Keynote Lecture: Tales of the City

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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• Date Thursday, November 03, 2022
• Time 6:00PM

Discover the cultural gem of University Circle at the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA). Immerse yourself in a rich tapestry of artistic history and innovation. Established in 1913, the museum has been a cornerstone of our vibrant community for over... more

The CMA’s Tales of the City: Drawing in the Netherlands from Bosch to Bruegel is a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition featuring rarely seen drawings from the Albertina Museum in Vienna, one of Europe’s oldest and finest collections. Stijn Alsteens offers a historical perspective on the market for old master drawings, focusing on Netherlandish drawings. 

Stijn Alsteens is the international head of old master drawings for Christie’s auctions. Before joining Christie’s, he was the curator of Dutch and Flemish drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Reserve tickets for the Tales of the City symposium on Friday, November 4.

All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Major annual support is provided by the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Generous annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, the Sam J. Frankino Foundation, Florence Kahane Goodman, and Eva and Rudolf Linnebach. Additional annual support is provided by Gail Bowen in memory of Richard L. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Chapman Jr., the Jeffery Wallace Ellis Trust in memory of Lloyd H. Ellis Jr., and Roy Smith.

Tales of the City: Drawing in the Netherlands from Bosch to Bruegel is supported as part of the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.