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View Related PagesVolunteers Needed for Girl Scout Night at the Museum
Posted on Friday, March 9th, 2012Calling Museum fans and helpful hands! On May 5-6, TMA needs your help as we host “Girl Scout Night at the Museum” to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the national organization. On this weekend, 2000 Scouts will converge here – where the charter of the first Girl Scout council in the U.S. was signed – [...]
Family Center Now Open Fridays
Posted on Friday, February 17th, 2012The TMA Family Center is now open during It’s Friday! In addition to Sundays (noon-5:30) and Tues/Thurs (10:30-3:30), this free art center for kids up to age 10 and their families is open on Fridays from 3:30-8 p.m. See our calendar for weekly themes.
Art Hours, Glassblowing Demos Resume
Posted on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012After a month of closure to install new furnaces, the Glass Pavilion Hot Shops have re-opened with the full schedule of daily glassblowing demonstrations (free) and Art Hours glass-making classes ($15 members/$30 nonmembers). This month’s Art Hours feature glass hearts and Mardi Gras beads. Call 419-254-5771 ext. 7448 for tickets.
Docent Applications Now Being Accepted
Posted on Monday, January 23rd, 2012TMA is seeking dedicated volunteers for its next class of art docents. If you missed the January 19 & 20 information sessions, information packets can still be picked up at the Main Museum Information Desk and Plough Entrance starting January 24. Applications—also available on the TMA website—are due by February 17. Call Lynn Duty or [...]
Art Docent Class Now Enrolling
Posted on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012TMA is looking for dedicated volunteers to help bring its collection and exhibitions to life! A new Docent class will begin in 2012. Participants will attend classroom and gallery training sessions to become familiar with the TMA collection and how visitors interact with the art. To learn more, attend one of two free informational sessions [...]
Enjoy ‘The Great Art Escape’ this Holiday Season
Posted on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011Are you looking for something to do with family and friends between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays? Why not visit the Toledo Museum of Art and take part in The Great Art Escape, five days (Dec. 27–Dec. 31) full of arts activities for those of all ages. Each day of The Great Art Escape [...]
Apply now for Palmer Scholarship
Posted on Thursday, December 1st, 2011Students of art are encouraged to apply now for the Palmer Scholarship awarded annually by the Toledo Museum of Art. The application deadline for this art travel award is February 25, 2013. The Palmer Scholarship provides funding for travel for an individual(s) to pursue a course of study in an art-related field. The award recipient(s) [...]
Tours Galore!
Posted on Monday, November 21st, 2011Join us for FREE docent-led tours: Small Worlds exhibition: 11/25 & 12/2 at 6:30 & 7 pm (and) 11/26 and 12/3 at 2 pm. Family Time Tour: 11/27 & 12/4 at 2 pm. Museum Masterpieces: 11/27 & 12/4 at 3 pm. Meet Me at TMA: Medieval Tapestries: 12/3 at 1:30 pm (Alzheimer’s Assoc.)
Great Performances in the Great Gallery
Posted on Monday, November 7th, 2011Join us for FREE concerts in the “Great Performances in the Great Gallery” series. This month, the Academy Brass Quintet performs on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. The following weekend, on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. the Bezonian Trio performs. Concerts take place in the Great Gallery. No tickets necessary.
Wine Tasting Wind-Down
Posted on Thursday, October 20th, 2011Join us soon for Wine by the Glass Pavilion! At our final two tastings for 2011, enjoy “Sweet Endings: Dessert Wines” (Oct. 28) and “When in Rhone” (Nov. 4). Drop in 7–9:30 p.m. on these Fridays for four wines and light snacks. Get tickets ($15 members/$20 nonmembers + tax) at the Info Desk.