For 75 years, the Taft Museum of Art has been inspiring visitors with its extraordinary collections and compelling exhibitions. This Cincinnati treasure is an exciting and enriching destination for all ages. See masterpieces by artists such as Rembrandt and Whistler, enjoy lunch in the Café, and find unique gifts in the Shop.


 The Taft Museum of Art is open Tuesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.5 p.m.
The Museum is closed on Monday.

The café is open Tuesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.


 Brush/Clay/Wood
The Nancy & Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art

Closes Sunday, Jan. 11

This exhibition traces developments in Chinese art, with Neolithic pottery and Ming dynasty furniture presented alongside contemporary paintings by artists trained just after the Cultural Revolution (1966–76). Among the artists represented in the collection are Chen Yifei, Mao Yan, Xue Song, Pan Maokun, He Datian, and Zhang Hongtu.
 
The Rosenthals have been collecting Chinese art for two decades. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see a selection of the treasures that fill their private home.


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The sumptuous costumes span four centuries of clothing design and four decades of filmmaking, with the represented films, including Titanic, Evita, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Ever After. This exhibition, organized by the Trust for Museum Exhibitions, Washington, D.C., in cooperation with Cosprop, Ltd., London, England, features costumes worn by Cate Blanchett, Julie Christie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and many others.

Opens to the public on Saturday, Jan. 31.

 

 

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News


Taft Announces Special Opportunity for High School Art Teachers
Taft Museum of Art Featured in Holiday Card Collection
Private collection of Chinese art available for the public to see during Brush/Clay/Wood
Taft chosen as one of the top art museums in the United States in the latest edition of ForbesFlash.com
Taft chosen as one of the top art museums in the United States in the latest edition of ForbesFlash.com
African designer Sandra Cardoso Muendane named 2008 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence
Visit Italy without ever leaving Cincinnati
Don’t miss a Molto Italiano evening at the Taft Museum of Art
Enjoy great music all summer long with the Taft Sessions
New summer menu shows Italian influences
Art from distant times and places offers inspiration and insight
Nathan Smallwood joins Taft Museum of Art
Nancy Huth joins Taft Museum of Art as Curator of Education

At the Taft


Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy & Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art
Book Discussion with author Debra Dean, January 6, 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Gallery Talk: Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art, January 10, 1:30 p.m.
Chamber Music Series, Violinist Lois Reid Johnson presents Mozart Divertimenti for Seven Instruments, Sunday, January 11, 2:30 p.m.
Families Create: Counting Claws-Painting Dragons, Jan. 17, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Adult Studio: Gouache Watercolor, Jan. 18, 1-4 p.m.
Chamber Music Series, BAROQUE! to BOSSANOVA! January 27, 2:30 p.m.
World Piano Competition Recital, January 27, 2:30 p.m.