Events

Friday, Nov. 22: 7 p.m., Little Theater

With his debut feature, the crime thriller Elevator to the Gallows (1958), Louis Malle helped pave the way for the imminent French New Wave. One of the most remarkable elements of the film is its jazz score by Miles Davis, which accentuates the haunting and seductive mood of a tale of two lovers whose murder plot goes off the rails. It’s not just the evocative soundtrack but the circumstances surrounding its recording that have long since become the stuff of legend: over the course of a single night, in a rented Parisian studio, Davis and his accompanying musicians (including French pianist René Urtreger and American drummer Kenny Clarke) completed their work on the fly. An excerpt of the soundtrack is featured in the exhibition “Everything is Rhythm”: Mid-Century Art and Music.

Tickets are $5 for members, $7 for nonmembers and $4 for students and military. 

Thursday, Feb. 6: 7 p.m., Peristyle

Said to be the first full-length science fiction movie ever made, this influential film about space travel by the Soviet filmmaker Yakov Protazanov is presented with a live score composed and performed by acclaimed avant-guitarist Marc Ribot and New York-based keyboardist Anthony Coleman. This performance is presented as part of The Sound of Silents, TMA’s silent movie series that features performances on the Museum’s historic 1927 Skinner organ and other instruments.  

Tickets are $5 for members, $7 for nonmembers and $4 for students and military.

Thursday, Apr. 23: 8 p.m., GlasSalon

California composer Terry Riley launched what is now known as the Minimalist movement with his revolutionary classic IN C in 1964. This seminal work provided a new concept in musical form based on interlocking repetitive patterns. Its impact changed the course of 20th century music and its influence has been heard in the works of prominent composers such as Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and John Adams as well as in the music of rock groups such as The Who, The Soft Machine, Tangerine Dream, and many others. TMA’s intimate GlasSalon becomes the perfect space for Riley’s hypnotic, multi-layered, polymetric, and eastern-flavored improvisations with his son Gyan Riley on guitar.

Tickets are $25 for Museum members, $35 for nonmembers.

Friday, August 2: 6-7 p.m., Classroom 137

Friday, September 4: 6-7 p.m., Classroom 137

Friday, October 4: 6-7 p.m., Classroom 137

Friday, November 1: 6-7 p.m., Classroom 137

Friday, December 6: 6-7 p.m., Classroom 137

Explore the galleries and watch you child respond to large colorful paintings, then get messy in the studio with baby-friendly art materials. Parents and caregivers with infants up to 18 months are welcome. Art Crawls are facilitated by an art instructor and participants should bring clothes that can be stained.

Registration is required. Tickets are $7 for TMA members and $10 for nonmembers. 

In the Glass Pavilion. Enjoy four wines and paired hors d'oeuvres from 6:30-8:30 p.m. during It's Friday! at the Toledo Museum of Art.

Oct. 11: Pinot Party: Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, & Not a Pinot
Oct. 18: Roaming the Rhône: Northern & Southern Valley Wines
Oct. 25: Bountiful Blends: Mixed Up Grapes

Nov. 8: Iconic Italy: Beloved Italian Wines 
Nov. 15: Uncommon Up & Comers: Meet Your New Favorites
Nov. 22: A Taste for Turkey: Wines for Thanksgiving Dinner

Tickets are $25 for members, $40 for nonmembers, plus tax.