Just Askin': How many paintings are displayed at Cincinnati Art Museum?

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After more than a century in operation, Cincinnati Art Museum has accumulated quite a collection.

The longstanding art museum in Mount Adams has a massive curation of artworks spanning 6,000 years.

Egyptian sarcophagi and ancient East Asian art join the ranks of Vincent Van Gogh, whose "Undergrowth with Two Figures" painting has been a featured piece at the entry into the museum; and Andy Warhol, whose work has also been loaned and displayed.

The art museum even has a Cincinnati Wing dedicated to artists from the area such as the 1872 painting, "The Whistling Boy," by Covington native Frank Duveneck. You might recognize Duveneck's style from an ArtWorks mural at The Banks memorializing his "Cobbler's Apprentice" painting.

So just how much art does the Cincinnati Art Museum have?

How many paintings are at the Cincinnati Art Museum?

Cincinnati Art Museum has hundreds of paintings on display, but that's just the tip of the iceberg of what Cincinnati Art Museum actually has under its roof.

Currently there are 444 paintings on view, which includes the museum's own collection and loaner pieces, according to a museum spokesperson. More broadly, there are 2,000 pieces on display, including sculptures, pottery, photography and other works.

The rest of the pieces are in storage or loaned to other institutions. The number of items on view changes weekly as the museum conducts rotations and installations.

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