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The Akron Art Museum enriches lives through modern art. Since being founded in 1922 in the basement of the Akron Public Library, the museum has become the leading museum of modern art in northeast Ohio and is now located in a turn-of-the-century and award winning building that once served as the city’s main post office. In addition to its own collection, the museum features borrowed works showcasing a new temporary collection every 13 weeks. Past exhibits included pieces from the Smithsonian Institution, Georgia O’Keefe and Andy Warhol.
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The Allen Memorial Art Museum was founded in 1917. Today, it’s ranked among the finest college and university collections in the U.S. The collection contains more than 11,000 works of art that span history.
The buildings that house the art museum are eclectic architectural beauties. Part of the complex was built in 1917. It was designed by Cass Gilbert, and represent Tuscan Renaissance and Midwestern Vernacular architectural styles. The 1977 addition was designed in Orthodox Modernist style by Venturi, Scott Brown, and Associates.
The museum also offers Tuesday Teas (for FREE). On the second Tuesday of the month, join the company of others (no registration required) and learn more about the collection. Talks begin at 2:30 p.m.
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Exhibitions include: Gary Bukovnik, A Ceramic Continuum, Don Gummer and Ben Schonzeit: Sculptural Glass Exhibition.
The Beecher Center is the south wing of The Butler Institute of American Art and includes exhibitions by Carol Adams, Patrick Boyd, Dennis Marsico, Bill Viola, Bill Thompson and Nam June Paik.
The Wean Archive Center/Hopper Library houses The Butler Library of art books and has searchable databases of archive material.
Salem Branch
This facility was designed by architect Robert Buchanan and is housed in a refurbished historic building on the city’s main street. The Butler Salem offers four galleries: Salem Area Artists Guild, Edwin Shuttleworth, Ohio Contemporary Quilts and Margaret Lefranc. It also has temporary exhibitions from accomplished regional artists, works from prominent American artists and from the Butler permanent collection.
Trumbull Branch
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The Canton Museum of Art has fine art exhibits in its permanent collection as well as many traveling pieces appearing in the museum’s galleries. Some past exhibits featured include Bart Walter’s Soul of Africa, The Road Less Traveled, Samuel Bak’s Surrealism, The Potters of Mata Ortiz – Transforming a Tradition and Visions into The 21st Century – The New Age of Holography. In addition, the museum hosts many special events and classes.
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This arboretum is funded by Ohio State University and serves as an outdoor laboratory. As such, it seeks to maintain an environment for teaching and research while building a relationship with the community and conducting academic initiatives.
The garden collections are categorized according to the following themes: Wildflowers, Hostas, Conifers, Annuals, Perennials, Native Trees, Roses and Willows. It also has a Learning Garden with three areas: A Landscape Room featuring urban garden themes and techniques, Named gardens recognizing donors with interesting plant collections and Trial Gardens for the purposes of research and demonstrations.
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Open: year round. hours are generally between 8am-8pm
Location:101 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs, OH 45387
Phone:(937)767-2686
The
Chamberpot Gallery is a new and very unique art gallery in
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Open Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m; Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. and Sundays from Noon - 6:00 p.m. Closed on Mondays, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Location: 953 Eden Park Drive · Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-639-2995
Note: Strollers are allowed in the museum and are also offered FREE of charge at the main entrance.
The Cincinnati Art Museum, founded in 1881, is one of the nation's oldest visual art institutions and the first general art museum west of the Allegheny Mountains to be established in its own building. In 1886 it opened its doors and was acclaimed to be "The Art Palace of the West."
The museum's featured collections offer the only collection of ancient Nabataean art outside of Jordan. In addition, it possesses the renowned Herbert Greer French collection of old master prints, a fine collection of European and American portrait miniatures, many paintings from Cincinnati's "Golden Age" (1830-1900), as well as Cincinnati's own Rookwood pottery and more than 40 pieces of Cincinnati carved furniture.
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The Civic Garden Center delivers education in horticulture to children, adults and communities throughout the Cincinnati region. It has a library with more than 2,000 books about gardening and floral topics as well as videos and other resources. The Center has been instrumental in beautifying Greater Cincinnati with its urban gardening projects which have turned some 50 neglected properties into community gardens. Contact the Center to learn more about these neighborhood gardens and other botanical creations the Center has established around the area.
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Open: April 1 - November 1:
Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, Noon - 5 p.m.
November 1 - April 1 Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
and Sunday, Noon - 5 p.m. Closed Mondays.
April 1 – October 31: The Hershey Children's Garden is open. Call for
holiday hours.
Location: 11030 East Boulevard in Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: 216-721-1600
Step into a world of beauty and wonder. Cleveland Botanical Garden boasts some of the finest Gardens in the entire Midwest. Here are 10 beautifully landscaped acres of formal and natural gardens – each one a gem, each with its own distinct personality. The Rose Garden is a delight. The Japanese Garden is enchanting. The Children’s Garden is fun. And the terrace – with its fountain and lily pond – is an inspiring location for al fresco dining during the warm months.
The Eleanor Armstrong Smith Glasshouse, which opened in 2003, is an 18,000 square foot, crystalline conservatory – the only one of its kind. Open year-round, the Glasshouse is home to two of the world’s most exotic, fragile and unique environments: the spiny desert of Madagascar and the lush, butterfly-filled cloud forest of Costa Rica. The Glasshouse may be the best butterfly house in Ohio! It features hundreds of exotic, beautiful butterflies flown in directly from Costa Rica every week of the year. The butterflies will make you and your friends of all ages smile with delight. With more than 350 species of plants and 50 species of animals, the Glasshouse is a dazzling journey across continents and an immersion in the unusual.
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The Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art displays four seasons of exhibitions per year. It emphasizes progressive ideas that embrace a full spectrum of artistic issues, including vital political and social issues. Its wide-array of programs reflect cultural and artistic diversity celebrating national and international artistic achievements as well as contributions by regional artists.
Founded in 1968 as The New Gallery by Marjorie Talalay, Agnes Gund and Nina Castelli Sundell, the New Gallery became the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art in 1984. In 1990, the Center found its current 23,000 square-foot home in the former Sears building, which is part of the Cleveland Playhouse complex.
The Center has published approximately 50 scholarly exhibition catalogues receiving national recognition. And can be found at major art libraries and university and retail bookstores nationwide and abroad.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art is a leader in the international art world and offers many rich and diverse community, cultural and educational programming for the northeast Ohio area. Established in 1913 “for the benefit of all the people forever,” the museum is one of the world’s most distinguished and comprehensive art museums with the objective of reaching the broadest possible audience.
It also has rotating collections (collections that are not on permanent display) because pieces may be sensitive to light or may be too fragile. Additional collections are also rotated in and out of the galleries throughout the year.
The Cleveland Museum of Art also offers many programs such as “If These Walls Could Talk,” which features multicultural stories told by storytellers for FREE. Stories are told at 2:30 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month.
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The Columbus Museum of Art features works from its excellent collection of impressionists, German expressionists, cubists, American modernists, and contemporary art. The museum also includes works by Degas, Monet, Matisse, Picasso, Cassatt, Bellows, Demuth, Hopper, Marin, and O'Keeffe. Visitors may also take a stroll through the Russell Page Sculpture Garden or explore the world of photography in the Ross Photography Center. Families with children may also want to visit the interactive exhibit Eye Spy: Adventures in Art. In addition, there is a continuous program of national and international traveling exhibitions displayed at the museum.
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The Cowan Pottery Museum has more than 1,100 pieces of R. Guy Cowan’s works, the largest Cowan collection in the world. It is significant to American history because it bridged a transition from the arts and crafts movement in pottery represented by Rookwood, Roseville and others to the modern commodities epitomized by art deco designs of the Homer Laughlin Company, Fiesta Wares and others. The Cowan pottery was produced between 1912 and 1917. The museum also purchased the John Brodbeck private collection of more than 800 pieces.
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Featuring 189 acres of gardens and nature, the Cox experience is a hands-on adventure in horticulture. Highlights include The Edible Landscape garden, Butterfly Meadow and House, Shrub Garden with more than 500 different trees & shrubs, Water Garden & Rock Garden, Wildflower Garden, and 3.5 miles of walking trails.
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This park covers approximately 1,150 acres of natural beauty. What was begun in 1929 by Beman and Bertie Dawes to demonstrate the value of trees and shrubbery has grown in epic proportions to become a showcase of plant collections and plethora of educational experiences. Some of the collections visitors will find are the crab apples, conifers, oaks, azaleas and hollies. The grounds are accessible by an almost five-mile auto route and more than eight miles of hiking trails. Some feature attractions and visitor favorites are include the remarkable cypress swamps, renowned Japanese Bonsai Garden and the “world’s largest lettered hedges.”
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The American Association of Museums rate The Dayton Art Institute, “superb in quality.” There are more than 20,000 works in the permanent collection representing a wide variety of art history and cultures throughout the world. The collection features American, African, Asian and European art.
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Open: Tuesday through Sunday 1-4 p.m.
Location: 145 E Main Street in Lancaster, OH
Phone: 740-681-1423
This is a state wide organization that harbors a passion for the decorative arts and celebrates the architecture and heritage of the Reese-Peters house. The museum is holds venues year round allowing artists to display their work in the decorative arts. The museum also has a number of permanent exhibits. In addition to a chance to view amazing pieces of art the museum gives people a chance to take classes and work shops in the area of decorative art. It is also a focus for research and communication about the decorative arts of Ohio.
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Franklin Park Conservatory is a botanical jewel. Originally built in 1895, it is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Conservatory is a premier horticultural and educational institution showcasing more than 400 plant species, spectacular Chihuly artworks, and special exhibitions. The Conservatory offers beautiful and diverse climates including an arid Desert, a tropical Rainforest, a cool Himalayan Mountain, and a lush Pacific Island Water Garden. Franklin Park surrounds the Conservatory and provides 88 acres of landscaped gardens and green space. The popular annual Blooms & Butterflies exhibition features thousands of free-flying tropical and native butterflies. It runs March 15 through September 8 in 2008. The Conservatory also houses a gift shop and cafe. Parking is free.
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Open: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. (only during school year). Closed Fridays and Sundays
Location: 510 E. Third St., Dayton Ohio 45402
Phone: 937-461-5149; fax # 937-461-4934
This gallery, founded by Executive Director Jerri Stanard and run by a non-profit arts organization, offers space to local artists and Dayton-area schoolchildren in a colorful, eclectic building in the heart of downtown Dayton. Many of the pieces on display are for sale and the profits are split between the artists (young and old) and the gallery (for gallery support and programming.)
The gallery also offers field trips, art camps, art parties, workshops, art classes, and special events, all for the purpose of encouraging creativity in the young artists and gallery visitors. Look for the store with the bright red doors and enjoy an art gallery meant for kids and the young at heart. And while you’re there, buy something fun, like a tribal mask or a funny-faced clay fish (my personal favorite).
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HOLDEN ARBORETUM
(Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children 6-12, and free for children ages
five and under.
Admission is also free for seniors on Tuesdays)
Open: April through October: daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. November through March closed on Mondays.
Location: 9500 Sperry Road in Kirtland, OH 44094
Phone: 440-946-4400
The Holden Arboretum houses a variety of themed gardens both for display and research. The Butterfly garden is stocked with many colorful flowers, such as the purple coneflower, bee-balm, and catmint, which will attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The park offers many different guided tours that give visitors the opportunity to follow trained horticulturists through one-of-a-kind gardens, special collections, and natural areas. The arboretum also offers a variety of historical tours throughout the grounds.
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The Kennedy Museum of Art at Ohio University focuses its collections on works of art that it has the resources and capabilities to house, preserve and study. The museum is an integral part of the educational, research and public service missions of the university. And its purpose is to enhance the intellectual and cultural life of the region by exhibiting quality national and international exhibitions, collection-based research and diverse formal and informal learning opportunities.
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Visitors will enjoy the casual atmosphere of this 47-acre estate and its vibrantly colored gardens, greenhouse and mansion. The landscaped gardens have one of the largest tulip displays in the U.S. and the greenhouse provides year-round displays. Trails curl through woodlands and around ponds. And the French Provincial mansion still houses many original furnishings and one of the best libraries in the state for horticultural resources with more than 8,000 volumes.
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One of Cincinnati’s treasures, the Krohn Conservatory features Bonsai, Conservatory, Orchid, Tropical and Perennial gardens and nature collections. The total collection represents more than 1,000 different species of plants from rainforests to deserts. Floral shows are free of charge. The best time to visit the Conservatory is in the summer to experience the annual Butterfly Show. Over 10,000 butterflies are invited to invade the Conservatory and fly freely around for visitors to get an up close and personal look at a remarkable collection of butterflies. The 2007 theme is Butterflies Out of Africa featuring butterflies from all around the world. Click here for the annual Butterfly Show information. Admission is $6 for Adults, $5 for Seniors and $4 for Children for the butterfly show.
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The Licking County Art Gallery schedules shows featuring local artists.
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Mount Airy is said to be the first municipal reforestation project in the country and is still the nations largest municipal park. More than one million trees were planted across approximately 1,500 acres in the early Twentieth Century. The Arboretum is a one-story brick building reflecting the architectural style of Frank Lloyd Wright – although he was not the architect. It displays flowering crab apple trees, azaleas, lilacs and rhododendrons. The grounds cover a wide-array of landscape ranging from rolling hills, valleys, streams, gardens, woods and wildlife. The park also has many other out buildings. One point of interest is the Garden Totem greeting visitors. It is an abstract sculpture of inspired plant forms made of stainless steel.
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Location:
1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road (State Route 128) in Hamilton, Ohio 45011
Phone: 513-868-8336
Web Site: www.pyramidhill.org
In 2008, Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum will debut the only known Museum of Ancient Sculpture in the world. The new 10,000 square-foot Museum of Ancient Sculpture will feature four galleries showcasing 70 original pieces from ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. The Museum will place visitors in “ancient” surroundings with its unique architecture resembling ancient Rome and Greek villas. Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum is a 265-acre park with over 80 pieces of monumental art. Visitors, picnickers, and art-lovers are welcome to roam the park by foot, in an “art cart”, or by car. Butler County, located in Southwest Ohio in the Cincinnati-Dayton corridor, is The Destination Designed for You ! For more information about the Museum of Ancient Sculpture and Butler County, contact the Butler County Visitors Bureau at 888-462-2282 or go to www.destinationbutlercounty.com.
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This 13-acre treasure of Columbus contains more than 11,000 rose bushes covering more than 350 varieties of roses. It is one of the largest municipal rose gardens in the U.S. In addition, the park has herb, perennial and daffodil gardens as well. The daffodil garden features 1,000 varieties. The best times of the year to visit are the middle of June or the middle of September to really take in the breath-taking beauty as the roses are in full bloom. Several events take place annually including musical programs in the evenings throughout the summer and an annual rose festival in June.
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Open: April through October Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., winter hours are weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: 1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road State Route 128, Hamilton, OH 45013
Phone: 513-887-9514
Pyramid Hill is an outdoor park and museum of 265 acres. The park uses natural galleries to present its artwork and has a unique combination of the designed and the natural. The park mostly focuses on monumental pieces of sculpture and uses the meadows, forests, and gardens as the setting. The park offers bus and hiking tours as well as picnic facilities. In addition to the various pieces of art and the surrounding natural setting the park also features a historic stone house built by pioneers. The park also holds an annual art fair along with an annual holiday lights display that runs from Thanksgiving through New Years.
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This museum showcases Ohio artists’ collections of works. It also has collections displayed that are from various other Ohio art institutions. And a rotating series of four shows display other works arranged by different museum curators throughout the year. The Riffe Gallery is owned and operated by the Ohio Art Council.
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Come see the garden than talks. This four acres of gardens and show houses has recorded descriptions of the plants around. And visitors are urged to touch and smell the foliage. Outdoor gardens include Japanese and Peach gardens and seasonal displays. Indoors, you’ll find a water garden, tropical plants, fruits and seasonal flowers. In addition, there’s a cactus House, Fern Room and much more.
Nearby are the Cleveland Cultural Gardens in Rockefeller Park along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Visitors may drive or walk through some 25 gardens representing different nationalities. These landscape treasures are each distinctive in their own way and commemorate the city’s ethnic diversity.
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The museum is housed in the Hall of St. Mary’s Church and is only open for guided tours by appointment. Inside, visitors will see wonderful displays of folk costumes, beads and sequins, carved wood and ceramics, sculptures and paintings, religious icons and ecclesiastical vestments and accessories. In addition there is a historical photo-book and other pieces.
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One hundred and fifty years of ceramic history is preserved at this museum. It features 2,000 pieces representing anything from traditional to high-tech ceramic art. And in the lobby, sits the world’s largest crystal ball. In addition, the museum displays many high-tech items such as tile from the Space Shuttle, military armor, ceramic body parts and more. The museum’s library contains more than 10,000 books covering just about anything ceramic related.
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Open all year, from dawn to dusk
Location: 1680 Madison Ave, Wooster, Ohio 44691
(the arboretum is part of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development
College - OARDC)
Phone: 330-263-3761
The Secrest Arboretum was begun in 1909 by Edmund Secrest, who was interested in the study of various trees. Over the years, trees of many types were planted in the Arboretum, including the largest collection of crabapples in the nation. Rhododendrons of various types and colors line the drive, and a large rose garden with over 500 varieties is there as well. The arboretum was one of the first places in the United States to plant a Dawn Redwood in the 1940's, and it has grown into a magnificent specimen. Guided tours are available, or you may wander through the gardens on a self-guided tour. Please keep in mind that this property is part of a university and you may encounter groups of students at any time. No pets are permitted, and the college would rather that you eat in Wooster, and not on the arboretum property.
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If you are looking for home decorating ideas or landscaping insight, come to the Southern Ohio Home and Garden Show. Local home and garden merchants display exhibits and arrangements for visitors to browse and strike up conversation over tips and tricks for their green-thumb.
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The Springfield Museum of Art has seven galleries. Its permanent collection includes paintings, drawings and sculptures featuring 19th and 20th century American, European and Ohio artists. The museum also has about 12 changing exhibits annually. These exhibits address contemporary and historical issues and encourage critical understanding of the visual arts.
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STEUBENVILLE CITY OF MURALS
(free maps available at Visitors Center)
Open: Murals are a
permanent outdoor display available for viewing at any time.
The Visitor Center hours are Monday through Friday from 9am – 5pm)
Location: Steubenville, Ohio
Phone: 740-283-4935 / 800-510-4442
See the City of Steubenville's history painted on outside walls in larger-than-life proportions. Instead of turning the pages of a book, you need only turn a corner to come face to face with stories of the past. See all twenty-five murals painted in Downtown Steubenville and Hollywood Plaza, including the mural of Steubenville celebrity, Dean Martin. Maps for self-guided tours are available at Steubenville CVB office. The Steubenville CVB can also coordinate a step-on tour guide for motorcoach tours of the murals.
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This 47-acre site features an excellent collection of rare trees, ravine, wetlands and restored prairie. The best times of year to visit are May to see the wildflowers in full bloom and October to see the autumn colors. The more than 1,500 trees include a variety of North American pine, oak, maple and buckeye. However, more interesting trees from China, Japan, Norway and Serbia are also prevalent. The arboretum is run by the University of Toledo and is located within the Oak Openings sand dune region. Appropriately, peaks of old sand dunes are still visible above the forest’s undergrowth.
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Hours: Thurs & Fri 5pm - 10pm; Sat Noon - 7pm
Location: 2400 Superior Ave. E, Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: 216-771-0830
Like life, art is multi-faceted. Studio of 5 Rings is a unique, multi-media venue of art. It is Downtown Cleveland's only Winery and Art Gallery - bringing art and wine together the way they were meant to be. The art gallery is also combined with a martial arts studio for a full art experience, visually and physically.
In addition to offering Cleveland some of the area's most talented artists, the Studio of 5 Rings also provides a selection of excellent wines made right at the gallery. It is downtown Cleveland's only winery. They bring in California grapes and ferment them into five delicious varietals. Their New York loft-style gallery provides a great setting to enjoy meaningful art works with a glass of fine wine. The connection between art and wine has been well established, and they have brought the two together under one roof.
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Open Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m; Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Sundays from Noon – 5:00 p.m. Closed on Mondays
Location: 316 Pike Street, downtown Cincinnati
Phone: (513) 241-0343
Built in 1820, this National Historic Landmark is known as one of the finest small art museums in America. The Federal period building is home to nearly 700 works of art, including European and American paintings by masters such as Rembrandt, Sargent, Turner, Hals, and Whistler; Chinese porcelains; and European decorative arts.
The Taft Museum of Art reopened in May 2004 after a 2-1/2 year, $22.8 million renovation and expansion. The renovated and expanded Museum houses new amenities including a parking garage, a new special exhibitions gallery, a performance/lecture facility, intimate café, expanded museum shop, and redesigned garden. The expansion nearly doubles the Museum’s size.
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The Temple Museum is the fourth oldest museum of Judaica in the country. Founded in 1950, it now has one of the most prominent and comprehensive collections of religious and Judaic art. Its collections include antique Torah hangings used in European synagogues that date to the seventeenth century; silver Torah ornaments, antiquities and household pottery from the Holy Land region dating from 2000 B.C.E. to Roman times; fold art objects made and used by Jews in many countries; many historic documents, manuscripts and bibles; and a collection of sculptures, paintings and lithographs by famous Jewish artists.
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This art museum focuses on the latest progress made in new media, performance art, photography, architecture, painting and sculpture. The gallery also exhibits multimedia and video mediums of art.
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Gardens and meadows cover some 57-acres of land where a variety of plant life thrive, including wildflowers and roses. This botanical garden is actually a series of different gardens within a garden. The feature sights include a greenhouse, village garden, shade garden, and herb garden with a wonderful fragrance wafting in the breeze. It also features a pioneer garden, vegetable and flower gardens, and perennials. Other points of interest are the outdoor sculpture collection and artists studios and galleries. Lastly, there is a café and gift shop for visitors to relax and enjoy.
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OPEN YOUR EYES TO ART
Venture to the Toledo Museum of Art to experience one of the finest and most diverse collections of artwork in the country. Discover treasures ranging from ancient Egypt to contemporary art, including glass, sculpture, European and American painting, African and Asian art, graphic arts, and decorative arts.
ADMISSION
Admission to the Museum is FREE. Some special exhibitions or events may require
purchased tickets.
TOURS
The Museum schedules free public tours weekly. Visit www.toledomuseum.org for
times and topics.
To schedule a special group tour
for 10 or more people, call 419-255-8000, ext. 7352. To tour at your
own pace, try Soundtrack, our audio guide to the collection.
SHOPPING
The Museum Store offers a variety of art books, stationery, posters, apparel,
and gifts, as well as original works by regional artists.
DINING
The Museum Café offers daily delectable lunch fare, as well as dinner service on
Friday evenings.
PARKING
Parking is free for members and $3 for non-members.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Museum galleries are wheelchair accessible. Strollers are allowed in
galleries.
HOURS
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 10
a.m. – 4
p.m.
Friday, 10 a.m. – 10
p.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5
p.m.
Closed Monday and major holidays.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
419-255-8000 (tdd) or 800-644-6862
(tdd)
www.toledomuseum.org
information@toledomuseum.org
Upcoming Exhibitions through April 2006:
February 2 – April 30,
2006
Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages
HISTORY & FACT SHEET
The
Toledo Museum of Art was founded April 18, 1901. More than a century later, the
Toledo Museum of Art is considered one of the finest Museum’s in the country,
both for quality and the comprehensiveness of its collection. Thanks to the
benevolence of its founders, as well as the continued support of its members,
the Toledo Museum of Art remains a privately-endowed, non-profit institution and
opens its collection to the public—free of charge—six days a week.
The TMA collection transcends temporal, geographical, and cultural boundaries. More than 30,000 works of art represent American and European painting, the history of art in glass, ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works, Asian and African art, medieval art, sculpture, decorative arts, graphic arts, and Modern and contemporary art. To accommodate the ever-growing collection and demand for art education, the Museum campus has grown exponentially since its founding. From its humble first exhibition space in two rented rooms in the Gardner Building, the Museum has grown to cover approximately 32 acres with six buildings.
· The Museum has 45 galleries, 15 class studios, the 1,710-seat Peristyle concert hall, the 176-seat Little Theater lecture hall, the Community Learning Resource Center, the Family Center, the Visual Resources Collection, the Museum Café, the Museum Store, and Collector’s Corner, which sells original artwork.
1901—Toledo Museum of Art is founded. The Museum has 120 members and a collection consisting of a mummified cat and two paintings.
1912—The Museum’s new Monroe Street building opens. The classical Greek style of the Museum architecture employs Ionic columns on the entrance façades.
1919—The Museum creates the School of Design and provides traditional studio art classes and practical design classes to adults and children.
1933—The Peristyle concert hall and the two new wings open with a gala featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra.
1962—The Studio Glass Movement is born at a workshop in a garage on Museum grounds, proving that glass could be worked in a studio setting.
1992—The University of Toledo Center for the Visual Arts opens. This 51,000 square-foot building was designed by renowned architect Frank O. Gehry. The CVA houses the UT Department of Art, studios, an art reference library, and gallery space.
February 2001—The Museum renovates the Professional Arts Building at Parkwood Avenue and Monroe Street. This Art Deco style building houses the Toledo Symphony Orchestra offices and the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo.
June 2001—The Museum dedicates the Georgia and David K. Welles Sculpture Garden in front of the Museum on Monroe Street. Twenty-two sculptures and landscaped green spaces expand the Museum experience to the outdoors.
April 2004—Construction begins on the 76,000 square foot Glass Pavilion on Monroe Street facing the Museum. The exterior walls of the finished building, designed by Tokyo-based architectural firm SANAA, Inc., will be made entirely of glass. The structure will house the Museum’s extensive collection of glass art, as well as state-of-the-art glassmaking facilities, meeting spaces, and a café.
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Article from the May 2007 edition of OhioTraveler by Frank R. Satullo, The OhioTraveler
Wouldn’t it be really cool to walk into a painting and be a part of it? You could check things out three dimensionally to see what the other side looks like.
How about a famous painting? Let’s say, for example, Georges Seurat’s 1887 A Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of La Grand Jatte, which is a depiction of people gathering on a Sunday afternoon at the Seine River in Paris. The original is shown at the Art Institute of Chicago. But the version in downtown Columbus, Ohio offers a totally different experience.
In downtown Columbus' Old Deaf School Park, artist James T. Mason created the only topiary garden in existence based on a work of art. Elaine Mason was the first of many topiarists to trim and meticulously maintain the living topiaries of 54 people, eight boats, three dogs, a monkey and cat. The seven-acre sanctuary is not only a destination for art and nature lovers, but it is perfect for picnics, walks, playing board games, or even tossing a little Frisbee.
Take a stroll to the top of the hill overlooking the masterpiece. There, you’ll see a bronze easel and picture of the original painting by Seurat, who invented the technique of pointillism, using dots of color to create light. Take a step back and see the 3-D version of the picture unveil itself before your very eyes. The tallest topiary is 12-feet. This provides depth from the vantage point atop the hill to keep all the figures in proportion as seen in the bronze relief.
Walk around the landscape and take pictures. Roll out a blanket and catch a nap. This park is everything a park should be. It is meant for a lazy afternoon. Find a shade tree or tall topiary and be still. The breeze, the birds, the flowers will all take hold as you breathe deeper until you feel cleansed.
Special events are planned throughout the year. In Spring and Summer of 2007, there’s Plant The Park on May 19. For more information or to volunteer, call 614-645-0197. Go Fish on June 22 is an event to reintroduce hundreds of new fish to the five enormous Koi that were too big for the egrets to fly off with in their mouths. Free lunchtime Music In The Air Concerts are planned for July 24 and 31, August 7,14, 21 and 28.
The Topiary Park Museum Shop and Visitors Center is housed in a chateau-style building. It offers restrooms, drinking fountains, and museum store. It is furnished in period décor. It is open April 1 through December 31 on Thursdays 11 am – 3 pm, Fridays 11:30 am – 3 pm, weekends 11 am – 4 pm.
The park and Topiary Garden are always free and open daily from dawn to dusk. You may enter at 480 E. Town Street, which is a block south of the Columbus Museum of Art. More information is available by calling 614-645-0197 or visiting topiarygarden.org.
The neighborhood around has beautiful grand old mansions with lovely architecture. But to park on the street requires feeding the meter unless it’s an evening or a Sunday afternoon on the isle of topiary.
Article from the May 2007 edition of OhioTraveler by Frank R. Satullo, The OhioTraveler
Printout: Topiary Garden
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Printout: Wegerzyn Gardens and Horticultural Center
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