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Celebrate Disability Pride Month at the Taft with our new Sensory Explorations program! 🙌 July is #DisabilityPrideMonth and we're celebrating with a new program for anyone who wants a more tactile experience in our collection galleries. Using senses like touch and hearing to experience the museum's collection and exhibition gallery spaces with our specially trained educators, you can use 3-D printed reproductions from our friends at Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired, fabric samples, and soundscapes to explore the museum in a new multi-sensory adventure! This is a FREE event that occurs every Sunday July, and every second Sunday for each month following. This program is developed specially for visitors with low or no vision, but all guests are invited to participate! #TaftMuseumDiscovered

Celebrating and honoring Juneteenth 🙏 On this day (June 19) in 1865, Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Today, we celebrate #Juneteenth and seek to honor the art and history of Black liberation in our museum and in our community. One such legacy is that of Robert S. Duncanson (1821–1872), who painted a series of murals in the Taft’s foyer, pictured here. We continue to honor his legacy through our Duncanson Artist-in-Residence program, which recognizes the achievements of a contemporary Black American artist through public programming, school visits, and more! Please note: the museum is closed today in observance of the holiday, and will be open again tomorrow, Thursday, June 20 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. #TaftMuseumDiscovered #blackartmatters Photo credit: Ryan Kurtz

We're expanding our Duncanson program to be year-round with support from an America 250-Ohio Commission Grant! 🥳 The nation's 250th anniversary is coming up, and with this comes semiquincentennial celebrations surrounding July 4, 2026! We are honored to be among grant recipients across the state perpetuating incredible artistic, historical, and educational projects. With the $35,000 received, we will expand our Duncanson Artist-in-Residence program from a two-week residency to year-round programming, providing Black artists with opportunities to showcase their work. More information is coming soon, but in the meantime, you can learn more about the Duncanson Artist-in-Residence program here 👉 bit.ly/DuncansonResidency You can learn more about additional local grantees and other statewide projects here 👉 bit.ly/TaftAmerica250OH #TaftMuseumDiscovered #DuncansonArtistInResidence

Our museum is a space for everyone! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Happy Pride Month from the Taft Museum of Art 💖It's important to us that ALL people feel welcomed and seen in our museum, on our walls, in our programs and events, and within our staff and visitors. We're excited to continue celebrating LGBTQIA+ voices this month, and all year long. How can you make an impact or expand your understanding with us at the museum? - Join us for our next Lunch & Learn with Caracole, a Greater Cincinnati HIV services organization - Become a member, volunteer, or join our team and share your vision for the vibrant future of the Taft Discover how you can celebrate #Pride with us this month and beyond by visiting https://lnkd.in/gtcKXE3f #TaftMuseumDiscovered #PrideMonth #LGBTQIAPride #Pride

Celebrate Juneteenth with us and Paloozanoire on June 15! The Taft Museum of Art is proud to be a supporter of the 5th Annual Juneteenth Block Party! This year's Block Party features a star-studded lineup with celebrity host Desi Banks and supported by the community. Registration is now open at paloozanoire.com. #TaftMuseumDiscovered #Paloozinoire #Juneteenth

Movie night at our place!🩷🎞️ (PLUS advanced access to our new special exhibition) This week we open our new special exhibition "Moment in Time," which celebrates the art of photography, so we've decided to celebrate with a FREE young professional movie night! Join us Friday, June 7 for a Taft at Twilight Movie Night screening of "Barbie" (2023), and enjoy a pink evening of mixing and mingling with a cinematic backdrop! Enjoy our garden, delight in complimentary light bites, and grab a cocktail or mocktail at the cash bar. LEARN MORE | bit.ly/YP_Taft #TaftMuseumDiscovered

Celebrating the legacy of a founding member of the Duncanson Society 🏞️ Join us in celebrating the life and legacy of local and national treasure William “Joel” McCray, who was a founding member of the Duncanson Society which strives to affirm an ongoing Black presence within the structure of the Taft Museum of Art—including the Duncanson Artist-in-Residence program—and celebrates Robert S. Duncanson’s artistic contributions! Today a new community park was opened and named in his honor. The space was co-designed with local residents of Avondale and features play areas, playground equipment and more. LEARN MORE | https://lnkd.in/gptTwJJK... #TaftMuseumDiscovered Photograph by Samantha Grier

A potential diamond for this season is out in society for a limited time! 💎 Whether you're a fan of Bridgerton or someone who loves paintings that aren't often on view, this news is for you! As we prepare to welcome home our portrait of Michiel de Wael by Frans Hals which was on loan to the Rijksmuseum, we have a temporary tenant in the Music Room that is not often on view. This painting of Catherine Horneck Bunbury by John Hoppner will only be available to see for a short time, so stop in to pay her a visit! PLAN YOUR VISIT | bit.ly/Taft-Ticket-- #TaftMuseumDiscovered #BridgertonSeries #BridgertonVibes - - - John Hoppner (English, 1758–1810), Catherine Horneck Bunbury, about 1790, Oil on canvas, Bequest of Charles Phelps Taft and Anna Sinton Taft, 1931.403

Honoring those who have served and sacrificed for our country this #MemorialDay 🎆 As we take time to remember and honor those serving our country this weekend, we at the Taft Museum of Art want to continue showing our gratitude throughout the summer. In collaboration with the Blue Star Museums initiative, all summer we are offering active-duty military, National Guard, and Reserve personnel complimentary general admission to our collection galleries and upcoming special exhibition "Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs/Works from the Bank of America Collection" which opens June 8! Pictured here is William Howard Taft with his son, Charles Phelps Taft II (named after his Uncle) as he prepares to leave for the Great War. #TaftMuseumDiscovered Bank of America National Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Families - - - Image Credit: Harris Ewing - National Geographic, Vol. 31 (1917), No. 5, p.468. Online: @internet_archive