As a VENUE: Host your event…
The Taft Museum of Art is the perfect venue for your personal events and celebrations, as well as company gatherings. The Taft Museum of Art offers historic architecture, stylish spaces, and downtown convenience paired with exquisite food from the region’s top caterers, full bar services, and added amenities you can only enjoy at the museum, such as access to exhibitions and collection galleries. We have options for private events both during and outside of museum operating hours. Complimentary garage parking is included.Three distinctive spaces are available:
- Garden Tent: The tented brick terrace provides a picture-perfect venue for weddings, large events, and galas. The 30 × 90-foot tent, secluded behind the museum, adjoins a beautifully landscaped garden with an open lawn, ideal for photography. This versatile space can be arranged to accommodate any large event hosted from spring through fall, including a band and dance floor.
- Capacity: 200-350 guests
- Luther Hall: This is an indoor 30 x 40-foot cherry-paneled room with state-of-the-art audio/visual capabilities. It is an ideal setting for special occasions and business needs alike. The space is equipped with AV and available for breakfast, lunch, and all-day gatherings. Offers in-person and virtual hosting capabilities for hybrid meetings. Available year-round.
- Capacity: Standing – 120 guests / Seated – 75 guests
- Fitch Conference Room: Overlooking the beautiful Taft gardens, this intimate room is perfect for corporate meetings and includes state-of-the-art audio/visual capabilities. Offers in-person and virtual hosting capabilities for hybrid meetings. Available year-round.
- Capacity: 12 guests
Support the Taft Museum of Art... by simply booking your next special occasion here:
https://www.taftmuseum.org/host-events/
As a SHOP: Discover unique gifts…
MUSEUM SHOP: Check out beautifully illustrated catalogs that accompany the exhibitions, and flip through books that showcase the museum’s awe-inspiring collection of art. From prints, stationery, and apparel to Cincinnati and Taft mementos, and more, our shop has something for everyone, including dedicated sections with gifts for children. Merchandise is catalogued within these collections: * Apparel & Accessories * Books * Holiday Decor * Home & Office, and * Taft-Exclusive Items.* (Gift Cards are available).
Support the Taft Museum of Art… by simply purchasing your specialty merchandise here:
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As an EATERY: Food for thought…
Taft Café: Unwind and dine in the café and at the museum’s garden patio (weather permitting) with artfully prepared meals, including delicious vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices. Members enjoy a 10% discount. Enjoy a scrumptious menu including boozy brunch, savory lunch, and grab-and-go coffee and tea service at the Taft Café. Enjoy prepared meals and easy take-away options if you’re on the go.
Support the Taft Museum of Art… by simply dining here:
https://www.taftmuseum.org/cafe
Be a DONOR: Show that you care…
Your support helps the Taft maintain the high quality of the programming and exhibitions we share with our visitors, and also helps take care of our 200-year-old historic house.
Membership
Support a one-of-a-kind art collection and piece of history that is deeply connected to the community. Your membership helps us preserve this beautiful institution for today and for the future. All memberships include unlimited free admission to the museum’s collection in the historic house and exhibitions (unless noted otherwise). Members also receive free or discounted admission to Taft programs, lectures, concerts, and more. Membership at specified levels is offered: * Young Professional * Individual * Dual/Family * Patron * Sustaining * Fellow, and * Leadership.
Donations
Ways to Give:
- Digital Donation: Make an immediate impact by donating online using your credit card or digital payment. You can also set up a monthly recurring gift online, ensuring your impact is the gift that keeps on giving.
- Cash: The Taft Museum of Art accepts cash, checks, and major credit cards—perhaps the simplest form of giving.
- Pledge: Want to make a bigger gift and spread the payment out over the next year? Make a pledge and set your own payment schedule.
- Leadership Giving: Leadership membership to the Taft Museum of Art gives you access to wonderful benefits all year, including invitations to exclusive events with the President/CEO and curators, early access to exhibitions, and more. As a not-for-profit institution, the Taft relies on your Leadership level donation, provides critical support to care for our permanent collection and to host lectures, introduce new exhibitions, offer hands-on art activities and education for children, maintain our circa 1820 historical home, and much more!
- Planned Gift: Include the Taft in your estate plans or as a beneficiary of your life insurance or IRA (age 70 ½ tax-free)..
- Legacy Society: The Taft Legacy Society is an exclusive group of donors who are making a lasting impact by naming the Taft Museum of Art as the beneficiary of a planned gift. Members of the Taft Legacy Society have expressed their future commitment to the Taft Museum of Art through a special form of financial support. These donors have named the Taft Museum of Art in their will as the beneficiary of a planned gift. Such gifts may include a bequest and/or charitable income gifts such as charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder unitrusts, charitable remainder annuity trusts, or gifts of life insurance.
- Stock: Looking for tax savings from appreciated stock? The Taft accepts securities donations in compliance with IRS regulations.
- Kroger Community Rewards: Support the Taft while shopping at Kroger by signing up for Kroger Community Rewards.
Corporate Support: Have your organization support a one-of-a-kind art collection and piece of history that is deeply connected to the community. Your sponsorship helps us preserve this beautiful institution for today and for the future. All sponsorships include memberships, which provide unlimited free admission to the collection in the historic house and exhibitions (unless noted otherwise). Members also receive free or discounted admission to Taft programs, lectures, concerts, and more.
Membership benefits include:
- Free admission to collection galleries and exhibitions (unless otherwise announced)
- Free or discounted admission to select programs
- 10% discount in the Taft Café (excludes alcohol and tax)
- 10% discount in the Museum Shop
- Subscription to Portico, a subscription publication made exclusively for members
- Invitations to members-only exhibition previews, openings, receptions, and tours
- Guest passes for free admission (number varies per membership level)*
- Opportunities to volunteerat the museum
Volunteer Opportunities: There are many ways to get involved! From departmental support to gallery education, opportunities await. Support Volunteers help throughout the museum, spreading their enthusiasm throughout everything they do! No prior experience is necessary—just an interest in the activities and programs the museum offers. Opportunities Include:
- Special events assistance (weekends and evenings)
- Guest and member services (weekdays and weekends)
- Office assistance (weekdays)
- Research (weekdays, when positions are available)
Support Volunteers commit to serving at least 6 hours a month. Onboarding for new Support Volunteers occurs once in the fall and once in the spring. Onboarding sessions are 3 hours and typically occur on Tuesday mornings.
Volunteer Educators: Volunteer Educators support museum programming by facilitating engaging gallery experiences for museum guests, assisting with artmaking projects, and helping with outreach programs. No prior experience is required, but comfort speaking in front of groups and a desire to learn about art and history is essential. Opportunities Include:
- Leading school experiences in the museum for students in grades PK-12 (weekdays)
- Leading tours of special exhibitions and the museum’s collection for adult groups (weekdays and weekends)
- Facilitating artmaking projects for youth and family groups both in the museum and at partner locations (weekdays and weekends)
Onboarding for new Volunteer Educators occurs over 10-12 weeks every fall. Onboarding sessions are 2 hours long on Tuesday mornings.
Support the Taft Museum of Art… by simply joining, giving, or volunteering here: