Building Hours
Public Hours
January 11, 2025 – May 10, 2025
Monday–Friday: 8am to 8pm
Saturday: 9am to 8pm
Sunday: Noon to 5pm
The building will be closed:
January 20, 2025 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Admissions
Monday–Thursday: 9am to 7pm
Friday: 9am to 4pm
Saturday: 10am to 1pm
Sunday: Closed
Galleries
Monday–Thursday: 10am to 5pm*
Friday: 10am to 8pm
Saturday–Sunday: Noon to 5pm
*The gallery will be closed during spring semester on the following days:
January 20, 2025 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Reinberger Gallery and the Ann and Norman Roulet Student + Alumni Gallery are free and open to the public during the above listed hours; appointments are not necessary. Visit the exhibitions page for our exhibition schedule, details and dates on which the galleries are closed.
Cinematheque
Doors open one hour prior to the first showtime of the day. Use Entrance A or C for access to the Peter B. Lewis Theater.
Continuing Education + Community Outreach
CIA offers Continuing Education classes for adults and young artistsFor in-person classes, doors open one hour before those classes begin.
Continuing Education + Community Outreach office hours
Monday–Friday: 9am to 5pm
Saturday–Sunday: Closed
Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library
For the most up-to-date library hours, visit the Library's page. Library hours are subject to change without notice.
Digital Output Center
Monday–Friday: 9am to 5pm
Saturday–Sunday: Closed
Visit the DOC page for more information.
Student + Employee Hours
January 11, 2025 – May 10, 2025
Monday–Friday: 7am to 12am
Saturday–Sunday: 12pm to 12am
- Entrances A, B and C are open to the CIA community during Student + Employee Hours.
The building will be closed:
January 20, 2025 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
CIA reserves the right to close the facilities at its own discretion.
Weather Closure Updates
Cleveland Institute of Art will cancel classes Tuesday evening and all of Wednesday, January 22. Studios will remain open during designated times. Please check below for detailed information.
Tuesday, January 21
Classes scheduled to begin after 5pm are canceled. Offices will close by 6pm. Studios will remain open until midnight. However, the Fabrication Studios will be closed.
Wednesday, January 22
All classes are canceled. CIA's academic building will be closed until 3pm, at which time it will reopen for studio access. (The Fabrication Studios will remain closed throughout Wednesday.) Offices will be closed, though employees who are able to work from home will be expected to do so. The Cinematheque screening at 7pm Wednesday will remain as scheduled.
Thursday, January 23
We will closely monitor forecasts and conditions with the intention of returning to normal operations. Barring additional inclement weather, the academic building will open to students and employees at 7am Thursday.
CWRU classes
CIA students who are cross-registered for classes at Case Western Reserve University should refer to CWRU's protocols and official communications at case.edu. That said, as of this communication, CWRU is scheduled to close at 5:30pm today (Tuesday, January 21) and reopen at noon Wednesday, January 22. In-person CWRU classes during those times are canceled.
CWRU services
People are encouraged to use CWRU shuttle services when possible, or from 6pm to 3am, use Safe Ride. University Health and Counseling Services will be open until 4:30pm Tuesday, January 21. For Wednesday, January 22, students will need to use TimelyCare until 12:30pm. Dining halls will operate as normal.
Updates and notifications
Any updates will be shared via our CIAlert system, social media and CIA's website. If you have not done so already, please update your cellphone information in the CIAlerts emergency messaging system by logging into myCIA and using the CIAlerts Account Dashboard.