Your Virtual Museum

Magic Purple Circle Goes to the Museum

The CMA teams up with Darion McCloud and the NiA Company for the (online) return of Family Fun Night! Enjoy the premiere of “Magic Purple Circle Goes to the Museum” to see characters Purpley and Purplier take their first trip to an art museum, where they run in to some very excited folks who work there.

Puppet Time Machine Theatre

For this Virtual Family Fun Night, Columbia’s own Puppet Time Machine Theatre presents It’s About Time! Celebrate the exhibition Design by Time with songs and laughs that explore the concept of time.

Columbia Children’s Theatre

Join the CMA and Columbia Children’s Theatre for the final Virtual Family Fun Night of the summer! Watch this special premiere of Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience, based on the hit children's book by Mo Willems and inspired by fashionable items in the CMA collection.

Frame Restoration

Learn about Exhibition Preparator Laura Hine's efforts to restore a frame to its former glory in this in-depth process video.

Framing Mao

Exhibition Designer and Preparator Mike Dwyer talks about the new technique of framing he and Preparator and Special Projects Designer Daniel Richardson developed for our donated prints of Chairman Mao by Andy Warhol.

Light Sensitivity

Exhibition Designer and Preparator Mike Dwyer explains why the museum is careful when selecting art to be shown in areas that receive large amounts of natural light.

For the Littles

Leaf Rubbings

Find your art supplies right in your backyard

For the Littles

Spatter Painting

Channel your inner Jackson Pollock

For Bigger Kids and Grownups

Paper Marbling Three Ways

Three different ways to make your own marbled paper

For the Littles

Printed Mums

Painting a beautiful bouquet with toilet paper rolls

An Evening with Kimberly Drew

In partnership with the University of South Carolina’s School of Visual Art & Design and the Department of African American Studies, the Friends of African American Art & Culture presents an evening with Kimberly Drew. Learn about her experiences in creative careers and how she champions Black art and culture and advocates for radical art access as she discusses her work with CMA docent Nancy Tolson.

Art Break: Art and Marine Ecology

Dr. John Mark Dean, professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina, discusses his research in ecology. By analyzing art through the ages, he learns about the role of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean and how an ancient fishery confronts modern demands.

The Public Restroom: Fear, Decency, and Design

The Columbia Design League presents Harvey Molotch, a professor of sociology and metropolitan studies at NYU and co-editor of the book Toilet: Public Restrooms and the Politics of Sharing, has a beef with American public bathrooms — the physical design often makes an important everyday experience exceedingly uncomfortable.

A Virtual Evening with the Guerrilla Girls

Join UofSC’s School of Visual Art and Design and the CMA for a live presentation by Guerrilla Girl Frida Kahlo. The Guerrilla Girls are a feminist, activist artist collective committed to fighting injustice in the arts.