Indians win in #WorldSeries #Game5? Lawrence's Portrait of Catherine Grey sure is! You're on, @artinstitutechi #GoTribe
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The seasons are changing in University Circle... 🍂 As the colder weather approaches, we want to remind guests that our South Doors and our East and West Terraces will be closed starting Tuesday, October 31. Please enter the museum through our main entrance near Wade Oval.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art is pleased to announce a second performance by five-time Grammy award winner, Jon Batiste. All tickets will be made available for purchase through a lottery system beginning Monday, February 12 at 9:30 a.m. More info here: bit.ly/3SMUPVR
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Hi, Cleveland! It’s hot outside. Looking for some family-friendly, free, air conditioned fun? Stop by the CMA to see our new exhibition “Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders,” and cool off exploring our galleries and the new rotation of #ArtLens exhibition. #thisiscle ☀️
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It’s that timeeeee of year… 🎄 Find our full schedule of holiday events at CMA.org/holiday.
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Thanks for visiting #InfiniteKusama! Baseballs are pretty much 3D polka dots anyway, right? ⚾️🔴
I’ve wanted to check out the #InfiniteKusama exhibit @ClevelandArt for a while and finally found a night to do it. Had a wonderful time! Thanks for the hospitality!
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The sights and sounds of Jon Batiste, from one very special evening at the Cleveland Museum of Art. ✨   Jon played many historic instruments from our collection including our McMyler Memorial Organ built by the world renowned Holtcamp Organ Company. 🎹   Thank you, @jonbatiste.
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📢EXCITING NEWS 📢 – The CMA will be reopening to the public on Monday, January 18! The museum will be open 10am-5pm. Reserve your FREE tickets in advance and see our health and safety protocols at clevelandart.org/visit-plan
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Cleveland Museum of Art hit record attendance in 2018, thanks to Kusama, FRONT and new programs s.cleveland.com/EA52TqD
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Meet the muses that reside in our French Neoclassical gallery. ✨ 🎨 Charles Meynier (French, 1768-1832)
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Kusama's 'Infinity Mirrors' opens Sunday as Cleveland becomes contemporary art hub s.cleveland.com/wMkLnyd
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Get you a museum that can do it all...with open access artwork! 😉 #DollyPartonChallenge __ All artworks pictured are #openaccess! The CMA is celebrating one year of #CMAopenaccess this week. Read more #ontheblog: bit.ly/3aEWynS
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One of our personal favorite galleries-- what's yours? ✨
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What’s the 1st rule of costume mounting? Fit the mannequin to the garment, not the garment to the mannequin! #CMAconservation was delighted to host Master Dresser Tae Smith for the installation of all the fashion garments in Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession.
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Saturdays are for the CMA. We said what we said. 🤗
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Kusama "Infinity Mirrors" and FRONT International helped art museum break attendance, membership records s.cleveland.com/mPelqxh
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Thank you @Indians for an amazing season! We are so proud. Congrats @artinstitutechi, it's been a great run. #RallyTogether
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If you like it then you should’ve put a polka dot on it. @Beyonce & #JayZ, feel free to stop by #InfiniteKusama during your time in Cleveland! #ThisisCLE ✨🔴
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Spring has arrived at the CMA! The museum’s historic south doors are now open for the spring and summer seasons. Celebrate at our Cherry Blossom Picnics on Sun, 4/14 and 4/28. Gather with friends and family and enjoy the beauty of the Fine Arts Garden. 🌸
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We had a familiar face visit the museum today… 👀 Thanks for stopping by @JustinMBibb. ✨
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Happy Halloween, CMA goers. 🎃 Join us in exploring some spooky artworks from our collection, available online at anytime at clevelandart.org/art/collect….
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Escape the dreary day and immerse yourself in our free, world-class collection. 🌧️ We’re open until 5:00 p.m. Plan your visit at CMA.org.
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Cleveland Museum of Art launches next-generation open access to artworks and data online s.cleveland.com/6Xh7FZi
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CLE is ready to clean house in #WorldSeries #Game4! Go @Indians! Keep 'em coming, @artinstitutechi #RallyTogether #Windians
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Celebrating 100 Years. Always Free. Welcome to the Cleveland Museum of Art. #100YearsofCMA piped.video/pIniNO7wfyo
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"Starting today, images of artworks in the CMA’s collection will be available to all, using Creative Commons Zero. Metadata relevant to every work in the collection will also be universally available."-William Griswold, Director of the CMA #CMAOpenAccess
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Hiiii @inthecircle 🥰 Just wanted to say you're looking quite beautiful on this autumn day. 🍂
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The CMA looks forward to welcoming visitors back on June 30 with new safety measures and free, reservation-only timed tickets to ensure reduced capacity and promote social distancing.
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CMA was founded in 1916 “for the benefit of all the people forever.” You are welcome here. #CMAforall bit.ly/2nt9QNO
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We are saddened by the passing of Malcolm Brown, a pivotal member of the CLE arts community. To celebrate his vital contributions we are installing a painting by Brown and a photo of the artist in the contemporary gallery beginning tomorrow, October 21.  cma.org/art/1993.198
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Counting down the days for this view. 🌸🌱🌸🌱🌸 Follow along to see when the cherry blossoms will be in peak bloom with @inthecircle’s Spring Blooms Tracker: universitycircle.org/blooms.
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The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England opens this weekend! #CMACollectionsManagement and #CMAConservation have been busy all month long installing a treasure trove of incredible must-see artworks, like this monumental tapestry on loan from the @chateau_ecouen.
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The CMA is making an announcement that will open its encyclopedic collection to the world. The livestream begins today at 9:00 a.m. Visit clevelandart.org/livestream to tune in.
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You on your way to the museum this weekend. 🏇 Plan your visit here: bit.ly/3u99QaA
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#tbt Angelina Jolie visited the #CMAconservation lab (ft. Sonya Rhie Mace and Bill Griswold). Immerse yourself in the "Revealing Krishna" timeline narrated by Angelina Jolie and Loung Ung. Snag MEMBER PRESALE tickets: cma.org/krishna #CMAKrishna 📷: Loung Ung, 2019.
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"For almost a decade I’ve been meaning to get to Ohio to see the expansion and renovation project that affirmed this museum’s place as one of the nation’s most important art institutions." Thanks! @jsf @nytimesarts 🙌 nytimes.com/2021/09/02/arts/…
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#Cherryblossom update: the trees are blooming. They aren't *quite* at peak bloom, but very close! It should be any day now. It is daffodil season though! Look for clusters of bright yellow around Wade Oval. 📷: Alison Cooper, Erin Al-Mehairi, Tim Busby
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Bringing CMA’s mission “For the Benefit of All the People, Forever” into the digital age, you can now share, remix and reuse images of as many as 30,000 public domain artworks from the CMA’s world renowned collection for commercial and non-commercial purposes. #CMAOpenAccess
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🎉🎉🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY CMA! 🎉🎉🎉 #OTD in 1916, the museum opened to the public to create transformative experiences through art “for the benefit of all the people forever." Share your favorite CMA memory! cma.org
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Today is #InternationalMuseumDay. ✨   The Cleveland Museum of Art believes museums should be places for inspiration and for creating wonder and meaning in people’s lives.   “For the benefit of all the people forever.” 🖤
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Cleveland Museum of Art is proud to launch our new website, designed to create an inclusive user experience, for the benefit of all. ✨   The website update is constructed to enhance the user experience for all of our virtual visitors.📱   Learn more here: clevelandart.org/digital-inn…
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Cloudy Reflections at Wade Lagoon in Cleveland, OH
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The Cleveland Museum of Art in under 10 seconds ✨
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Timing is everything!☀️
The Thinker in Cleveland, OH
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BREAKING NEWS: Twilight in the Wilderness by Frederic Edwin Church just received a 30 minute standing ovation from us in Gallery 206 after staring at it for the 200th time.   🧡 Twilight in the Wilderness, 1860. Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900). 1965.233
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This painting depicts Monet's first wife, Camille, outside on a snowy day passing by the French doors of their home. This painting was very special to Monet and he kept it with him for his entire life.   Learn more about this artwork at cma.org/art/1958.39
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“The Cleveland Museum of Art announced that the Keithleys, prominent local philanthropists, have donated more than 100 artworks by Henri Matisse, Camille Pissarro, Andrew Wyeth and others to the institution.” via @nytimes bit.ly/2vO6Y5n
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We have something for everyone. ✨✨✨ Make the most of your visit to the museum by hitting all of our special exhibitions. More information at clevelandart.org.
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✨Happy 88th birthday to #YayoiKusama! ✨See #InfiniteKusama @hirshhorn now, and at the CMA July-Oct, 2018
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We don't know who needs to hear this, but this is a sign to treat yourself to a relaxing day at the museum today. Revisit your favorite artworks and find a new one to love. Or a few. We won't judge! Plan your visit: cma.org
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Kusama's 'Infinity Mirrors' tickets plan set by Cleveland Museum of Art s.cleveland.com/gwQamaL #InfiniteKusama
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We've got your "armor" for a chilly Cleveland weekend. 😉 All jokes aside, stop by CMA for some world-class art, delicious food, and great holiday shopping. Oh, and it's free admission. What could be better? More info at cma.org/holiday.
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The CMA welcomes you to be a part of music history in the making with Jon Batiste. An Evening of Genius Music Composition and Instrumental Virtuosity with Jon Batiste will take place on Sunday, February 25, 2024.   More info here: clevelandart.org/events/even…
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Watch as frames conservation intern Nat Lenington works on a replica frame for Panel from a Cassone: The Race of the Palio in the Streets of Florence by Giovanni Francesco Toscani. Make sure to stop by gallery 117A to see the finished frame this fall!
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