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Renovations & Transformations: A Museum Makeover

by Franck Mercurio, Publications Editor

2/13/2024

Margaret H. DeWitt Entrance, Adams-Emery building, Potter, Tyler, Martin & Roth, Cincinnati Historical Society, Eve Disconsolate, emersion DESIGN, Triversity Construction, Renovations, Marek Family Commons

If you’ve visited the Cincinnati Art Museum in the past few months, you might have noticed construction work on the museum’s first floor, just past the Great Hall, where Hiram Power’s marble sculpture of Eve Disconsolate once stood.

Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

by Cincinnati Art Museum

5/7/2021

Asian Art, Asian American Pacific Islander Art, Rookwood Pottery Company, Nam June Paik, Bukang Kim, Kitaro Shirayamadani

Enjoy these works by artists who identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander in the museum’s permanent collection.

Extra Brilliant: Gorham Silver Deposit on Rookwood Pottery

by Lea C. Lane, Curatorial Assistant for Decorative Arts and Design

3/24/2020

behind the scenes, Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850–1970, Rookwood Pottery Company, Curatorial Blog, Decorative Arts

Keen-eyed visitors to our current exhibition, Gorham: Designing Brilliance, will notice a familiar Cincinnati name on two of the objects: Rookwood Pottery.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 1920’s Porcelain Bowl

by Conservation

2/6/2020

objects conservation, ceramics, Pottery

This week in objects conservation: this early 1920’s porcelain bowl is in the lab for cleaning and repair.

Teacher Blog: Celebrating Women From the CAM Collection Preview

by Angela Mascolino

3/18/2019

Evenings for Educators, Maria Longworth, Rookwood Pottery Company

The March Evenings For Educators will celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of women artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe, Elizabeth Nourse and others.

New Acquisition: When Past and Present Collide

by Amy Dehan, Curator of Decorative Arts & Design

5/29/2018

Rookwood Pottery Company, New Acquisition, Murals, Fireplace

Among the beloved early-twentieth-century Rookwood murals, fireplace and fountain in The Procter & Gamble Gallery (G126), you’ll now find a striking new addition: The Living Room Fireplace.