After nearly 100 days of closure due the coronavirus pandemic, the Cincinnati Art Museum is reopening to the public on June 20. They’re celebrating the momentous occasion with performances by the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra along the steps of their recently completed Art Climb.
The Art Climb, which is a winding staircase that stretches from the corner of Gilbert Avenue and Eden Park Drive up to the museum’s parking lot and entrance, will feature members of the CCO positioned throughout the staircase’s landings, welcoming visitors as they stroll.
“At various landings among the 164 steps, a variety of CCO small ensembles will perform including three quartets (strings, brass and winds) and a trumpet duo. While safely social distancing, visitors are encouraged to start at the bottom of the Art Climb and enjoy brief musical works as they make their way up and down the steps. There will be two full rotations up and down the steps over an hour and a half,” a press release from the Cincinnati Art Museum reads.
The performances will take place from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Guests are welcome to venture over to the museum for a visit before or after the Art Climb performances — though the museum asks that guests reserve tickets prior to arriving to ensure health and safety of patrons. You can read about all of the procedures, policies and precautions the museum is taking to keep guests safe on their website and through signs in the museum.
“We are so excited to have something to celebrate. And the partnership between the museum and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra is something we can toot our horn about,” said Russell Ihrig, Cincinnati Art Museum’s associate director of interpretive programming, in the same press release.
The museum will be open to the public this Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and starting Thursday, June 25, the museum will be open Thursdays from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and Fridays through Sundays from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Members are welcome to visit from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 18 and from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, June 19; as well as every Saturday and Sunday from 10-11 a.m.
For more information, visit cincinnatiartmuseum.org.
Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.
This article appears in The Summer Guide.