Behind the Scenes with the 10x10 Team: Getting Ready
1/10/2024
The main goal of the 10x10 Teen Art Expo is to highlight 7–12 graders' artwork—all created in a 10-inch-by-10-inch format—interpreting a theme the 10x10 Teen Volunteer Team chooses.
2023 Wrapped
12/14/2023
Join us as we look back on our noteworthy milestones and accomplishments of the past year.
Accra and London, via Detroit
11/13/2023
In early October, I was delighted to participate in a scholars’ day at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). For those outside the museum biz, a scholars’ day is a convening of curators, academics, and sometimes expert collectors, artists, and gallerists, who gather to share a deep dive on an artist or movement featured in a special exhibition.
New Acquisition: A Vibrant Quilt by Woomin Kim
9/22/2023
We recently acquired a work by Woomin Kim, a young Korean-born artist who lives and works in Queens, New York.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A Sinner’s Journey
2/9/2023
A larger portion of the painting is currently on view in New York until May 7, after which the scroll will travel to the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco and be on exhibit June 16–September 18, 2023.
Google’s Black History & Culture Hub Features Two CAM Commissions
2/6/2023
February is Black History Month, and we’re celebrating by sharing stories of contemporary Black artists through Google Arts & Culture’s Black History and Culture hub.
Pups That Wandered Astray From The Wormser Bedroom
6/16/2022
To resurrect the Wormser Bedroom, we relied closely on photographs of the interior taken in 1930. Zooming into these old pictures, we were able to take inventory of Elaine’s collection and determine which pups remained and which, over the years, had gone astray.
Factory of Illusions: Researching and Reconstructing Joseph Urban’s Art Deco Bedroom
2/11/2022
Next summer, the Cincinnati Art Museum will display an exhibition based on Urban’s late 1920s commission for the Wormser family of Chicago. Over several years of researching this work of art, a bedroom for a young woman, the curatorial team gleaned information about the workers and manufacturers who potentially fabricated many of the room’s design elements.
“Design is not for philosophy, but for life.”
11/12/2021
Cincinnati Art Museum x Idlewild Woman x Issey Miyake
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Groovy Pucci
10/21/2021
Usually, clothing is tailored to fit the body. But in the museum, we tailor a body to fit the clothing!
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Dress Check
5/6/2021
This dress is up for consideration to get into a different kind of exclusive party: the museum’s Fashion and Textiles Collection.
Virtual Tours with the Cincinnati Art Museum
1/13/2021
The new Google Arts & Culture virtual tour brings the Cincinnati Art Museum to you—wherever you are.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 1920’s Mirror Coating Removal
8/20/2020
This large decorative mirror was designed by Paul Theodore Frankl in the late 1920’s.
Extra Brilliant: Gorham Silver Deposit on Rookwood Pottery
3/24/2020
Keen-eyed visitors to our current exhibition, Gorham: Designing Brilliance, will notice a familiar Cincinnati name on two of the objects: Rookwood Pottery.
Permanent Collection Highlights: Interview with Cynthia Amnéus, Chief Curator and Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles
2/6/2020
Permanent Collection Highlights with Cynthia Amnéus, Chief Curator and Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles
Behind the scenes in Curatorial: Making a Book with Candor
11/4/2019
Take a behind the scenes look at Candor Arts with Nathaniel M. Stein, Associate Curator of Photography.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Iris van Herpen Dress
12/6/2018
It's the holidays and a special delivery came for the Fashion and Textile Arts Collection!
Commemorating Friendships Through an Autograph Fan
12/5/2018
Autograph fans could be of any type in a plain construction that allowed space for inscriptions.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Conserving Delicate Folding Fans
3/15/2018
This decorative folding fan is in the objects conservation lab for treatment.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Making the Best of a Bad Situation
11/23/2017
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Our 5 Favorite Pieces from Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion
11/17/2017
Check out our favorite pieces from this fashionable exhibition!
Evenings for Educators October 2017 Sneak Peak Blog: African Batiks made with Toothpaste!
10/17/2017
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