Collection Highlights

The Dayton Art Institute's permanent collection contains more than 26,000 objects, spanning 5,000 years of art history. At any given time, The Dayton Art Institute's galleries display about 1,000 works from the permanent collection.

The museum is divided into three main wings: the Berry Wing of European Art, the Dicke Wing of American Art and the Patterson/Kettering Wing of Asian Art. The Dayton Art Institute also features galleries devoted to African Art, Oceanic Art, Pre-Columbian Art, Native American Art and Glass.

Follow the links below to view select works from the museum's permanent collection. Please note that works shown on the website may not currently be on view at the museum. We recommend calling ahead, at 937-223-5277, if you plan to view a specific work of art while at the museum.

Access Art
Looking for our former Access Art website? It is available for a limited time by Clicking Here. We are in the process of adding content from Access Art to the permanent collection portion of this site and plan to phase out Access Art at the end of 2011.