Cultural Facilities

Greater Cincinnati's Fine Arts Fund, the oldest in the nation, ranks among the top three in the country for total dollars raised by a united arts campaign. The funds are used to support an impressive array of music, art, theater, ballet and opera venues, including:

• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
• The Cincinnati Pops
• Cincinnati Ballet
• Cincinnati Opera
• Aronoff Center for the Arts
• Playhouse in the Park
• Riverbend Music Center
• Northern Kentucky Symphony

The region has more than 100 museums and galleries, including:

• Cincinnati Art Museum                                            
• Answers in Genesis Creationist Museum
• Contemporary Art Center
• Museum Center, Union Terminal 
• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
• Krohn Conservatory
• The Children's Museum
• The Taft Museum
• The Carnegie Art Center
• Behringer Crawford Museum

Libraries

The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is one of the largest library systems in the nation. The Library houses a collection of over nine million items through the Main Library downtown and its 41 branches.

Boone, Campbell and Kenton County Public Libraries serve their respective communities providing more than 500,000 items in the 10 branches. Their combined circulation is nearly 2.5 million.

Kenton County Public Library is ranked as the number one public library in Kentucky.