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Aerial view of Pike Street looking west, showing neighborhood before the creation of Lytle Park (detail), about 1904. Reproduction of Cincinnati Post photograph, Taft Museum of Art archives
Walking Tour | Cincinnati Art: Past & Present
Off-Site Program
Saturday, July 17 & Saturday, August 21
10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Join the Taft Museum of Art and ArtWorks for a walking tour that explores Cincinnati art from the past as well as the present. Beginning at the Taft, participants will learn about the historic Lytle Park neighborhood, then head into downtown to discover the many ArtWorks murals. Bring your best walking shoes for this two-mile trek through time!
In case of inclement weather, these walking tours will be rescheduled for a later date. Event registration closes at midnight before event. Following registration, a reminder email will be sent the day prior and day of the event. Be sure to opt-in to communications and remove spam filters to ensure you receive the invitation.
$15 for members, $20 for non-members. Event registration closes at midnight before the event.
![Detroit Publishing Co., Publisher. Mount Adams Incline, Cincinnati, Ohio. United States Ohio Cincinnati, None. [Between 1900 and 1910] Photograph](/media/ucpdyemj/landscape_mount-adams-incline-cincinnati-ohio-united-states-ohio-cincinnati-none-detroit-publishing-co-publisher.jpg)
Detroit Publishing Co., Publisher. Mount Adams Incline, Cincinnati, Ohio. United States Ohio Cincinnati, None. [Between 1900 and 1910] Photograph
Walking Tour | Mount Adams
Off-Site Program
Saturday, October 9
2–4 p.m.
Join the Taft Museum of Art and explore Cincinnati’s first suburb, Mount Adams! The tour will visit “Mount Ida”—home of the first observatory in North America, made possible by early Taft historic house resident Nicholas Longworth’s donation of property—among many other “firsts” to sight-see during the one-mile walk. Guests will also discover surprising facts and folklore. Comfortable walking shoes are suggested as you will encounter some stairs, a few steps, and some moderately graded streets.
In case of inclement weather, these walking tours will be rescheduled for a later date.
$10 Taft members, $15 non-members. Reservations required.
Virtual Public Tours | In a New Light
Online Program
Select Wednesdays
12–12:30 p.m.
Enjoy docent-led tours of the Taft’s special bicentennial exhibition, In a New Light: Treasures from the Taft.
FREE for members, $5 for non-members.
Drop-In Public Tours | In a New Light
On-Site Program
Select Sundays
1:30–2 p.m.
Enjoy on-site docent-led tours of the Taft’s special bicentennial exhibition, In a New Light: Treasures from the Taft.
These tours are included with general admission, complimentary when registering online or at the admissions desk. Advance registration for admission recommended.
Self-Guided Virtual Tour | Taft Historic House
Online Program
Ongoing
While the Taft historic house undergoes a major rehabilitation project, making it temporarily inaccessible to the public, audiences can explore the historic house and its esteemed artworks as they appeared prior to renovation efforts. Several of the works displayed in the virtual tour are also now on view within In a New Light: Treasures from the Taft and Borrowed Gems from the Taft Museum of Art.