Cincinnati Museum Center celebrates curiosity, exploration and discovery throughout the community all year. Come to one of our regular special events and take a deep dive into a fascinating regional history or science topic.

Upcoming Special Events

VIRTUAL EVENT SERIES

2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month

Online via Zoom

2021 Live Virtual Speakers Bureau Presentations

Cincinnati Heritage Programs Speakers Bureau is pleased to announce our new Zoom presentation schedule. There will be two programs scheduled per month which you can choose and access using Zoom. The hour-long programs will be presented live on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. The first three months of programs will be provided free of charge.

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BOOK CLUB

Friday,
April 3
10:30–11:30 a.m.

Union Terminal

Postponed – First Friday Book Club

Calling all history nerds and bookworms! Join us the first Friday of every month for our First Friday Book Club featuring discussions of some of our favorite books. Read the books (find it at your local library) and then join us on the first Friday of every month awt 10:30 a.m. to take part in the discussion. We'll meet in our Cincinnati History Library and Archives, located on our Mezzanine Level—take the steps located in the middle of the Rotunda.

MUSEUM ON TAP

Thursday,
April 16
6–9 p.m.

Union Terminal

Mysteries of Maya (21+)

What’s hiding deep in the rainforests of Guatemala? Travel back in time and deep into the jungle to a world of innovators and gods. Discover how the Maya created a calendar more accurate than even ours today – and why the world didn’t end in 2012. Learn about a sporting event that ended with human sacrifice rather than a handshake and how bloodletting brought them closer to the gods. Become an amateur archaeologist as you reveal the mysteries of the Maya. Includes admission to Maya: The Exhibition.

BOOK CLUB

Friday,
May 1
10:30–11:30 a.m.

Union Terminal

First Friday Book Club

Calling all history nerds and bookworms! Join us the first Friday of every month for our First Friday Book Club featuring discussions of some of our favorite books. Read the books (find it at your local library) and then join us on the first Friday of every month awt 10:30 a.m. to take part in the discussion. We'll meet in our Cincinnati History Library and Archives, located on our Mezzanine Level—take the steps located in the middle of the Rotunda.

SPECIAL EVENT

Friday,
November 6
8 p.m.

Union Terminal

Layers of Creativity (21+)

Join us for the second annual party for a purpose! Raise a toast to invention, ingenuity and innovation during an adults-only night at the museum. Layers of Creativity will be an evening filled with light bites from local restaurants, creative cocktails, explosive programming, a silent disco and exclusive access to Cincinnati Museum Center’s incredible exhibits.

Funds raised through Layers of Creativity support CMC’s educational programming, providing the foundation for 21st-century workforce skill development – critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity.

Museum Hours

Open Thursday – Monday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day