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Current Special Features

A special feature is a temporary presentation of artworks from the museum’s collection, or a select arrangement of artworks lent from other institutions, organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum. Special features are smaller and more focused in scope than exhibitions. Some museums call these “focused exhibitions” or “rotations.”

 

Daumier: Political and Social Caricature, 1830–1872

On view through March 7, 2027 • Gallery 213

Daumier: Political and Social Caricature, 1830–1872 presents more than 45 lithographs by artist Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), proclaimed as the “The Michelangelo of Caricature” by his contemporary, the great French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac.

Gesture and Meaning

Now on view

Inspired and informed by her scholarly study and deep appreciation of Japanese aesthetics and philosophy, Baskett built her collection with both a curator’s eye and an abiding intuition.

A bright yellow, striped pot

Modern and Contemporary Craft

February 28, 2026–Summer 2027 • Galleries 222–223

Presenting several recent acquisitions alongside selections from the collection gifted by Cincinnatians Nancy and David Wolf, this gallery highlights the contemporary creative and conceptual possibilities of materials like glass, clay, metal, and wood.

Thin LED strips form a tire swing and an angular brush pile

C A M P G R O U N D

October 30, 2014–TBD • Exterior Installation

On view now is a large-scale, animated neon installation on the west wall of the French Wing at the Cincinnati Art Museum.