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Cincinnati Art Museum: A Nearly Free Day of Entertainment!

By Liz and Bill Spear

Real Estate Agent with Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com SAL.2002007747

February 26, 2012 08:15 AM

Cincinnati Art Museum: A Nearly Free Day of Entertainment!

One of the many perks of living in Warren County is the easy access to Cincinnati and Dayton, and all that comes with that! And thanks to the generosity of some donors with seriously deep pockets, the Cincinnati Art Museum is free admission, all the time! The most you'll pay is $4 for parking, and if you spend $10 at the Museum Cafe or $15 in the Museum Gift Shop or purchase an annual membership, they'll waive the parking fee.

Insider's tip: If you want to park for free, then try the parking lot at the entrance for a short walk up the hill, but don't count on any empty spots!

Now the Cincinnati Art Museum is huge, and you could easily spend days browsing their full range of items. Art of all sorts: paintings, sculpture, ancient artifacts (even an Egyptian mummy), each with a written history of the artist and the subject.

And if the standing collections aren't enough, there are always some dazzling temporary exhibits. Yesterday when we visited, they had a dozen Monet paintings from the waterlily period, and quite a few Picasso prints too! The Monets and Picassos will be on display through May 13, 2012. And those two are just a small selection of the special exhibits now in place. Visit www.CincinnatiArtMuseum.org for a full listing of all exhibits.

Now just a heads up, taking photos is limited to permanent collections of the museum, so that's why there are no Monet or Picasso snapshots included with this blog post!

So when can you visit the Cincinnati Art Museum?
They're open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. They are closed some major holidays, so check their website. FYI, Saturday afternoons? A little busy, it took two rounds of the parking lot to finally get a spot!

Where? 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati OH 45202. Located in Eden Park and on the edge of Mt. Adams!

Phone: 1-877-472-4226

They're also active on Facebook, so find them as "Cincinnati Art Museum".

So if you're looking for some culture and sneaking in some education in a way that the kids won't even know it, head on down to the Cincinnati Art Museum!

Serving Warren County's residential real estate needs,
Liz and Bill aka BLiz

P.S. Thinking about buying or selling a Warren County home? We'd be happy to be your guides to the art of real estate! Just call The Liz Spear Team of RE/MAX Elite!

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Karen Anne Stone

New Home Hunters of Fort Worth and Tarrant County - Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth Real Estate

Liz... what a wonderful way to spend the day. I could just get lost at an art museum. Cleveland has such great museums, and when I lived in Alexandria, Virginia... the National Gallery of Art was so close by... it was a natural to go there every few months. Wonderful therapy.

Feb 26, 2012 08:25 AM

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Home Stager/Redesign

BLiz- I'm always happy to hear that museums, zoos and other venues are free. Just think of all of the children who might never be exposed to the arts and sciences if there were admission fees. Another great localism post.

Feb 26, 2012 08:36 AM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Karen Anne, Haven't spent much time in Cleveland, but outside DC for sure. The museums there are quite the treasure, and love visiting the Smithsonian branches whenever I can.

Kathy, It's a real deal to have them free. The museum changed in 2009. Prior to that, there were charges for the special exhibits, after that, they changed to the parking fee. It's a fair trade :)

Feb 26, 2012 08:40 AM

Ellen Caruso

Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty - Glen Head, NY

It looks like you have Monet....my favorite! Got to get to the museums more, they get me painting again.

Feb 26, 2012 08:50 AM

Christine Smith

Buyers Brokers Only LLC - www.BuyersBrokersOnly.com - Canton, MA

Exclusive Buyer Agent & Attorney, Canton, MA

Free admission all the time? That is pretty cool! You don't see that very often...not around here at least!

Feb 26, 2012 09:09 AM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Ellen, A dozen of them, some were pretty large too :)

Christine, Not too common, but if you're going to have free, the art museum is a great place for it :)

Feb 26, 2012 09:15 AM

Michelle Gibson

Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL

REALTOR

Liz & Bill - That's FABULOUS the Cincinnati Art Museum is FREE, I wish our local museums were free on a daily basis.

Feb 26, 2012 09:20 AM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Michelle, Between numerous private donors and some local corporate donors, we're fortunate to have the luxury of free admission.

Feb 26, 2012 09:25 AM

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT

Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

The best way to learn about an area is to go to the local museum. May not always see priceless works of art, but seeing artifacts that date back 300-400 years can be exciting for a kid.

Feb 26, 2012 10:34 AM

Kay Van Kampen

RE/MAX Broker, RE/MAX - Springfield, MO

Realtor®, Springfield Mo Real Estate

Local museums are wonderful to visit. I love to wander the isles and see all the wonderful works of art and the history behind them. What a great way to spend the day.

Feb 26, 2012 11:41 AM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Ed, They'll see your 300-400 years and raise you a 6000 year old collection (one of their special exhibits!). There's more art background from local artists than you'd expect, and they've got a few galleries dedicated to the local artists.

Kay, You could easily spend the entire day there. Plenty of rooms to explore.

Feb 26, 2012 01:18 PM

Joanna Cohlan

Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY

Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Hi Liz and Bill, I've heard they have a wonderful permanent collection and would love to visit! Great classical building!

Feb 26, 2012 09:47 PM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Joanna, They do! The standing collections are enough to keep you busy, but all the special exhibits keep it freshened up. The building has been around since the later 1800s, so there's some art history in itself :)

Feb 26, 2012 10:09 PM

Tom Arstingstall, General Contractor, Dry Rot, Water Damage Sacramento, El Dorado County - (916) 765-5366

Dry Rot and Water Damage www.tromlerconstruction.com Mobile - 916-765-5366 - Placerville, CA

General Contractor, Dry Rot and Water Damage

This sounds like an education well worth the trip, and at next to nothing in cost.

Thanks for the local post Bliz.

Feb 26, 2012 10:50 PM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Tom, It's extremely rare to find a day out that is this easy on the pocketbook. We visited Tom + Chee for lunch beforehand and then to the Art Museum. Under $25 for both for the two of us plus gas to get there :)

Feb 26, 2012 11:06 PM