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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 special exhibitions. Some museums call these “focused exhibitions” or “rotations.”

 

Human Rights Portfolio / Carpeta Derechos Humanos

November 23-January 2, 2025  • Conversations Gallery

The purpose of the portfolio is to challenge artists to create images and messages around human rights through a collaborative process across different cultures.

Modern and Contemporary Craft

July 27, 2024–February 22, 2026 • Gallery 222 & 223

Created over the last seven decades by artists representing seven global nationalities, these artworks highlight the use of glass, ceramic, fiber, and wood to explore themes including human emotion, storytelling, and respect for our natural world.

A pleated purple garment with a large multicolored collar and cape

Shapeshifting: Unconventional Approaches in Contemporary Japanese Design

January 13, 2024–January 12, 2025 • Gallery 136

Pairing together ceramics and textiles from the museum's collection, this special feature explores different processes of "becoming" within contemporary Japanese design.

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.