MLK Jr. Day Celebration at Cleveland Museum of Art

Join the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) on Monday, January 20, as they 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.

• A musical performance in the CMA’s contemporary art galleries
  • 12:00–12:45 pm
• Film screenings for children and adults
  • Children’s animated shorts, Celebrating Black Stories, 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
  • Alice Street, 1:00 pm–2:00 p.m.
• Poetry reading by the Most Promising, 2:00–2:30 pm
• Dance performance by Mayne Attraction, 2:45–3:00 p.m.
• Artworks from the Education Art Collection
• Ingalls Library and Museum Archives pop-up
• Printmaking with Zygote Press
• Gallery spotlight tours, 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.
• Gallery art stories for families, 12:15–12:45 p.m.