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Explore Highlights from Our Collection
Discover our European and American master paintings and sculptures, 17th- through 19th-century European watches, Chinese porcelains, French Renaissance enamels, and 19th-century American furniture through digital highlights.
Click here to view highlights from our collection of nearly 800 works of art below—made accessible for research and educational purposes.
Caspar Cameel (French, active from about 1625), watchmaker, Watch with the Judgment of Paris, about 1640, with early- to mid-17th-century movement (Strasbourg, France), probably Blois, France, enamel on copper with brass band, gilded metal hand, and modern crystal. Taft Museum of Art, 1932.64
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The Art of Watchmaking
Have you ever wondered how the watches in the Taft Museum of Art’s collection were made? To better understand how watchmakers created the movements (i.e. the moving parts of a watch) housed in these small technological wonders, our associate curator, Ann Glasscock, PhD took an introduction to watchmaking class!
Our Artworks Up Close
Journey through a selection of the Taft’s collection on Google Arts & Culture and experience each artwork in detail. Featured works coincide with the museum’s major areas of specialization: European paintings, European decorative arts, American art, and Chinese art. Explore select works on the go or from the comfort of your home.
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Decorating the Taft Galleries
Explore the evolution of the history of American interiors throughout the collection galleries. These rooms were decorated to give a dignified background for the Taft collections and present different design elements over a 100-year period, from the initial construction of the Taft historic house in about 1820 through the residency of Charles and Anna Taft in the 1920s.