Main Lobby: Accented by Dale Chihuly’s glass-blown sculpture, Rio delle Torreselle Chandelier, this spacious lobby is ideal for cocktail receptions and wedding cocktail hours.
Capacity: 100

Great Hall: One of the architectural highlights of the Art Museum with its classical detailing, the Great Hall is a dramatic place to hold wedding ceremonies and receptions and any other large gathering, social or corporate. Capacity: 180 for seated dinner, 160 for seated dinner with dance floor, 250 for seated ceremony, 400 for standing reception

Alice Bimel Courtyard: This outdoor space is a unique blend of classical and modern architecture, creating a beautiful setting for wedding cocktail hours or other receptions in conjunction with the Terrace Café or Great Hall. Capacity: 400

Terrace Café: Nestled between Joan Miró’s Mural for the Terrace Plaza Hotel and the elegant Alice Bimel Courtyard, this contemporary, open space is perfect for rehearsal dinners, cocktail receptions, or business meetings. Capacity: 90 seated, 96 total including servers

Castellini Foundation Room: The Castellini Room features Louis Endres’ mural The Harvesters, and offers a private location for intimate breakfasts, lunches or dinners, or small meetings and receptions. Capacity: 70 seated, 134 for standing reception

Fifth Third Lecture Hall: Originally designed as a large classroom to be used by the Cincinnati Art Academy, the Lecture Hall is used today for meetings, presentations, or lectures. Capacity: 150

Fath Auditorium: This space is fully equipped to handle any type of presentation, performance, or lecture with state of the art technology, a stage, and professional lighting. Capacity: 324

Cincinnati Wing: Featuring all things Cincinnati from works by the famous Cincinnati painter, Frank Duveneck, to works depicting the mighty Ohio River, the popular galleries of the Wing can be opened to your guests when included with another rental space.

Catering at the Cincinnati Art Museum

The Cincinnati Art Museum’s Special Events office will work with you to create the perfect menu for any function, whether it is a large wedding reception or intimate corporate breakfast.
The Art Museum offers an exclusively on-site catering service, where Art Museum staff work with clients to create elegant and sumptuous fare.

Catering outside of the Cincinnati Art Museum

Cincinnati Art Museum Catering now offers private, off-site events the same level of expertise and attention to detail that we provide at the Art Museum.

From intimate dinner parties to large celebrations, our catering staff will take care of all the food preparation, execution, and service to create the perfect event at the location of your choice.

Please contact the Cincinnati Art Museum’s Special Events Office by phone (513) 639.2955 or by email at specialevents@cincyart.org