Discover more about the art, history, and experiences that bring the Taft Museum of Art to life—within and beyond its walls!
Have you ever wondered how the watches in the Taft collection were made? To better understand how watchmakers created the movements (i.e. the moving parts of a watch) housed in these small technological wonders, our associate curator, Ann Glasscock, PhD took an introduction to watchmaking class!
Wandering through the Taft Museum of Art’s collection galleries, you might spy a miniature ceramic woman balancing in her bare feet on a huge flower. Her serene expression belies vast power. She represents Guanyin, a deity who transformed from male to female and gained a new name over two thousand years of being venerated.
If you've seen screen adaptations of Austen's novels, you can probably picture the quintessential Regency-era gown—white, high-waisted, and flowy—that her heroine's frequently wear on film. Learn more about the fashion and the art of the time!
Explore the architectural points of interest in the newly-preserved Taft historic house, including the portico, exterior siding, dining room, and Duncanson murals.
Read about Hiram Powers, America's most famous sculptor at the time, and the influence of Cincinnati's Western Museum during the late 19th century.
“Wear Union Stamped Shoes” declared the Boot & Shoe Workers’ Union, whose slogan you can see on this pocket mirror in the Taft Museum of Art's latest special exhibition, "Walk This Way | Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes." This mirror, along with a shoe from the early 1900s, sparked the inspiration for my latest Museum Musings.
At the turn of the 20th century, few art collectors in Cincinnati shared the passion and determination of Charles Phelps Taft and Anna Sinton Taft.
Anna Sinton Taft, the cofounder of the Taft Museum of Art, is undoubtedly the best-known woman to have lived in the Taft historic house. Most museum visitors know her name by the time they conclude their visit. Do you know the names of any other women who lived here?
As it turns out, Cincinnati was one of the largest manufacturers of boots and shoes in the United States for much of the early 1900s. Factories in Boston, Lynn, and Haverhill, Massachusetts were the main centers of production, but they could not compete with Cincinnati.