September 19, 2025 – January 18, 2026
The Thomas R. Schiff Gallery (Gallery 234 & 235)
Free. Exhibition does not require separate tickets.

Rediscovered Treasures features the hidden gems of East Asian art rediscovered through advanced research or conservation in the Cincinnati Art Museum. Most of these 60 highlighted works entered the museum in the late 19th or early 20th centuries when the museum had no staff to identify Asian art. As a result, many were not fully documented or accessioned. The rediscovery of these objects over the past decades and their subsequent accession and conservation have not only changed the identities of many individual art works, but also the overall dynamics of the entire collection. Together, they also shed new light on the early and consequential cultural and artistic exchanges between Cincinnati and East Asia.

October 10, 2025–January 4, 2026
Vance Waddell and Mayerson Galleries (Galleries 124 and 125)
Free. Exhibition does not require separate tickets.

At first glance, artist Paul Scott’s transfer-printed tableware may look familiar—like something you have seen in your grandparents’ china cabinet or a second-hand shop. Look closer and you will notice subtle differences that add up to a powerful narrative shift. Scott (British, b. 1953) subverts this seemingly unassuming blue-and-white “cultural wallpaper” to create sharp, thought-provoking social commentary. Working with new ceramic forms or repurposing antique pieces, Scott breaks, reassembles, erases, and adds details using screenprinting, engraving, and collage processes to create new “historical” patterns. Broadly, his works address updated narratives about art, history and American experiences.

November 21, 2025 – March 1, 2026
Western & Southern Galleries (Galleries 232 and 233)
Ticketed. Free for Members.

Celebrating more than seven decades of humor, What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine examines the unforgettable art and satire of MAD, from its start in 1952 as a popular humor comic book to its evolution into a beloved magazine that spoke truth to power and attracted generations of devoted readers. Always historically and socially timely—and always very funny—MAD’s influence and cultural impact is explored through iconic original illustrations and cartoons created by the magazine’s “Usual Gang of Idiots,” the many artists and writers who have been the publication’s mainstays for decades.