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(CINCINNATI—SEPT. 7, 2015) The Cincinnati Art Museum features an unparalleled art collection of more than 65,000 works spanning 6,000 years. In addition to displaying its own broad collection, the Art Museum also hosts national and international traveling exhibitions, a wide range of art-related programs, activities and special events. General admission is always free for all, plus Art Museum members receive additional benefits. The following exhibitions, facility updates and special events are subject to change. Visit www.cincinnatiartmuseum.com for the latest information.

EXTENDED: Masterpieces of Japanese Art

Now – January 3, 2016

Feast your eyes on approximately 100 Japanese masterpieces from the permanent collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum. The show highlights the ties between Cincinnati and Japan and is designed to provide viewers not only with a better understanding of Japanese art and its aesthetics, but also a unique regional perspective through the history of the collection. Free admission. IMAGES HERE

Early Cincinnati Galleries

New Permanent Galleries -- Now Open

The Cincinnati Art Museum’s Early Cincinnati galleries has reopened to tell the first chapter in the story of the Cincinnati Wing, detailing the city’s rise as an artistic center from its founding in the late 18th century through the years leading to the Civil War. Recent renovations allow for the galleries to lead chronologically into the other galleries for the first time since the Wing’s debut in 2003. Free admission. IMAGES HERE

Unknown Elements

Now – November 8, 2015

This special feature presents a selection of 26 photographs from the Cincinnati Art Museum’s collection about which some details are unknown. The photographs, from the mid-19th century to present day, are without the name of the photographer, or the identity of the sitter, or the place and time the picture was made. Five Cincinnati-area writers responded to these gaps in knowledge with poems, short stories and other creative responses which are presented alongside some of the photographs. Free admission. IMAGES HERE

Art After Dark

October 30, 5-9 pm – Art of Thrones

November 25, 5-9 pm – New York Style, A One World Wednesday Reunion, hosted by Dhani Jones

Every Final Friday, 5-9 pm, January - August

This evening event series focuses on highlighting our special exhibitions and permanent collection through tours, live entertainment and drinks. Free admission.

New Antiquities Galleries

New Permanent Galleries – Now Open

The Cincinnati Art Museum’s permanent antiquities collection will be reopened in a new, larger space this fall. Located in the new Sherie and Len Marek Family Gallery and Millard F. Rogers Jr. Gallery, 101 – 102, the galleries will be organized thematically for the first time and will include some items that have never been on view before. They are next to the Rosenthal Education Center (REC), which provides interactive activities for families. The new theme for the Center will be “The Ancient World.” IMAGES HERE

Sublime Beauty: Raphael’s Portrait of a Lady with a Unicorn

Now – January 3, 2016

The Cincinnati Art Museum and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in collaboration with the Foundation for Italian Art & Culture present Raphael’s Portrait of Lady with a Unicorn on loan from the Galleria Borghese in Rome. Painted around 1505, this mysterious blond and blue-eyed sitter epitomizes Raphael’s excellence in female portraiture during his Florentine period. Free admission. A list of programs associated with this exhibition can be found on pg. 4. IMAGES HERE

Field Guide: Photographs by Jochen Lempert

Now – March 6, 2016

The first major U.S. museum exhibition devoted to the celebrated German photographer will be on view at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Trained as a biologist, Lempert photographs plants, animals, and other natural phenomena with both scientific acumen and a poetic appreciation of natural beauty. Lempert was an artist-in-residence at the Cincinnati Zoo in May 2015. Free admission. A list of programs associated with this exhibition can be found on pg. 4. IMAGES HERE

Art in Bloom

October 22 – October 25, 2015

Creative individuals and professional floral designers from Cincinnati interpret the museum’s permanent art collection with floral displays for this unique event. During Art in Bloom, 70 eye-catching displays of vibrant flowers help visitors see the museum in a whole new way. IMAGES HERE

High Style: Twentieth-Century Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection

November 7, 2015 – January 24, 2016

High Style traces the evolution of fashion from 1910 through 1980 with garments and accessories by the most influential European and American designers of the 20th century, including Schiaparelli, Chanel, Dior, Givenchy, Norell, Scaasi, and Charles James, among others. Free admission. A list of programs associated with this exhibition can be found on pg. 4. IMAGES HERE

Tree of Life

November 17, 2015 – January 10, 2016

In its third year, this holiday tradition features a tree that has been transformed into a sculptural piece of art. Created by Cincinnati artists Matt Kotlarczyk, it’s an interactive exhibit that encourages visitors to place handwritten wishes for the New Year into glass vials that then adorn the tree. The wishes will later be burned, and the ashes will be used to plant a new tree at the Art Museum in 2016. Free admission. Images available upon request. Please email [email protected].

Conservation on View: Zaragoza’s Retablo of St. Peter

January 26 – April 24, 2016

Cincinnati Art Museum’s Chief Conservator and paintings conservator Serena Urry will be on view cleaning The Retablo of St. Peter. The Spanish altarpiece, attributed to Lorenzo Zaragoza, dates to around 1400. Its 18 painted panels show scenes from the life of St. Peter on a rich gilded background. Progress in the conservation treatment will be visible over the course of the exhibit. When Urry is not present, a video describing the cleaning will run. Images available upon request. Please email [email protected].

The Etching Revival from Daubigny to Twachtman

February 13 – May 8, 2016

Explore the renaissance of etching from the late 1850s through the turn of the century across three continents. Artists including Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet Mary Cassatt, Seymour Haden, James McNeill Whistler, Charles Platt, Thomas Moran and Cincinnatians Mary Louise McLaughlin, Henry Farny and John Twachtman will be featured. Free admission. Images available upon request. Please email [email protected].

The Rosenthal Education Center (REC)

New Permanent Family Space – Opened in March 2015

Open Tuesday – Sunday, 11 am – 5 pm

The Rosenthal Education Center (REC) is the art education space inside the museum. Through dedicated interactive exhibition and studio space, the collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum is brought to life for children of all ages. The REC encouraged families to discover the Art Museum’s collection in a fun, immersive, hands-on, and safe manner through a variety of experiences. It is open to the public every day the Art Museum is open. Free admission. Images available upon request. Please email [email protected].

About the Art Museum

The Cincinnati Art Museum is supported by the generosity of individuals and businesses that give annually to ArtsWave. The Ohio Arts Council helps fund the Cincinnati Art Museum with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. The Cincinnati Art Museum gratefully acknowledges operating support from the City of Cincinnati, as well as our members.

General admission to the Cincinnati Art Museum is always free. The museum is open Tuesday – Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and is closed Monday.

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Cincinnati Art Museum Fall Programming

Adult Program │ Accessibility Program │ Family/Teen Program

Many of our programs are free. Some require reservations or tickets. Please visit our website to confirm the details of the program you seek to attend.

Unknown Elements

 September 12, 2 pm: InDepth Gallery Talk with Brian Sholis, Associate Curator of Photography

 September 19, 11 am: American Sign Language Tour

 October 4, 2 pm: Words and Pictures: A Public Reading with Matt Hart, Sarah Rose Nordgren, Albert Pyle, and Kathy Y. Wilson

Sublime Beauty: Raphael’s Portrait of a Lady with a Unicorn

 October 10, 2 pm: InDepth Gallery Talk with Anne Buening, Curatorial Assistant for American and European Art

 October 11, 2 pm: MUSE: Renaissance Madrigals

 October 17, 11 am: American Sign Language Tour

 October 17, 2pm: Picture This! Book Club for Teens: Rampant by Diana Peterfreund

 November 15, 1 pm: Creative Encounters: Hybrid Creatures with artist Casey Riordan Millard

 November 21, 1 pm: Art in the Making: Fantasy Art

 November 28, 11 am: Connect: Hybrid Animals

 December 5, 12 pm: Family First Saturday: The Magic of Art

Field Guide: Photographs by Jochen Lempert

 October 17, 1 pm: Art in the Making: Urban Bird Watching

 October 18, 1 pm: Creative Encounters: Nature Photography with Lisa Britton

 November 7, 12 pm: Family First Saturday: The Great Outdoors

 November 18, 7 pm: Art and… the Natural World Lecture, speaker TBD

 November 20, 11 am AND 2 pm: Baby Tour: Animals

 November 21, 11 am: American Sign Language Tour

  December 12, 2 pm: InDepth Gallery Talk with curator Brian Sholis and photographer Mårten Lange

  December 13, 2 pm: MUSE: The Sounds of Nature

High Style: Twentieth-Century Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection

 November 14, 2 pm: InDepth Gallery Talk with Cynthia Amneus, Chief Curator and Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles

November 25, 10 am: Wee Wednesday: Play Dress-Up

December 6, 2pm: High Style Lecture with Jan Reeder, consulting curator, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

December 19, 11 am: American Sign Language Tour

December 20, 1 pm: Creative Encounters: Fashion

January 2, 12 pm: Family First Saturday: So Stylish

January 20, 7 pm: Art and… Lecture, specific topic TBD

January 23, 11 am: Connect: Fashion