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Cincinnati
Area
Museums
The
American Museum of Brewing History & Arts
at the Oldenberg Brewery & Entertainment Complex
I-75 at Buttermilk Pk., Ft. Mitchell, KY
Phone: (859) 341-2802 or 800-323-4917
Guided tours. World's largest collection of brewing
memorabilia with nearly one million items on display. Tours
include the Oldenberg Brewery & are daily beginning at
11:00 a.m.
Children's
Museum of Cincinnati
Wiggle! Water! Machines! Climbing! Computers! Three floors of
exciting hands-on learning and playing for pre-schoolers to
pre-adolescents and their families. Weekend programs. Space
rental.
Cincinnati Art
Museum
Eden Park, 45202
Phone: (513) 721-5204
Beautifully renovated galleries move from ancient world to
contemporary times revealing creative expression in paintings,
prints, drawings, photography, sculpture, costumes, textiles,
decorative arts. Open daily except Mon., Holidays. $5 adults,
$4 senior citizens, students, groups; under 18 free; Sat.
free.
Contemporary Arts Center
115 E. Fifth St. 45202
Phone: (513) 721-0390
Presents continually changing exhibitions of recent art-from
painting, sculpture, photography and architecture to
multi-media installation, experimental, conceptual and video
art, plus tours, concerts, films.
Hebrew Union
College
Jewish Institute of Religion-Skirball Museum
3101 Clifton Ave. 45220
Phone: (513) 221-1875
Core exhibition "An Eternal People: The Jewish
Experience" includes ceremonial objects for celebrations
and holidays, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, changing
exhibitions, tours and programs.
The Cincinnati
Fire Museum
315 West Court Street
Phone: (513) 621-5571
Located in a 1907 National Register firehouse, the museum
preserves and exhibits Greater Cincinnati's firefighting
artifacts while honoring all the heroic firefighters, past and
present. Over 200 years of firefighting history is on display
in the museum.
Historic Homes and Sites of Greater Cincinnati
Phone: (859) 491-4003
Throughout Greater Cincinnati, including Northern Kentucky
& Indiana. Greater Cincinnati's vital cultural legacy is
beautifully preserved by several homes and sites in Greater
Cincinnati. Visiting these museums will impart an appreciation
of our colorful, natural history.
Krohn
Conservatory
Eden Park Dr., 45202
Phone: (513) 421-4086 or 421-5707
Rainforest-under-glass; 5000 varieties of exotic, tropical,
desert and orchid plants. One of country's largest public
greenhouses with beautiful seasonal floral shows. Admission
$2.00
The Museum Center at
Cincinnati Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave, 45203
Phone: (513) 287-7000 or 800-733-2077
Art deco train station, completed 1933, reopened 1990 as
Museum Center, home of Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX
Theater, The Cincinnati Historical Society (CHS) Museum,
Cincinnati Museum of Natural History (CMNH). The Heritage Shop
CHS gift shop.
Fine collectibles, books, framed prints, jewelry and
Cincinnati mementos. Collector's Shop One of two CMNH gift
shops. Books, field guides, natural history items, ethnic
jewelry, clothing and fine prints. Cincinnati Historical
Society Museum and Library Museum exhibits trace the growth of
the Queen City since 1788. Regional research library (free) is
one of the largest in Old Northwest. Cincinnati Museum of
Natural History The museum is renowned for its Limestone
Cavern, Ice Age Exhibit, the Children's Discovery Center and
International traveling exhibits. The OMNIMAX Theater On its
5-story, 72' diameter, 260 degree domed screen, the special
technology of OMNIMAX gives views the feeling of being in the
picture. Open daily & evenings. The Rookwood Ice Cream
Parlor An ice cream parlor in the classic tradition, with ice
cream from United Dairy Farmers. Union Terminal 1301 Western
Ave., 45203; (513) 287-7011, 800-733-2077, ext. 7011. Art deco
train station/multiple museum complex offering unique setting
for off-site events. Includes spectacular 10-story rotunda,
diverse sized dining rooms, meeting, exhibition space.
Sharon
Woods Village
Rt. 42, Sharon Woods Park, 45262
Phone: (513) 563-9484
Outdoor museum of restored 19th century buildings from various
parts of southwestern Ohio. Greek revival farmhouse, train
station, barn complex, Carpenter Gothic home, Federal home.
Admission fee.
Harriet
Beecher Stowe House
2950 Gilbert Ave., 45206
Phone: (513) 632-5120
The Cincinnati home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of
"Uncle Tom's Cabin." 1978 restoration by Citizen's
Committee on Youth. Presently a Museum, Gift Shop, Cultural
Center.
Taft Museum
316 Pike St., 45202
Phone: (513) 241-0343
Former home of Anna & Charles Taft, built in 1820; Old
Master paintings, Chinese porcelains, European & American
decorative arts, restored interiors. Open Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun,
Holidays, 1-5.
Warren County Historical Society Museum
105 S. Broadway, Lebanon, OH 45036
Phone: (513) 932-1817
A magnificent three-story historical museum showing the
development of southwestern Ohio from prehistoric days through
the 19th century, including an award-winning Shaker gallery. |
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