Taft Museum of Art
Jessica Runyon is an experienced professional in the museum and education sectors, currently serving on the Accessibility Committee for the Ohio Museums Association since August 2024, and as Chairperson of the Board for The Ghostlight Stage Company since March 2023. Jessica occupies the position of Learning and Outreach Manager at the Taft Museum of Art since August 2022 and previously worked as Education Manager at the Independence Seaport Museum from November 2021 to August 2022. A background in history includes roles as a History Guide and Office personnel at Bulldog Tours, Inc. (2019-2021) and as a Museum Educator and Historical Interpreter at the Charleston Museum (2013-2021). Early career experience includes a role as Head Cashier at Barnes & Noble and Customer Care Specialist at Fifth Third Bank. Jessica holds a Master of Arts in Public/Applied History and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, both from Northern Kentucky University.
Taft Museum of Art
Discover the Taft Museum of Art—a living landmark that puts you at the center of art, history, and community. The Taft Museum of Art is recognized nationally as a museum leader that passionately engages people with the arts as envisioned generations ago by our founders, Anna Sinton Taft and Charles Phelps Taft. Today, the Taft is now one of the most unique art museums in America and holds National Historic Landmark status for both its historic house and Duncanson murals. Here, you’ll find gems nestled into every nook and cranny with stories that have endured for generations. Our 200-year-old house holds a remarkable collection that spans the Middle Ages through the 19th century with European and American paintings, and 18th-century watches, Chinese porcelains, and French Renaissance enamels. The collection features iconic artists including Rembrandt, Goya, Gainsborough, Turner, Ingres, Whistler, and Sargent, as well as Federal-period American furniture and the most significant pre-Civil War domestic murals in the United States. Restored and reinterpreted for the next century, visitors can enjoy special exhibitions, our beautiful outdoor garden, our Museum Shop and Lindner Family Café, events and programming for all ages—and so much more. Within our galleries and beyond our walls, the Taft Museum of Art is a one-of-a-kind, multi-sensory experience that puts you at the center of art and history. For more information, visit taftmuseum.org.