Piercing Details: Telling a Story of Chance
6/17/2024
There’s always that time at the Cincinnati Art Museum when magic happens—when departments like curatorial, conservation, and design and installation come together twice a year to rotate light-sensitive works in our galleries, including works on paper and textiles, to preserve the artwork for future generations.
Happy Dr. Hou-mei Sung Day!
6/6/2024
In 2023 the City of Cincinnati proclaimed June 8 to be Dr. Hou-mei Sung Day, in honor of the museum’s curator of East Asian Art.
A Long Tradition: Dragons in the East Asian Collection
4/16/2024
2024 is the Year of the Dragon, according to the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac, which presents a perfect opportunity to look at Chinese dragons as a theme in East Asian art.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Preparing Woo Chong Yung for Display
2/8/2024
Preparations are well underway for the upcoming exhibition From Shanghai to Ohio: Woo Chong Yung (1898-1989). In fact, we have been developing the show for more than four years.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Conserving and Displaying a Palampore
3/2/2023
Are you a pal of Indian textiles? Then be sure to see the palampore currently on display in the South Asian Gallery!
Opening Today! Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art
11/11/2022
Join us at CAM to experience the exceptional importance and power of dance in religious thought, literature, politics, and societal structures in Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art.
Behind the Scenes in the South Asian Galleries
9/29/2022
Take a peek into preparations for the reopening of the South Asian Galleries, December 2023.
A New Discovery in CAM: A Magic Mirror
9/1/2022
When placed in sunlight, the mirror projects the decorative design on the back of the mirror and seems to become transparent.
A New Korean Tiger Painting
2/1/2022
As the king of beasts in China, the tiger is also one of the oldest and most meaningful animal subjects in Chinese painting. Here, the unidentified artist portrays a large tigress sitting under an old pine tree.
The Legend of the Laughing Buddha
8/25/2021
Earlier this year, longtime donors Walter and Vanida Davison gifted the Art Museum this beautiful 20th century Japanese painting depicting the Buddhist deity Hotei from their family art collection. Who is Hotei?
Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
5/7/2021
Enjoy these works by artists who identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander in the museum’s permanent collection.
Just In Time For Spring: Rare Utagawa Kōshū Hanging Scroll
3/29/2021
Doll-like figures celebrate major Japanese spring festivals in this breathtaking 19th century masterpiece.
The Magic of Mokuhanga
3/13/2019
Artist April Vollmer will help the Cincinnati Art Museum celebrate its outstanding Japanese woodblock print collection at a special event from the Cincinnati Asian Art Society on Sunday, March 31.
Exploring Connections: Pak Sheung Chuen and Anila Quayyum Agha
12/15/2017
On a recent visit to London’s Tate Modern, I came across an installation of Pak Sheung Chuen’s A Travel without Visual Experience in a display of the museum’s permanent collection in the newly-opened and installed Blatvatnik Building.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Rotating “Masterpieces of Japanese Art”
9/3/2015
Posted By: Conservation
Court Paintings of Royal India: The Connecting Worlds of Hindus and Muslims
4/17/2015
Posted By: Becky Linhardt
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