Exhibitions

Huge gallery with building fragments and sculptures, with decorated evergreen trees and people amidst the structures

Nov 29 2017 – Jan 7 2018

  • Exhibition
  • Hall of Architecture

Carnegie Trees and Presepio, 2017

Kick off your holidays with a visit to this popular seasonal display. This year’s theme is Beloved Children’s Books, featuring trees inspired by The Cat in the Hat, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, The Jungle Book, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

A group of people recline in the grass outdoors in front of a stone wall.

Nov 18 2017 – Feb 11 2018

  • Exhibition
  • Gallery One

William Henry Fox Talbot and the Promise of Photography

Featuring more than 30 works, many of which have never before been shown, the exhibition will provide visitors a glimpse into the earliest days of photography.

Photo of a large space filled with reproductions of buildings and building fragments, including a very large church, at rear, pillars, and stone relief in foreground.

Oct 14 2017 – May 6 2018

  • Exhibition
  • Hall of Architecture, The Heinz Architectural Center

Copy + Paste: Hall of Architecture

Through this eight-month investigation into our spectacular Hall of Architecture, we invite visitors to try augmented reality, 3D printing, creative interventions, and hands-on activities.

Close up of a man’s torso. His hand is positioned across his chest, and it holds a small red fish, a herring

Oct 7 2017 – Aug 31 2022

  • Exhibition
  • Scaife Galleries

Created, Collected, Conserved: The Life Stories of Paintings

Every painting at CMOA has a story. Created, Collected, Conserved follows seven of our paintings over thousands of miles, showing how extensive research and new technology can uncover fascinating stories.

Heads of strange looking human-like creatures, clustered together and facing the same way, as if part of a crowd

Sep 22 2017 – Jan 28 2018

  • Exhibition
  • Forum Gallery

Ian Cheng

Ian Cheng’s digital simulation works draw on his background in cognitive science and employ rudimentary forms of artificial intelligence. Coding these unpredictable animated worlds from the ground up, he uses the language of video games to probe complex themes such as evolution, human behavior, and the history of consciousness.