General News

Manet Ends New Year’s Day

The final day to see Manet: Portraying Life will be January 1, 2013. Co-organized with the Royal Academy of Arts, London, the exhibition brings together nearly 40 portraits by Manet and numerous photographs on loan from museums in Europe, North America and Japan. Critics have called the show a “must-see” exhibition. Tickets to the exhibition [...]

The Great Art Escape 2012

Plan to join us for the annual Great Art Escape during the week before the New Year’s holiday (Dec. 26–30). Each day offers different programs, including music and dance performances, storytelling, drawing in the galleries and glassblowing demonstrations. Admission to the Museum and all of the activities is free. Parking is free for Museum members [...]

Artwork of the Week: December 7

In 1781 Captain John Lennox set sail for India and China on a ship commissioned by the British East India Company. Lennox was enamored of the young Elizabeth Graham (1764–1832). According to family tradition, he took miniature portraits of both her and her twin sister, Christian (1764–1847), with him to China and commissioned reverse-painted mirror [...]

Crossing Cultures to Feature Aboriginal Art

TMA will introduce artworks from the other side of the globe to a new audience when Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art goes on view April 11–July 14, 2013. Crossing Cultures explores more than 100 works of contemporary Indigenous art from Australia spanning [...]

January 2013 Programs

January’s public programs are now available for viewing. Note that the Museum will be open on December 31 and January 1 from noon to 8 p.m. for the final two days of Manet: Portraying Life. For the remainder of the month you can enjoy programs related to the Made in Hollywood exhibition. Join us Jan. [...]

Artwork of the Week: November 30

This Fall, the Artwork of the Week celebrates the Museum’s “Season of Portraiture.” One of the most important and influential African American photographers of the 20th century, James Van Der Zee worked as a commercial photographer documenting the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 30s in New York City with his portraits of Harlem citizens. [...]

Museum Acquires Jaume Plensa Sculpture

TMA has acquired Spiegel, a large, two-part stainless steel sculpture by acclaimed Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa. Showcased last year at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in West Bretton, Wakefield, UK, the work is installed in the Welles Sculpture Garden near the intersection of Monroe Street and Collingwood. The word spiegel means reflective image in German, and [...]

Fine art books, exhibition catalogs, jewelry and one-of-a-kind works of art from the Toledo Museum of Art’s Museum Store featuring Collector’s Corner make delightful presents. Museum membership also is a welcome gift that brings enjoyment all year long. And, how about tucking tickets to the current special exhibitions Manet: Portraying Life or Made in Hollywood: [...]

Museum Wins Glass Award

This year, the Toledo Museum of Art was chosen to receive the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass’s annual award for its contribution to the Studio Glass Movement by hosting the 1962 Toledo Workshops; for its important and sustained contribution to the preservation of the history of art made from glass; and for the creation, promotion [...]

Artwork of the Week: November 16

This Fall, the Artwork of the Week celebrates the Museum’s “Season of Portraiture.” A portrait doesn’t necessarily have to be of a person. This bright-eyed terrier—evidently a much beloved pet—is alive with the personality of an individual animal. Webbe depicted seemingly every hair on the dog, every blade of grass, and every blossom with microscopic focus. The White [...]