The Duveneck Association

Established in 1980, the Duveneck Association engages Cincinnati Art Museum members by broadening knowledge of the Museum’s encyclopedic collection, special exhibitions and art in our communities.

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The Duveneck Association honors Frank Duveneck (1848-1919), born in Covington, KY. At a young age, Duveneck studied in Munich, Germany, developing his special style of expressive brushwork and deep-toned palette.  Continuing his work in Florence, and later in the United States, Duveneck became a well known and respected figure and portrait painter.  In 1880, he was elected  a member of the Society of American Artists, and  further recognition and honors continued through his life. Before his death in 1919, he donated a large and important group of his work to the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Membership in the Duveneck Association includes a monthly luncheon and meeting with one another to hear various experts and museum curators discuss current exhibitions, some aspect of the Cincinnati Art Museum’s permanent collection, or taking an off-site tour to a collection of interest.

Luncheons take place on the first Tuesday of each month from September through May.

Annual Dues

$50 per person

Programs run from September through May. You must be a Cincinnati Art Museum member to join the Duveneck Association.

For more information, please contact the Philanthropy Office at [email protected] or 513-639-2865.

2025–2026 Programs

Program Lineup

• 11:30 a.m. Wine Social
• 12 p.m. Lunch at Terrace Café
• 1 p.m. Program with Speaker in Fath Auditorium
• 2 p.m. Exhibition open to view

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Kick off the season with Dr. Peter Bell, Curator of European Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings, as he discusses Farm to Table: Food and Identity in the Age of Impressionism.

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Dr. Hou-mei Sung, Curator of Eastern Asian Art, will join us to take a closer look at Rediscovered Treasures. This exhibition 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. 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.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Mackenzie Strong, Curatorial Assistant of Decorative Arts and Design, will speak on artist Paul Scott’s unique approach to transfer-printed tableware, in the new exhibition Recall. Reframe. Respond. The Art of Paul Scott. Working with new ceramic forms or repurposing antique pieces, Scott breaks, reassembles, erases, and adds details using screen-printing, engraving, and collage processes to create new “historical” patterns.

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Hear from Emily Agricola Holtrop, Director of Learning and Interpretation as she discusses the exhibition, What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine. This exhibition explores the unforgettable art and satire of MAD Magazine, from its beginnings in 1952 to its emergence as a beloved magazine that spoke truth to power and attracted generations of devoted readers through the decades.

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Offsite Program, University Club.

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Ainsley Cameron, Curator of South Asian Art, Islamic Art & Antiquities, will join us to discuss the vibrant colors and intricate details of the exhibition, Longing: Painting from the Pahari Kingdoms, 1680-1820. These paintings depict themes of love and longing, drawing inspiration from poetic traditions and narratives.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Offsite Program, American Sign Museum.

Tuesday, May 5th, 2026

Hear from Cynthia Amnéus, Chief Curator and Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles, about the exhibition, Elizabeth Hawes: Radical American Fashion.