Experts' Choice Award Cincinnati Art Museum
What the experts agree on
Perched atop Mount Adams in Eden Park, this 1881 museum spans millennia with a diverse collection emphasizing ancient Middle Eastern and European art, plus strong African and Native American galleries. Parking is just $4.
“Perched atop a hill in a 19th-century park, Cincinnati's Art Museum houses a rich collection of sculpture, photography, African and Native American art, and decorative objects.”
– Frommer's
Fodor's "Opened in 1881 in Eden Park, the museum explores 5,000 years of art through paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and special exhibitions from around the world." Full review
Lonely Planet "The collection spans 6000 years, with an emphasis on ancient Middle Eastern art and European old masters, plus a wing devoted to local works. Parking costs $4." Full review
Afar Magazine "The Cincinnati Art Museum is a great resource, with a permanent collection that is varied and significant." Full review
National Geographic "It houses tons of items that are unique to the Queen City, including Rookwood Pottery pieces and paintings such as "The Whistling Boy" by Cincinnati native Frank Duveneck"
Lonely Planet "Just beyond the theater is the forest-fringed Cincinnati Art Museum, an expansive century-old art hub with 67,000 works of art and some of the hilltop neighborhood's best vistas"
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Lonely Planet "Admire more than 67,000 pieces of art at the hilltop and Eden Park-adjacent Cincinnati Art Museum, where general admission is always free. The Cincinnati Art Museum, opened in the 1880s,..."
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