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.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Protecting Plensa’s Isabella
6/13/2024
Last week, outdoor sculpture conservators from McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory (based in Oberlin, Ohio) paid a visit to the museum.
A Closer look at Jaume Plensa’s Isabella
5/31/2024
Located outside the museum’s Longworth wing, Isabella by artist Jaume Plensa (Spanish, b. 1955) stands peacefully in an open bed of grass unto herself. Her eyes are closed, and her expression is peaceful as though she is in a deep restful slumber.
Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
4/27/2023
Enjoy these works by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander artists.
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.
Celebrating Pride Month at the Cincinnati Art Museum
6/1/2022
Enjoy these works in the museum’s permanent collection by artists who identify as LGBTQ+, or that address themes of LGBTQ+ representation and experience.
Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
5/3/2022
Enjoy these works in the museum’s permanent collection by artists who identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander.
“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: 12th–13th Century Water Jar
6/24/2021
This week in objects conservation: Anytime an object is selected for display our objects conservator assesses its condition to determine whether it is stable, or whether it needs conservation treatment before display.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: More Ceramics!
5/27/2021
These two ceramic pieces have the same condition issues we see in many ceramic objects conserved in the early to mid 20th C.
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.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 16th Century Islamic Mug
4/29/2021
This week we have a 16th C mug decorated with ships, seas, and animals.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 16th century Iznik plate
3/4/2021
This week in objects conservation: this 16th century Iznik plate is in the lab receiving treatment.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A different kind of flyspeck!
4/26/2019
Sometimes our paintings conservator might find an ancient flyspeck on a painting.
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.
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