Don’t hibernate this winter. We’ve got some great ideas that feed your senses instead. These can’t-miss museum exhibits in Northeast Ohio let you browse, explore and discover what’s happening in our corner of the world in the months ahead. Whether you find your inner “guitar god” or gain insight into the world of quilting, get ready to get cultured.
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM
Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll
Closes: Sept. 13, 2020
1100 E. 9 St., Cleveland
216-781-7625
rockhall.com
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s mega exhibit celebrates iconic musical instruments that gave rock & roll its signature sound. Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll offers a rare, in-depth look at the artists and instruments that made possible many of the songs we know and love.
“Play It Loud was co-organized by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with The Metropolitan Museum of Art,” says Greg Harris, president and CEO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“The exhibit had a blockbuster stint at The Met, topping 600,000 visitors. This is now the Rock Hall’s largest single exhibit ever — taking over four floors of our museum. It’s the only time these iconic instruments will be together in one massive collection. We expect Play It Loud to amp up our normal attendance levels as we welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors over the next ten months.”
Instruments showcased span from 1939 to today and many have never been displayed outside of their original concert performance settings. The exhibit is organized thematically, exploring how musicians embraced and advanced emerging technologies, the phenomenon of the “guitar god,” the crafting of a visual identity using instruments, and the destruction of instruments in some live performances — one of rock’s most defining gestures.
Check out other exhibits around Northeast Ohio:
Akron Art Museum
1 S. High St., Akron
330-376-9185
akronartmuseum.org
Open World: Video Games & Contemporary Art
Closes: Feb. 2
The Distance of the Moon
Closes: March 15
Elias Sime: Tightrope
Feb. 20-May 24, 2020
Canton Museum of Art
1001 Market Ave., N, Canton
330-453-7666
cantonart.org
Creative Roots: Celebrating Ohio
Closes: March 8
Crowns: Crossing into Motherhood
Closes: March 8
Gems of Modernist Brevity: Alice Schille Watercolor Miniatures
Closes: March 8
Journey through Mushikui: Works on Paper by Yuko Kimura
Closes: March 8
Cleveland History Center
10825 East Blvd., Cleveland
216-721-5722
wrhs.org
Breaking the Mold: The Art of Thelma and Edward Winter
Closes: August 2
Electric, Steam, or Gasoline: Past, Present & Future of Alternative Power
Closes: April 30
Si Jolie! French Fashion in Cleveland
Closes: June 30
Women and Politics (new permanent exhibit)
Opens: May 22
Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Blvd., Cleveland
216-421-7350
clevelandart.org
Color and Comfort: Swedish Modern Design
Closes: Feb. 9
Lui Wei: Invisible Cities
Closes: Feb. 16
Master/Apprentice: Imitation and Inspiration in the Renaissance
Closes: Feb. 23
Proof: Photography in the Era of the Contact Sheet
Feb. 7-April 12
Signal Noise: Aaron Rothman
Feb. 15-May 17
Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica
March 7-June 28
Golden Needles: Embroidery Arts from Korea
March 8-July 26
A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America
March 14-August 2
Fashion Museum, Kent State University
515 Hilltop Dr., Kent
330-672-3450
Kent.edu
Ohio Quilts
Closes: April 12
Wearing Justice: The Significant Role Fashion Plays in Social Activism
Closes: May 31
Culture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and ’70s
Closes: Sept. 6
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland
216-694-2000
GreatScience.com
Curiosity Carnival: The Spectacle of the Midway Indoors Through a STEM Lens
Closes: Feb. 17
