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Taft Museum of Art

Name: Taft Museum of Art
Address: 316 Pike Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, US
Telephone: +15132410343
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200-year-old-landmark inspiring exploration, creativity, and connection through art and history. Learn more at taftmuseum.org.

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The Taft Museum of Art offers a unique, multi-sensory experience that immerses audiences in spaces to learn, create, and connect within and beyond its walls. The museum's 200-year-old historic house was once home to notable Cincinnatians and today, is a destination of international cultural significance. The museum's collection includes more than 800 objects and eight monumental landscape murals by Robert S. Duncanson, the first Black American artist to achieve global acclaim. Visitors can enjoy exhibitions, events, and programming for all ages, a beautiful garden, the Museum Shop, the Taft Cafe and so much more.

10/14/2026

Us waiting for "Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play" to open this week like 👀

The week has FINALLY arrived! Starting this Saturday, October 17, you can experience Edie McKee Harper's bold, witty, wonderful world at the Taft Museum of Art. The first solo museum exhibition of her work, this exhibition highlights Harper’s distinctive modernist vision across a wide variety of media, including photographs, paintings, enamels, weavings, illustrations, and prints, through more than 100 works of art.

Plan your visit to explore with us now on our website, or call (513) 241-0343 for more information.

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Edie McKee Harper (American, 1922–2010), Sandpeeper, detail, 1981, acrylic on
canvas, 8 x 16 in. Collection of Brett Harper, © Edie Harper

10/10/2026

BLINK 2026 and Holiday Weekend Hours 👀

It's a busy weekend downtown, and we want to make accessing the museum easy as part of the festivities! Here are the Taft's hours for the upcoming days:

- Friday, October 9-Sunday, October 11 | Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Monday, October 12 | CLOSED in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day

Be sure to stop by the Harper Alive installation at Mercantile Immersive to prepare for "Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play," opening next week!

For more information, go to our website or call (513) 241-0343 for any questions.

10/08/2026

Get your glow on with Edie-inspired Blink accessories 👁🐈

Coming downtown this weekend for the BLINK festivities? Come to the Museum Shop and snag a pair of glow-ears inspired by the upcoming exhibition "Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play," which opens NEXT WEEK! You can also get other Edie apparel, accessories, and more to get ready for the exhibition opening.

Learn more and plan your visit on our website, or call (513) 241-0343 for any questions.

10/07/2026

Linking Up! Important Links for the Taft Museum of Art 🔗

🎟️ Tickets and Admission | taftmuseum.org/Tickets
🖼️ Exhibitions, On View and Coming Soon | taftmuseum.org/Exhibitions
❓ Visitor Information | taftmuseum.org/Visitor-Information
☕ Taft Café | taftmuseum.org/Cafe
🙋‍♀️ Adult Programs | taftmuseum.org/Adult-Programs
🎨 Youth & Family Programs | taftmuseum.org/Youth-Family
🖌️ Duncanson Program | taftmuseum.org/Duncanson

10/06/2026

A world containing color, cats, and abstract photography 📸

As part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial, "Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play" not only explores the colorful paintings and tapestries Harper created, but also includes a robust archive of her abstract play through the medium of photography. You can find works like "Untitled (Black Hole)" (pictured here) and many more in the exhibition, which opens on October 17!

Learn more and get tickets on our website, or call (513) 241-0343.

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Edie McKee Harper (American, 1922–2010), Untitled (Black Hole), probably late
1950s, gelatin silver print, 7 9/16 x 9 1/2 in. Cincinnati Art Museum, Museum
Purchase with funds provided by Carl Jacobs, 2002.86, © Edie Harper

10/01/2026

A prowl around the garden for Pumpkin’s twin (painted by Edie Harper) 🎃 Today the museum had a fuzzy special guest! Cincinnati’s Cutest Pet, Pumpkin, stopped by to explore the garden in search of her lookalike (named “Peepkin”) who she ended up finding at the front gates! This painting and many other kittens and critters will be on view in “Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play,” opening October 17. You can learn more and get tickets at taftmuseum.org/Edie

Thanks for coming to explore with us, Pumpkin!

Chris Seelbach edieharperart

09/30/2026

Taft donors have more fun (especially when w**e tasting in Vienna)!✈️🍷

Did you know that the museum's Leadership Level ($1,250+) Donors can join the Taft team on special trips to explore new museums, private collections, and new corners of the world? It's true! Pictured here are some of our Leadership Level donors in Vienna, Austria at a w**e tasting lunch with our President and CEO, and Director of Advancement and Institutional Strategy! You can join one of these journeys by supporting the Taft at this level or above today.

Learn more about donating to the museum at taftmuseum.org/Give, or reach out to [email protected] for more information on Leadership Level giving.

09/24/2026

COMING SOON! 🐈 "Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play" | On view October 17, 2026–January 24, 2027

Cincinnati artist Edie McKee Harper (American, 1922–2010) developed a distinctive modernist vision across a wide variety of media, including photographs, paintings, enamels, weavings, illustrations, and prints. Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play highlights Harper’s exploration of these diverse materials through more than 100 works of art, re-examining her minimalist—and often playful—style to reveal a sophisticated artist who expanded the possibilities of mid-20th-century art and design. Recent shows and publications have looked at Harper’s accomplishments in tandem with those of her husband, artist and illustrator Charley Harper (American, 1922–2007), but this will be the first museum exhibition, with accompanying catalogue, to closely study the full range of her work on its own terms. The show will trace the evolution of Harper’s 60-year-long career through themes she revisited often—the American landscape, abstraction, storytelling, and the animal world—revealing a creative life infused with wit, whimsy, and wonder.

This exhibition is organized by the Taft Museum of Art in partnership with the Charley and Edie Harper Art Studio.

Learn more and get tickets at taftmuseum.org/Edie
Charley Harper

09/23/2026

And so the season changes from summer to autumn 🍂

It's the , and we're celebrating by taking a closer look at a piece from the Taft collection that honors all four seasons. This 'Dish with the Flowers of Four Seasons' depicts exactly what it says - flowers shown include peonies (spring), lotus (summer), chrysanthemum (autumn), and plum (winter)! Zoom in to take a closer look at each 🔍

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Dish with the Flowers of the Four Seasons, about 1720, China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi reign (1662–1722), Enamel on porcelain, Bequest of Charles Phelps Taft and Anna Sinton Taft, 1931.88

09/22/2026

For Cincinnati Pops Conductor John Morris Russell, music and visual art have something in common: they’re both multi-sensory experiences.

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316 Pike Street
Cincinnati, OH
45202

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+15132410343

Website

https://www.taftmuseum.org/

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