Thursday, January 9 | 9:00a.m.–12:00p.m. | GlasSalon

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Join us as we honor the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter. The Toledo Museum of Art will remain open on Thursday, January 9, 2025, which has been declared a National Day of Mourning, as a place for the community to convene, stream the funeral service, and reflect on President Carter’s legacy, including his commitment to peace and justice.

The Glass Pavilion will open at 8:45a.m., and we will stream President Carter’s funeral service live from 9:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. in the GlasSalon. This event is open to all, and no registration is required. The rest of the museum’s campus will open at 11:00a.m.

Monday, January 20 | 11:00a.m–5:00p.m. | TMA Campus

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Join us at the Toledo Museum of Art on January 20 from 11:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. for a day of reflection, creativity, and connection as we celebrate MLK Day: More than a Dream. The event will feature a variety of programs including a spoken word workshop: Poetry and Peace, a panel discussion: Art is Activism, and a collaborative art project. Enjoy a Local Eyes guided tour, explore a sensory friendly area, and more throughout the day. We look forward to celebrating Dr. King's legacy with you, as we reflect on the dreams that continue to shape our future. Visit the page below for more information.

Friday, January 24 | 6:30pm | Little Theater

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Join us for an AIA (Archaeological Institute of America) Toledo Society lecture: Sensing the Past: Sensorial Experiences in Ancient Mesopotamia. Presented by Dr. Allison Thomason, Professor and Chair, Department of History, Southern Illinois University.

We are all sensing people, and the basic physical structure of our sensing organs has not changed for many thousands of years. But how did ancient humans perceive and experience sensory stimuli in their environment differently than we do today? Dr. Thomason sets out to explore this topic for the ancient Mesopotamians in particular. The history of the senses and explorations of sensory experiences in the ancient world have been increasingly the focus of scholarly research. Archaeologists, art historians and textual scholars have tried to recreate past sensory environments and experiences by using evidence from images, artifacts, and ancient texts of all kinds. In this 4-dimensional (4D) presentation where the audience can sense along the way, Dr. Thomason, a specialist in ancient Mesopotamian material culture, explores how ancient Mesopotamian perceptions of sensory experiences can be compared to our own modern ones, with sometimes surprising results. Dr. Thomason is giving the 27th Annual Kurt T. Luckner Memorial Lecture on Ancient Art.