Gala & Marathon Weekend Hour Adjustments

The Taft Museum of Art will be CLOSED on Friday, May 1 as our staff prepares for the 2026 Gala, and opening at 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3 due to Flying Pig Marathon Traffic.

The Taft Café will be CLOSED Friday, May 1, through Sunday, May 3 due to Flying Pig Marathon traffic, reopening on Monday, May 4. 

Learn, Create, Connect!

Discover the Taft Museum of Art

Final Weeks!

Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Black and White

Prints from the Rembrandt House Museum
On View

Beyond the Picturesque

The American Landscape as a Site of Memory, Identity, and Continuity
On View

An Old Homestead: E. T. Hurley Works Gifted to the Taft

Collection Display
Up Next

2026 Gala | Black and White Bash: A Night at the Taft

Friday, May 1 | 7–11 p.m.

Experience Art

The Taft is home to an impressive art collection displayed in a unique historical setting, changing exhibitions, and world-famous murals. Plus, you can access the museum’s over 800 works of art online, anytime. 

Explore and Play

Explore the museum through talks, workshops, tours and more designed for all ages!

Indulge Your Palate

Enjoy a scrumptious menu including boozy brunch, savory lunch, and grab-and-go coffee and tea service at the Taft Café.  

More to Discover

A Duet of Artistic Inspiration | In Conversation with Duncanson Artists-in-Residence Kathy Wade and Tracy Walker

27 April 2026

In January 2026, two Cincinnati-based musicians with a passion for art and shared history as Duncanson Artists-in-Residence came together in a spirited dialogue in celebration of the program’s 40th anniversary. Learn more from Kathy Wade (1988) and singer-songwriter Tracy Walker (2011) and experience how two artists, decades apart, found meaning in their experiences as Duncanson Artists-in-Residence in excerpts from their conversation.

An Old Homestead: E. T. Hurley Works Gifted to the Taft

04 March 2026

In 2025, the Taft Museum of Art accepted two copper etching plates and four etchings depicting the Taft home by Edward Timothy (E. T.) Hurley from friends of the museum David and Debra Hausrath. Learn about E.T. Hurley's history, and his love for the home from Research Fellow, Kobi Morgan.

Asha Ama: Reclaiming Identity Through Design

26 February 2026

Anyone who has had the opportunity to encounter one of the many Duncanson Artists-in-Residence over the years has been fortunate to witness firsthand the creativity, courage, and cultural depth that define each year’s artist-in-residence. In 2021, that artist was Asha Ama Bias-Daniels—learn more about her work, her residency at the Taft, and her impact in the community and beyond as we celebrate 40 years of the Duncanson Program.

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