Cincinnati Museum of Art – Asian, Greece, Near East, Egypt, and Africa Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

This blog shows the museum’s collections of Asian, Greek, Near Eastern, Islamic, Egyptian, and African art.

Cincinnati Art Museum: 953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Date Picture Taken: September 2025

The Cincinnati Art Museum’s collections of Asian, Greek, Near Eastern, Islamic, Egyptian, and African art span ancient to early modern periods. They include sculpture, ceramics, textiles, metalwork, and ritual objects, illustrating diverse cultures, religious traditions, daily life, and artistic achievements across Africa, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Asia.

The Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World – Greece and Turkey

Ancient Faces

Daily Life – Women, Marriage, and Family

Daily Life – Athletics and Warfare

Daily Life – The Symposium and Dining

Egyptian Art

Italian Art

Greek Art

African Art and Patronage

Masqueraders and Performers in Africa

Welcome to the Asian Art Galleries

The Arts of Japan: Urban Culture of Edo and the New National Identity of Japan

Japanese Mania in Cincinnati

Influence(d): Female Innovators in Contemporary Japanese Design

Opening of the Chinese and Japanese markets to the West in the 18th Century

Chineses Ceramics: Song to Qing dynasties

Chinese Bronzes

The Art and Architecture of South Asia

Stones Sculpture in South Asia

Global South Asia: Art and Identity

Collecting “Islamic Art” Within the Museum

The Damascus Room

What is “Islamic Art”?

The Arts of the Islamic World

The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Middle East

Khirbet et-Tannur and Cincinnati – A place of worship temple complex 70 kilometers north of Petra in Jordan.