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MISSION STATEMENT

The Over-the-Rhine Museum inspires understanding and respect for the people who have created and lived in Cincinnati’s historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood by working with community members and visitors to uncover, present, and preserve their stories in an immersive experience.

 

VISION STATEMENT

Our museum will be housed in a historic tenement, and will use the stories of that building's residents to explore the larger history of urban America. It will be a vibrant and flexible space that will invite and welcome people of all backgrounds to share the diverse history of Over-the-Rhine. We will engage our community in an ongoing dialogue to interpret the stories of individuals, the built environment, and the neighborhood. We look forward to being an active hub of conversations and collaborations. 

 

OUR FIVE GROWTH INITIATIVES

  • Laying a strong institutional foundation through sound financial planning, board development, and audience engagement.

  • Spreading the word through successful public programs and robust media coverage. 

  • Refining our oral history project to capture more neighborhood stories.

  • Promoting our portable pop-up exhibit, “Stories of Over-the-Rhine,” for public events and festivals to engage the public in a broad range of this community’s stories. 

  • Fundraising to build out our new home (link to more information) at 3 West McMicken / 12 Findlay Street.

Copyright Over-the-Rhine Museum, PO Box 14026, Cincinnati, OH 45250 | (513) 813-7309 | hello@otrmuseum.org

The Over-the-Rhine Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

The views and opinions expressed by program presenters are theirs alone and do not necessarily represent the views of the Over-the-Rhine Museum. The museum believes in sharing the broadest possible range of experiences, memories, and histories to expose audiences to the breadth of stories embedded in this neighborhood. We encourage all to engage critically with the stories we present to build their own understandings of Cincinnati’s past.