Ode the Cleveland Museum of Art: II

Every first Friday of the month, the museum has something called Mix at CMA. The atrium of the museum is filled with special booths and exhibits, there is live music, or silent films screened on the walls, and a bar. The museum restaurant and cafe are open and all the galleries are open until 9 pm.

 

This month we went to see the Halloween weekend MIX.

There were many great costumes running around, and masks available for all.

On the wall above the gallery entrances was the silent film, Nesferatu, the first vampire flick ever (1922)

 

and Phantom of the Opera (1925).

A group of local artists called Rust Belt Monster Collective was creating a mural through something they call Live Art, "large, unscripted murals created collaboratively in front of an audience."

But the most interesting display of all was a large demonstration set up by Hermès, in which they demonstrated silk screening a scarf.

 It takes 24 months to screen a single scarf. They brought with them not just the enormous set of 46 screens used to create the scarf below, but very authentic french accents. Below is the actual scarf.

Secrets of the Hermès Carré: A Demonstration of Silk Printing

 

Detail from Hermes Scarf

 To learn more about Hermes Scarves:

We finished the evening with dinner at Provenance, the museum'a year old fine dining restaurant by Chef Doug Katz. One of the interesting features of Provenance is a prix fixe menu that is themed according to whatever special exhibit the museum is putting on. Last night's menu was based on the current exhibition on the ancient art of Sicily:





Menu:
SICILIAN PRIX FIXE MENU celebrating the sicilian exhibition opening september 29th 
selection of one first course, entrée & dessert 

FIRST COURSE
 sicilian salad 
 radicchio, endive & frisée with oranges, shaved fennel, sicilian olives & lemon vinaigrette
arancine
risotto ball stuffed with mozzarella & pecorino, on braised lamb & tomato ragu
 
ENTRÉE
 pasta 
alla norma spaghetti with eggplant, tomato, basil & ricotta salata
 
tuna caponata
olive oil braised tuna with caponata, arugula & roasted red pepper sauce
 
chicken marsala
pan-seared chicken in marsala wine sauce with cauliflower fritters & sautéed greens
 
DESSERT 
sicilian cassata cake 
ricotta cheese & shaved chocolate
 
chocolate pâte
macerated raspberries & whipped almond cream


Really delicious evening all around!