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About Cincinnati Museum Center

Cincinnati Museum Center seeks to inspire people of all ages to understand and appreciate natural history, science and regional history; and to support the development of children. Museum Center is a unique combination of attractions under one roof: Cincinnati History Museum, Duke Energy Children's Museum, Museum of Natural History & Science, Cincinnati Historical Society Library, OMNIMAX® Theater and more.

History Detectives: Cemetery Alarm

Wes Cowan, star of PBS' History Detectives, and Scott Gampfer, Director of History Collections & Preservation Coordinator for the Cincinnati Museum Center, discuss a recent episode featuring a cemetery alarm with 91.7WVXU News Director Maryanne Zeleznick. Cincinnati was a hotbed of illegal exhumation in the late 19th century and the John Scott Harrison case which brought about legislation ending grave robbing originated here. Photographs provided courtesy of Cincinnati Museum Center.

Lincoln's Birthday Celebration in Cincinnati

Kim Fender, Director of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, and Joyce Kamen of Kamen Creations consultants to the American Jewish Archives talk about the work of Lincoln Legacy: A Cincinnati Celebration of Freedom and the celebration of Lincoln's 200th birthday. Read John Pepper's remarks. Visit the Lincoln Legacy website.

FOCUS - RACE: Are We So Different?

Kathy Lehr talks with Tonya Matthews, Vice President of Museums at the Cincinnati Museum Center, about their new exhibit: ''RACE - Are We So Different?''

Cincinnati Museum Center's Children's Museum

Now up on CET Kids & Families, Tony Lawson, Director of Exhibit Programs for the Duke Energy Children's Museum at the Cincinnati Museum Center, gives audiences an update on events and celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the Children's Museum at Union Terminal including the Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog exhibit.

FOCUS - The Bodies Exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center

The Cincinnati Museum Center hosted the real human body experience: "BODIES… The Exhibition." Kathy Lehr talked with Dr. Roy Glover about the exhibition and the humanitarian issues they face as they prepare the bodies for public display. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED DUE TO THE GRAPHIC NATURE OF THE EXHIBITION FOOTAGE .

FOCUS - Real Pirates Exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center

"Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship" was an exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center. Kathy Lehr talks with Whydah expert John Fleming as he discusses the creation of this exhibit.

Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights and Murder in the Jazz Age

Dr. Kevin Boyle explores a time when African Americans in the north began the fight for civil rights.

Career Corner - Glenn Storrs, Paleontologist

Learn more about careers in paleontology.

Chris Bedel on the Edge of Appalachia Preserve System

Chris Bedel, Preserve Director of the Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve System, informs us about this unique ecosystem.

Cincinnati Business Matters - REAL PIRATES

Douglass McDonald, President and CEO of the Museum Center, talks with Brian Patrick about the newest exhibit opening at the Center, REAL PIRATES.

Cincinnati-Dayton Taiko Group

This group demonstrates the powerful and exciting sounds of the Japanese taiko drums. Watch this excerpt from a performance that was part of the Cincinnati Museum's Center Asian Culture Fest.

Dan Hurley on the '37 Flood

Cincinnati historian Dan Hurley talks about the 1937 flood.

Dave Duszynski

Dave Duszynski, Vice President of Theaters at Cincinnati Museum Center, discusses the updates at the Robert D. Lindner Family Omnimax Theater.

Glenn Storrs - Dinosaur Dig

Dr. Glenn Storrs, curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at Cincinnati Museum Center discusses Dinosaur Dig.

Linda Bailey, author of Historic Photos of Cincinnati

Linda Bailey, author of Historic Photos of Cincinnati, discusses the process of putting together this book.

Mastodon Dig

Learn about one of Ohio's prehistoric elephants. Meet Dale Gnidovec, Curator of the Orton Geological Museum at the Ohio State University, as he talks about the excavation process used to unearth pieces of a mastodon skeleton. This is a short segment from CET's upcoming mutlimedia project, Ohio Rocks! For more information on Ohio Rocks! see our Projects page.

This is a short clip from our upcoming multimedia project, Ohio Rocks!

Michael Thompson on Raising Children

Michael Thompson, Ph.D. a nationally recognized consultant to the Belmont Hill School in Boston lectures parents about raising well adjusted kids.

Mirror to America - John Hope Franklin

John Hope Franklin speaks about his autobiography, Mirror to America: One Man's Fight for Civil Rights.

Strength Within - Dan Hurley and Scott Gampfer

Dan Hurley and Scott Gampfer of Cincinnati Museum Center talk about "Strength Within" an exhibit that showcases the accomplishments of three of Cincinnati's all-black high schools.

The Story of the Development of the Polio Vaccine

Pulitzer Prize winner, Dr. David Oshinsky tells the fascinating story of the development of the polio vaccine.

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

Learn more about the Titanic and the exhibit of salvaged artifacts currently on display in Cincinnati.

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