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The Art of Burning Man at the Cincinnati Museum Center

The Art of Burning Man at the Cincinnati Museum Center

Recently we went to see Burning Man at the Cincinnati Art Museum.  This exhibit, entitled “No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man” was an eye opening, hands on experience for the whole family.  I will readily admit that I knew just a little bit about this unique desert experience before this exhibit.  One of my...
CUBA: Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean at the OMNIMAX

CUBA: Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean at the OMNIMAX

The OMNIMAX at the Cincinnati Museum Center has a new show opening this week and you are not going to want to miss it.  CUBA: Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean fits an amazing amount of information into just forty minutes of footage and stories that will captivate you from the opening scenes to...
A Day of Fun at the Cincinnati Museum Center

A Day of Fun at the Cincinnati Museum Center

The Cincinnati Museum Center is returning in full glory after a long hiatus!  For the past few years the Museum Center has been undergoing some extensive and impressive restorations.  The restorations are wrapping up in phases with everything poised to be open to the public throughout the year this year.  We had an opportunity to...
Star Wars at the Cincinnati Museum Center

Star Wars at the Cincinnati Museum Center

Did you know that Star Wars is at the Cincinnati Museum Center for a limited time only? If you are a fan of any sort of the Star Wars movies then I promise you that you will LOVE this exhibit! Star Wars and the Power of Costume is an exciting sneak peek behind the scenes...
Tiffany Glass at the Cincinnati Museum Center

Tiffany Glass at the Cincinnati Museum Center

There is an impressive collection of Tiffany Glass at the Cincinnati Art Museum.  The exhibition displays many different samples of Tiffany Glass, both windows and lamps.  The exhibition tells about the history of Tiffany Glass, displays some samples of glass that were used to create the masterpieces, and even shows guests a few “faux” Tiffany...
Hands on Fun & Learning at COSI in Columbus

Hands on Fun & Learning at COSI in Columbus

Over Spring Break this year we visited one of our favorite museums for a day of hands on fun and learning.  COSI (Center of Science & Industry) in Columbus is not your run of the mill museum, it is more like a warehouse of wonders.  And the great thing is that kids just think that they...
The REC: Rosenthal Education Center at the Cincinnati Art Museum

The REC: Rosenthal Education Center at the Cincinnati Art Museum

The Cincinnati Art Museum is a treasure in our area for art lovers and those who want to learn more about art.  Thanks to a very special space within the museum, The REC: Rosenthal Education Center, not only can you look at art and learn about works of art, you can actually experiment with art...
Vikings: Beyond the Legend

Vikings: Beyond the Legend

Recently our family visited the Cincinnati Museum Center to see the Vikings: Beyond the Legend exhibit and we all loved it. It’s a great learning experience for all ages. I had no idea what to expect from this exhibit and I went into it not knowing much about Viking history at all. I was impressed...
The Merry Go Round Museum

The Merry Go Round Museum

Spring Break 2016:  We spent a long weekend travelling to three different cities in Ohio finding unique & interesting places to explore and visit.  We stayed in some awesome hotels, ate some great food and saw so many cool things!  I’ll share our trip with you in a series of installments in the coming weeks...

Da Vinci – The Genius at the Cincinnati Museum Center

I had the privilege of getting to see the latest special exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center, Da Vinci – The Genius and I was quite overwhelmed with all of the amazing things this man created in his lifetime.  This exhibit made me feel as if I had stepped into a magical workshop where Da...
National Parks Adventure at the OMNIMAX Theater

National Parks Adventure at the OMNIMAX Theater

This Summer the OMNIMAX Theater at the Cincinnati Museum Center will close for a couple years for remodeling, and for their final show of the year they are presenting “Natural Parks Adventures”.  This will be the last show presented on film, as the new OMNIMAX will be going digital.   We  had the opportunity to see...
Holiday Junction at the Cincinnati Museum Center

Holiday Junction at the Cincinnati Museum Center

You know the holidays are close at hand when the trains start rolling at Holiday Junction at the Cincinnati Museum Center!  The Duke Energy Trains are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year at Holiday Junction at the Cincinnati Museum Center.  From now until January 3rd 2016 you can visit the iconic train display at the...