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There are numerous museum throughout the city for Cincinnati apartment-ites to take in wonderful works of art, but only one has one of the biggest collections in the country, spanning over 6,000 years of history. The Cincinnati Art Museum is the biggest collection in all the city, and one of the biggest in the world, housing more than 60,000 works by some of the biggest names in the art world, making it a must for any true art fan. It also stands as one of the oldest, being founded in 1881, the first art museum built for that purpose west of the Alleghenies. For fans of art history, you can find plenty of information about the history of art in this part of the country, as well as the world. Art afficionados would be crazy to pass up this place. As stated previously, the museums holds over 60,000 works of art, by some of the top names in the world, from around the globe. It's a great place for people to explore the artistic world outside of their own Cincinnati apartments. They have plenty of art from the Far East, including carvings, including paraphernalia, statuary, ceramics and textiles, as well as works of similar make and model from the classic and near eastern art worlds. They also have a startling collection of American Painting and Sculpture, ranging from the nineteenth century to modern day, and featuring many famous names in the art world, such as John Quincy Adams Ward, Thomas Cole, John Trumbull, John Henry Twatchman, Mary Cassat, James Henry Beard, Winslow Homer, Charles Wilson Peale, and numerous others. . They also have a nice collection of European art, including coinage and statuary from ancient Rome, and famous works by Anthony van Dyck, Ferdinand Holler, Johann Eckstein, Jean-Francoise Millet, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Thomas Gainborough, and Franz Hals. In addition to all the paintings and sculpture, they also have a fantastic photography collection, including works by Herbret Bayer, Thomas Annan, Ansel Adams, Walker Evans, Lewis Wickes Hines, Richard Avedon, and other titans of the photographic world, spanning across entire centuries. They also have artistic fashions over the years, decorative arts, as well the art of the Native Americans, and Africa. There's something for just about everyone at this house of art. Though there are numerous art museums throughout Cincinnati, few have such a wide range of styles and media, from so many countries across so many centuries. Cincinnati apartment-ites looking to find the best works of art by some of the top names in the medium need only take a trip down to the Cincinnati Art Museum.