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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.”

 

Two people wrapped in fabric look closely into each other's faces

Words and Photographs: Gauri Gill / Wolf von dem Bussche

August 20–November 21, 2024 • Gallery 213

Although working in different times, places, and cultural contexts, both artists reflect on the complex life of a child.

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.