Cincinnati Art Museum

Cincinnati Art Museum

📍 United States
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About

One of the oldest art museums in the United States, featuring over 67,000 artworks spanning 6,000 years. The museum offers free general admission and houses an impressive collection of paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts.

The Cincinnati Art Museum, often called CAM, sits in Eden Park at 953 Eden Park Drive in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is one of the oldest art museums in the United States, and its collection gathers more than 67,000 artworks that span roughly 6,000 years of human making.

What you will find

The museum's holdings include paintings, sculptures and decorative arts, so a single visit can move from ancient objects to works closer to our own time. Because the collection covers such a long stretch of history, it suits visitors who like to wander without a fixed plan and stop at whatever catches their eye.

Planning your visit

  • Admission: general admission is free.
  • Location: the museum is in Eden Park, so it pairs easily with a stroll through the park's grounds.
  • Contact: you can call +1-513-721-2787 before you go.

Visitors who come to Cincinnati for a day or two will find the museum a natural anchor for a cultural outing. Its setting in Eden Park makes it easy to combine art with time outdoors, and the free entry means a short visit is as easy to fit in as a longer one.

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