Behind the Scenes in Conservation: East Asian Artworks
5/13/2021
Our paper conservator and our curator of East Asian art have been examining paintings from storage so we can add information to the curatorial and conservation files.
Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
5/7/2021
Enjoy these works by artists who identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander in the museum’s permanent collection.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Dress Check
5/6/2021
This dress is up for consideration to get into a different kind of exclusive party: the museum’s Fashion and Textiles Collection.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 16th Century Islamic Mug
4/29/2021
This week we have a 16th C mug decorated with ships, seas, and animals.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A little spring cleaning!
4/22/2021
These blossoms are being conserved just in time for spring.
CAM Earns Top Rating For Transparency And More
4/16/2021
Charity Navigator gives its highest rating for the sixth consecutive year.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 1011 Jerome Street, Cincinnati by Thom Shaw
4/15/2021
This print came to the paper lab because the original framing method had encouraged distortions to form across the top of the paper.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Game, set, MATCH!
4/8/2021
Precision dyeing and color-matching is an important part of textile conservation and this week, we have a dyed-to-match success to report for this silk Argentine flag from the Elizabeth Hawes Flag Dress.
Discovering IOWA
4/5/2021
IOWA was the kind of book that changed the way photography lovers could imagine the expressive possibilities of the medium. It stuck with people.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 18th Century Islamic Ceramic Vessel
4/1/2021
This week we have an 18thC Islamic ceramic vessel with beautiful underglaze decoration.
Just In Time For Spring: Rare Utagawa Kōshū Hanging Scroll
3/29/2021
Doll-like figures celebrate major Japanese spring festivals in this breathtaking 19th century masterpiece.
Women’s History Month: Conversation with Anila Quayyum Agha
3/25/2021
We recently chatted with female artist Anila Quayyum Agha in celebration of Women’s History Month–commemorating and encouraging the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in history.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A watchful eye!
3/25/2021
Our paintings conservator is examining this very large still-life in preparation for cleaning it.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Safely Travelling Master Prints
3/18/2021
Over the winter, Albrecht Dürer: The Age of Reformation and Renaissance, organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum and shown here in the winter of 2017-2018, travelled to the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Dollyver Family
3/11/2021
Conservation of the 24 “Dollyver” family member is finally complete!
Empowered Women Empower Women
3/4/2021
Enjoy these works by artists who identify as female in the museum’s permanent collection.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 16th century Iznik plate
3/4/2021
This week in objects conservation: this 16th century Iznik plate is in the lab receiving treatment.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: To Duveneck, From Tarbell
2/25/2021
Our paintings conservator has started to clean the varnish from this painting by Edmund Tarbell.
Black History Month: Revisiting artists featured in 30 Americans
2/23/2021
In 2016, special exhibition 30 Americans brought the work of 30 preeminent Black artists to the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Marshing to the beat of a green drum
2/18/2021
Over the summer I had the privilege of working as the Pollution Prevention Intern at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Women’s Shoes from the 1950s
2/11/2021
22 pairs of women’s shoes from the 1950s are being prepared for an appearance in the galleries.
Trailblazing modernist photographer Germaine Krull enters CAM collection via the Mary R. Schiff Library & Archives
2/10/2021
Krull’s groundbreaking modernist work now resides in the Photography Collection at the museum.
Honoring Black History Month through art with CAM
2/5/2021
Join the Cincinnati Art Museum in celebrating Black History Month by learning more about Black artists in the permanent collection, the contemporary landscape, and the Cincinnati community.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Nabataean Shrine Repair
2/4/2021
The lab is full of architectural stones as we get ready to reinstall our Nabataean galleries.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Monkey business!
1/28/2021
This life size painting by 19th century American artist, Thomas Satterwhite Noble, is a recent acquisition.
Frank Duveneck: Father of American Art
1/28/2021
Learn more about Frank Duveneck, the most influential painter in Cincinnati history.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: The Procession Returns
1/21/2021
Last week our paper conservator visited the Contemporary Arts Center downtown to deinstall the museum’s Panorama of the Procession.
Guest Blog: Spotlight on the Cincinnati Art Museum Website
1/20/2021
When you think of the Cincinnati Art Museum (CAM), what comes to mind?
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Laundry Day
1/15/2021
It was laundry day in textile conservation again! This length of Korean silk is part of a sculpture by Nam June Paik (1936-2006).
Virtual Tours with the Cincinnati Art Museum
1/13/2021
The new Google Arts & Culture virtual tour brings the Cincinnati Art Museum to you—wherever you are.
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