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IN PERSON Art After Dark | A Monumental Celebration
Friday, July 30, 5–9 p.m.
Free admission. Registration not required.
Final Fridays at the Cincinnati Art Museum are back–join us for our first in person #ArtAfterDarkCincy since February 2020! Enjoy live music from the Monday Night Big Band in the Alice Bimel Courtyard, live music from DJ ETrayn on the Art Climb, swing dancing with Pones, food for purchase from Dewey’s Pizza & Sweets & Meats BBQ, cash bars and free admission to special exhibition Paintings, Politics, and the Monuments Men.
About Paintings, Politics and the Monuments Men: The Berlin Masterpieces in America (on view July 9–October 3, 2021):
From the Nazis’ exploitation of artworks to the protection and restitution efforts of the “Monuments Men,” art and politics were frequently intertwined in the World War II era.
This exhibition focused on the fate of 200 of the finest European paintings from the Berlin State Museums that traveled to the United States soon after the end of the war and were exhibited at fourteen museums across the country before returning to Germany.
Longtime Cincinnatian and supporter of the arts, Captain Walter Farmer led the Monuments Men’s protest against the paintings’ controversial transfer from Germany. Featuring paintings that make the journey, alongside artworks and historical material from the Cincinnati Art Museum and other lenders, the exhibition delves into the complex role of artworks in a time of social upheaval and war, and highlights the importance of tracing the movements and uses of cultural treasures.
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If you need accessibility accommodations for this event, please email [email protected]. Please contact us at least two weeks in advance to ensure accommodations can be made.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati, United States