Cincinnati Museum Center

We're in need of some renovation design! If you or someone you know loves the idea of helping secure and care for Cincinnati's treasures, please check out the below. We have just posted a new Design Services Request for Proposal on our website as we're in search of someone who can help us renovate our newly acquired facility that will serve as an off-site collections space to house our diverse specimens and artifacts. With this new space, we're also looking to give #CincyMuseum patrons unprecedented access to our collections with plans to establish educational programs within its walls in the future. The scope of this RFQ is limited to 85,000 sf of the facility, as identified in the attachments to the RFQ on our site linked below. If you know anyone who is just right for the job or have any connections to people who might, please send this along to them! The full details can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gMZRxr7m Thank you! #Hiring #JobAlert

If you know a student who is looking to elevate their research skills and get expert advice on their History Day Project, make sure they know about this! On January 11 from 9:30 am to 1:30 p.m., we’re hosting a workshop to help students from grades 7 – 12 master the art of research, connect with experts and gain valuable History Day project assistance. Participants can… • Build their skills by practicing how to write a thesis, find reputable primary and secondary sources and get help organizing their project. • Explore the Cincinnati History Library and Archives and learn how to use catalogs, search databases and more. • Get project guidance and brainstorm their next steps in a personalized conversation with a History Day mentor. Registration is required for this FREE event. Visit https://lnkd.in/gAzmRm9X to register!

Congratulations to our Jake Powers Memorial Fund recipients! As a lifelong learner, Jake was passionate about learning, reading, superheroes, history and his work at #CincyMuseum. The Jake Powers Memorial Fund provides scholarships assisting part-time and full-time employees of Cincinnati Museum Center and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center pursuing post high school degrees or professional certifications. This year’s recipients are… Bianca Collins Corinne Lerma Mercurial Puck Jordan Ringel A big thank you to the Powers family for joining us for the morning! To help us continuing honoring Jake’s legacy while supporting our staff, you can make a tax-deductible donation to the fund, visit https://lnkd.in/g2aGNygg.

See you at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, December 10!

Straight from the desk of our social media manager: As you might imagine, the #UnionTerminal photo bank is never-ending over here. And while I don’t normally promote my own photos so publicly, I've used this one as my phone's background many times since I captured it in February and felt it was time to share the wealth. I just love how the clock glows within the image like our own personal beacon, a symbol of hope and safety throughout the many decades of its life in our beautiful city. Happy #TerminalTuesday, y’all! #CincyMuseum

Step back into your childhood and join us on a six-decade evolution and the making of a global phenomenon. Barbie™: A Cultural Icon Exhibition – opening April 4, 2025 – takes you from 1959 to present day, examining how pop culture and fashion trends have shaped this global phenomenon. The exhibition celebrates Barbie as a reflection of culture, featuring a priceless collection of over 300 artifacts from the 66-year history of Barbie, including the very first 1959 doll, an original Barbie™ Dreamhouse, behind the scenes prototypes, as well as some of the most infamous Barbie dolls throughout history. You’ll also find numerous photo ops throughout the exhibition for shareable moments. To purchase tickets, the Premium Dream Package or for more information about this new featured exhibition, visit https://lnkd.in/gNcFiW8X Barbie™: A Cultural Icon is curated and toured by Illusion Projects Inc., curated by Karan Feder, in partnership with Mattel Inc.

HELP! We need your opinion! We’re trying to get a read on what summer camp themes you would be interested in having your kiddo attend next year, so we’ve created this survey to help us figure it out. Whether your kiddo has spent time in our camps before or you’re hopeful to get them a spot in 2025, we want to hear from you. Visit https://lnkd.in/g2s4ffyG to give us your thoughts. Thank you!

In celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday tomorrow, this Saturday, November 16, we’re hosting a full day of nature-inspired art activities to remember the late wildlife artist John A. Ruthven. In 1934, a 10-year-old Ruthven walked into the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History – now the Museum of Natural History & Science (MNHS) – clutching a small hummingbird he intended to donate to the museum’s collections. This became a trend throughout his life as he helped bring thousands of specimens into the museum’s collections, building a rich and robust natural catalog. Here's our Saturday rundown: 🍂 No birthday is complete without a sweet treat! We’ll be making liquid nitrogen ice cream from 11 a.m. to Noon in the Cr(eat)e Culinary Studio featuring the Kroger Food Lab 🍂 Aspiring Artists: Nature Imprints with Sarah Kent from Noon to 5 p.m. in KIDSpace Join artist Sarah Kent in The Children’s Museum as she shares her love of preserving nature through imprints using clay and natural materials. 🍂 Animal Pictionary at 2:30 p.m. on the Science Stage in MNHS Play a game of drawing and guessing animals, then stick around to learn about Ruthven’s contributions to our collections. 🍂 Laser Craze: Animal Ornaments from 3 to 4 p.m. in our History in the Making Classroom Join us in the Cincinnati History Museum as we use a laser to carve beautiful animal ornaments and customize them with a marbling technique. All celebration activities are included with admission and free for museum Members.

Good golly, Union Terminal is gorgeous. 😍 Wishing you a great rest of the week from our 1933 icon. Today’s Terminal Tuesday comes from Kara Driscoll on Instagram: https://lnkd.in/gG_KpmT9

We’ve just been focused on a few things to surprise and delight… award-winning time lapse captures the essence of it. THANK YOU! Join us, renew us, visit us again soon. ❤️🥰