Visitor Information
Museum Hours | 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday–Monday
Experience the Taft
The Taft Museum of Art boasts a rich and ongoing legacy. The museum’s 200-year-old historic house was once home to notable Cincinnatians such as Nicholas Longworth and museum co-founders Anna Sinton Taft and Charles Phelps Taft. This National Historic Landmark is now a destination of international cultural significance that features eight monumental landscape murals by Robert S. Duncanson, a collection of more than 800 objects, and changing exhibitions.
Expand your visit beyond the galleries to discover the museum’s wide array of events and programs, retreat in the beautiful downtown garden, find a Cincinnati keepsake in the Museum Shop, or expand your culinary palate in the Taft Café.
Museum memberships include admission to the collection galleries and exhibitions, plus access to invitation-only events.
How to Reserve Tickets: All reservation tickets can be made with ease using your email address by creating an account. If you have an existing account, select an event and sign in before checking out. Save your login credentials to avoid logging in each time you reserve tickets.
Museum Discounts: Save on your visit to the Taft Museum of Art! From member savings to nationwide programs, there are several ways to experience the Taft at a reduced price.
Closures: The Taft Museum of Art is closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous People's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Additional closures will be posted in advance.
Interested in bringing a group of 10 or more to the museum? Learn more here.
Planning for Your Visit
We are a cashless museum. We accept credit, debit cards, and other digital payment options.
The Taft offers limited, free on-site parking for guests visiting the museum, the Museum Shop, and the Taft Café during regular museum hours in the Taft's on-site garage. The front gates and garage open 15 minutes before museum opening.
Please Note: cars left in the museum garage after hours will be towed.
Helpful Links:
BestParking.com — locate nearby garages and see competitive parking rates
CincyEZPark.com — pay meters from your smartphone
RoadMapCincy.com — up-to-date information on downtown road construction and street closures
The Taft reserves the right to refuse entry to any visitor carrying a prohibited item. All bags and containers of any type are subject to security inspection. The following items are prohibited:
- Outside food or drink. Water is allowed only for medical purposes.
- Glass containers, jars, aerosol cans, and liquids other than water
- Any large objects, such as flags, banners, frames, artwork, shopping carts, sporting goods, and recreational equipment
- Plants and flowers
- Costumes
- Weapons and hazardous materials
- Illegal substances and/or contraband
The museum is accessible to visitors with limited mobility, by providing wheelchairs, elevators and lifts, restrooms, parking, and ramps. The Taft also offers sensory accommodations including a quiet room, noise-reducing headphones, and braille and large-print materials to explore the museum collection and exhibitions.
Questions? Contact accessibility@taftmuseum.org.
The Taft Museum of Art is Cincinnati’s first Sensory Inclusive™ certified museum. KultureCity, a nationally recognized accessibility organization, has provided the Taft team with training and space accommodations to be ready to respond to visitors with neurodivergent and invisible disability needs. To learn more, visit KultureCity’s website or app.
For more sensory-friendly ways to experience the museum, learn about Sensory Explorations here.
The Taft Museum of Art offers printed visitor materials in alternative formats. Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired has partnered with the museum to reproduce the visitor guide and Top 10 brochures. Large print versions of these resources and exhibition labels are also available. Please see admissions for these materials.
For more sensory-friendly ways to experience the museum, learn about Sensory Explorations here.
Questions? Contact accessibility@taftmuseum.org.
Visitors of all ages are welcome at the Taft! Ask the Visitor Experience team about ways to experience the collection and exhibitions during your visit.
Bring the museum home with you! Choose from books, stationery, jewelry, and handcrafted gifts. Members enjoy a 10% discount on purchases and special offers throughout the year.
Backpacks, packages, diaper bags, and laptop bags smaller than 11 x 15 inches may be carried in the galleries. Backpacks may be carried by hand or worn on the front.
The coatroom and lockers are located on the first floor. Your coat may not be carried through the galleries. Please plan on wearing your coat or leave it in the coatroom.
If you have left something behind at the museum, please contact Security at (513) 352-5149.
If you need a wheelchair or assistance with a lift, ask the Visitor Experience team at admissions.
Lightweight umbrella strollers or soft-front infant carriers may be taken throughout the museum.
Diaper changing stations are available in the bathrooms on both the first and second floors of the museum.
The museum is a smoke-free facility. Smoking and vaping are not permitted anywhere in the museum or on its campus.
The intimate house setting allows visitors to see art and furnishings close up. Please help preserve the house and collection for future generations by remembering not to touch the works of art, furnishings, or window treatments. Touching leaves traces of natural oils and acids that can damage artworks, fabrics, and other surfaces.
You are welcome to sketch in the galleries using graphite pencils and drawing boards, clipboards, and sketch pads that do not exceed 15 × 16 inches. Please do not use pens, markers, crayons, charcoals, colored pencils, chalks, or pastels.
Non-flash personal photography and video in the galleries are encouraged. Any restrictions on photography will be clearly identified. Professional video cameras, tripods, monopods, selfie sticks, and opened laptops may not be taken into the galleries and exhibition areas.
Questions? Contact pr@taftmuseum.org.
The Taft Museum of Art routinely takes images and video for use in marketing materials and on the museum's communication platforms. Please be advised that promotional images and video may be captured during your visit or attendance at a museum program or event. Registration or ticket purchase through the museum constitutes acceptance of this policy. If you wish to avoid the possibility that you might appear in an image used for Taft promotional purposes, please alert the program manager/photographer upon arrival or contact pr@taftmuseum.org.
Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the first floor of the museum, including the café, Luther Hall, Rowe Long Family Garden, and patio.