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- Built around 1820 as a private home for several of Cincinnati’s most prominent citizens, the Taft Museum of Art is now one of the finest small art museums in America and holds National Historic Landmark status for its historic house and Duncanson murals. Here, you’ll find gems of history nestled into every nook and cranny in our period-inspired rooms—each their own canvas of creativity—that surround you in stories that have endured for generations. Our 200-year-old house holds a remarkable collection that spans the Middle Ages through the 19th century with European and American paintings, and 18th-century watches, Chinese porcelains, and French Renaissance enamels. The collection features iconic artists including Rembrandt, Goya, Gainsborough, Turner, Ingres, Whistler, and Sargent, as well as Federal-period American furniture and the most significant pre-Civil War domestic murals in the United States.Built around 1820 as a private home for several of Cincinnati’s most prominent citizens, the Taft Museum of Art is now one of the finest small art museums in America and holds National Historic Landmark status for its historic house and Duncanson murals. Here, you’ll find gems of history nestled into every nook and cranny in our period-inspired rooms—each their own canvas of creativity—that surround you in stories that have endured for generations. Our 200-year-old house holds a remarkable collection that spans the Middle Ages through the 19th century with European and American paintings, and 18th-century watches, Chinese porcelains, and French Renaissance enamels. The collection features iconic artists including Rembrandt, Goya, Gainsborough, Turner, Ingres, Whistler, and Sargent, as well as Federal-period American furniture and the most significant pre-Civil War domestic murals in the United States.
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- From I-71 Southbound: Take Third Street exit to Broadway. Turn right on Broadway. Turn R on Fifth St. Turn R on Pike St. Museum is second building on L. From I-71/I-75 Northbound: Cross the bridge over the Ohio River. Take Fifth Street ext & follow through light at Broadway. Turn R @ next light on Pike St. Museum is second building on L. From I-75 Southbound: Take Fifth Street exit and follow through light at Broadway. Turn right at next light on Pike Street. Museum is second building on
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Phyllis H.
09/16/2016
Beautiful National Historic Landmark housing an impressive private art collection. Tour this impressive home and view works of art by Rembrandt, Whistler, Gainsborough, and many more. Truly a gem in the Queen City's crown.
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Phone: (513) 241-0343
Address: 316 Pike St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Website: http://www.taftmuseum.org
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