Ongoing Exhibitions Aaron Siskind: A Survey of Life in Harlem during the Great Depression Ethiopian Expedition of 1903 Albert E. Hise Fine & Decorative Arts Gallery The Immel Circus Innovators of Massillon Local History Gallery Paul…

The Massillon Museum’s beginner-friendly yoga class will meet on Fridays in January. All ages and levels are welcome to participate in restorative poses, vinyasa, and a five-minute savasana. Bring a mat to the session, which will meet from…

Representatives of local businesses and organizations have decorated six-foot pencil trees for display in Massillon Museum’s lobby in preparation for the holiday season. “We’ll be looking festive for Massillon’s Light…

Massillon’s Community Candlelight Walk returns on Sunday, December 1. Free and open to everyone, it is a self-guided stroll through downtown Massillon among luminarias and Christmas lights to visit historic churches, community attractions,…

The Massillon Museum’s Studio M will exhibit A Fair Trade-weaving by Stephen Torero and ceramics by Grant Ederer. In this exhibition, Grant Ederer and Stephen Tornero communicate through their respective disciplines using a shared visual…

Massillon Museum visitors can see Aaron Siskind: A Survey of Life in Harlem during the Great Depression in the Massillon Museum's Photography Gallery beginning on October 22. The entire collection of 30 original, signed black and white gelatin…

The Massillon Museum’s final Rhythms concert of the year will feature regional powerhouses - Cleveland-based Bethany Joy and Akron-based Blue Hour at 7:30 p.m. As a captivating and emotive singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist,…

ONGOING CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Ceramics Open Studio Every Wednesday or Saturday - 10:00 am–4:00 pm $50/month ($40/MassMu member) - Register by calling 330.833.4061 x104 Check MassMu.org or call 330.833.4061 for holiday schedule updates Tots…

The Massillon Museum will collaborate with the Canton Ballet and the Canton Symphony Orchestra to present a free event, A Gilded Afternoon: Fairytales and Fashions, on Sunday, September 29, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. It will complement the Gilding…

A new exhibition, 90 Years of Community: The Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club, will open in the Paul Brown Museum at the Massillon Museum on August 19, 2024. It will honor the first nine decades of the organization’s support and projects…

The Massillon Museum has been awarded reaccreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), a prestigious designation it has held since 1972, early in the national accreditation process. Massillon Museum Executive Director Alexandra Nicholis…

The Frank Harrison Ceramics Studio at the Massillon Museum will welcome adults who have previously studied ceramics at MassMu or another institution to participate in the open studio program on either Wednesdays or Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. until…

The Massillon Museum’s Fred F. Silk Community Room Gallery will be filled with vintage record album covers in the new exhibition, On the Record, from August 31 through October 27, 2024. A free, public reception will be held on Saturday,…

Registration for the Massillon Museum’s ceramics open studio in August is now being accepted. Contact Stephanie Toole, education and outreach manager, at 330-833-4061 x104. The Frank Harrison Ceramics Studio invites adults who have…

Massillon Millionaire’s Row tour will be offered on Saturday, June 29, to complement the Massillon Museum’s Gilding Northeast Ohio: Fashion and Fortune 1870–1900 exhibition. Start the afternoon with a narrated two-hour saunter on…

The Massillon Museum’s beginner-friendly yoga class will meet every Friday in June. All ages and levels are welcome to participate in restorative poses, vinyasa, and a five-minute savasana. Bring a mat to the session, which will meet from…

Massillon Museum to Exhibit Gilding Northeast Ohio: Fashion and Fortune 1870–1900 When visiting the Massillon Museum’s summer exhibition, Gilding Northeast Ohio: Fashion and Fortune 1870–1900, guests will be transported back to…

The Massillon Museum’s Studio M is currently accepting applications for solo college student shows and for professional shows. Proposals must be submitted by July 17, 2024. The student process to apply for a three-week exhibition in early…

Massillon’s Memorial Day Parade will step off at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 27, at the corner of Eighth Street NE and Lincoln Way East. It will turn left on Erie Street and left on Tremont to conclude at Veterans Memorial Park. The annual…

The Ohio Museums Association (OMA) announced the winners of the 2023 OMA Awards of Achievement and 2023 Visual Communication Awards during its annual OMA Awards Dinner on Sunday, April 14, at Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio, as part of the Ohio…

Registration for the Massillon Museum’s ceramics open studio in May is now being accepted. Contact Stephanie Toole, education and outreach manager, at 330-833-4061 x104. The Frank Harrison Ceramics Studio invites adults who have previously…

The Massillon Museum, Massillon Local History and Genealogy Society, Massillon Public Library, and Stark Library will sponsor a free local history and genealogy fair in MassMu’s Gessner Hall. More than 20 local and family history sites,…

Where did you and your family go for vacations? Niagara Falls, Cook’s Forest, New York City, or as far as the Grand Canyon or Pike’s Peak? Did you do weekend excursions to Cedar Point or Euclid Beach Park? How about the Castalia Blue…

MassMu Exhibition Is on View in Amsterdam A significant portion of the Massillon Museum’s Moniker: Identity Lost and Found exhibition (June 23–October 21, 2018) is on view now through April 28 at the STRAAT Museum for Street Art and…

The Paul Brown Museum at the Massillon Museum has invited emerging and established Ohio artists 18 and older to submit their artwork for an upcoming exhibition, Brown’s Town: Art Inspired by Ohio’s Football Heritage. This contemporary…

The Massillon Museum will launch this year's NEA Big Read on Saturday, April 6, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., with a free event. The public is invited to visit the Museum to pick up a free copy of this year’s book selection, Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi.…

Registration for the Massillon Museum’s Wednesday and Saturday ceramics open studio sessions in April is now being accepted. Contact Stephanie Toole, education and outreach manager, at 330-833-4061 x104. The Frank Harrison Ceramics Studio…

The Massillon Museum’s beginner-friendly yoga class will meet every Friday in April. All ages and levels are welcome to participate in restorative poses, vinyasa, and a five-minute savasana. Bring a mat to the session, which will meet from…

The Massillon Museum co-sponsored—with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and the Canton Museum of Art—the 2024 Art Educator of the Year award. The winner will be announced during the Canton Symphony Orchestra concert on Saturday, March 23. …

Registration for the Massillon Museum’s Wednesday ceramics open studio in March is now being accepted. Contact Stephanie Toole, education and outreach manager, at 330-833-4061 x104. The Frank Harrison Ceramics Studio invites adults who…

The Massillon Museum’s beginner-friendly yoga class will meet every Friday in February. All ages and levels are welcome to participate in restorative poses, vinyasa, and a five-minute savasana. Bring a mat to the session, which will meet from…

The Heart Gallery, organized by Stark County Job & Family Services, will be exhibited in the Massillon Museum’s Lower Level Lobby from January 9 to February 11, 2024. The Heart Gallery pairs local artists with children waiting to be…

On Thursday, October 19, longtime Massillon resident and community volunteer, David W. Schultz, was recognized at the Massillon Museum by the City of Massillon with a proclamation, delivered by Mayor Kathy Catazaro-Perry, establishing December 5 as…

MassMu’s Aultman Health Foundation Gallery will include 74 works of art selected from 221 submitted by 91 artists, 51 of whom are represented in the show. Additional Stark Countians whose artwork is exhibited are: Claire Murray Adams,…

The Massillon Museum will host a glass plate photography demonstration by artist Greg Martin on Saturday, December 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This is a members-only event; existing supporters and anyone who joins during the membership drive…

Join the Massillon Museum, for Do the Mu. Artist and instructor Kat Francis will teach program participants how to make clothespin puppets. All ages and ability levels are welcome and all supplies will be provided. Guests can drop in anytime between…

The Massillon Museum will exhibit Bingo, I’m the King, Now! - ink drawings by Elena Masrour, from November 30, 2023 through January 14, 2024, in Studio M. A free public reception for the artist will be held on Thursday, November 30, from 5:30…

Massillon’s Community Candlelight Walk returns this year on Sunday, December 3. Free and open to everyone, the event is a self-guided stroll through downtown Massillon among luminarias and Christmas lights to visit nine historic churches, six…

Treat your holiday weekend guests to a visit to the Massillon Museum! Although MassMu will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, it will be open during regular hours for the remainder of the holiday weekend: Friday and Saturday, November 24 and 25,…

Massillon Museum representatives will participate in Massillon’s holiday parade, which will step off at the corner of Lincoln Way East and Eighth Street at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 18. The parade will lead to the annual Light-up…

The Massillon Museum’s annual Artwork by Members of the Boys and Girls Club of Massillon exhibition can be seen in MassMu’s Fred F. Silk Community Room Gallery through January 7, 2024. The exhibition showcases the children’s…

Massillon’s Community Candlelight Walk on Sunday, December 3, 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., will be a self-guided stroll through downtown Massillon among luminarias and Christmas lights to visit eight historic churches and five community attractions.…

Registration for the Massillon Museum’s November ceramics open studio is now being accepted. Contact Stephanie Toole, education and outreach manager, at 330-833-4061 x104. The Frank Harrison Ceramics Studio invites adults who have previously…

The Nomadic Photo Ark will be in Massillon from September 25 through October 6. With their mobile darkroom, photographer Monica Frisell and recorder/editor Adam Scher focus on analog photography and storytelling. Find them often near the Massillon…

The Massillon Museum’s beginner-friendly yoga class will meet every Friday in October. All ages and levels are welcome to participate in restorative poses, vinyasa, and a five-minute savasana. Bring a mat to the session, which will meet from…

Registration for the Massillon Museum’s October ceramics open studio is now being accepted. Contact Stephanie Toole, education and outreach manager, at 330-833-4061 x104. The Frank Harrison Ceramics Studio invites adults who have previously…

Jamie Capuzza Talks about Ohio’s Contributions to Women’s Suffrage Learn how Ohio’s women influenced the national women’s suffrage movement at the Massillon Museum’s Brown Bag Lunch on Tuesday, September 26, beginning…

Anyone ages 12 and older is invited to register for the Massillon Museum’s “Drawing Cartoon Characters with Feeling” class, which will be led by artist Douglas Laubacher on Sunday, September 10, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. To…

On Wednesday, August 16, the Massillon Museum will help celebrate the beginning of the 2023 Massillon Tiger football season with free orange-and-black ice cream following the Tiger Kickoff Pep Rally at Duncan Plaza, which begins at 6:00 p.m.…

The Massillon Museum will exhibit paintings by Hilary Gent, Waters of Motherhood, from August 5 through September 17, 2023, in Studio M. A free public reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, September 9, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Hilary…

Adults and children ages eight and older are invited to join Lepley & Company’s Macramé Pot Hangers workshop at the Massillon Museum on Sunday, August 13, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Register at MassMu.org/Tickets or call…

Entries for the Massillon Museum’s 2023 Stark County Artists Exhibition are due Monday, July 17. The exhibition will open November 30 and continue through January 14, 2024. The annual exhibition is open to present and former Stark…

The Massillon Museum will close in commemoration of Independence Day on Tuesday, July 4. Always closed on Mondays, MassMu will be open the previous weekend and resume standard open hours Wednesday, July 5: Tuesday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00…

The Frank Harrison Ceramics Studio invites adults who have previously studied ceramics at MassMu or another institution to participate in the ceramics open studio program on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. No instruction is available, but…

The Massillon Museum’s History Discussion Group will meet on Tuesday, July 11, from 10:00 a.m. to noon (one week later than usual to commemorate Independence Day). Moderator Chris Craft will lead a discussion about Massillon and Stark County…

The Massillon Museum is one of 62 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2023–2024 NEA Big Read grant. The grant—which MassMu has received 17 years in succession-will support a community reading program focused on Homegoing by…

Here’s an overview of the next three months at MassMu. The Island Party (July 14), Fun Fest (August 12), and Tiger-Striped Ice Cream Night (August 16) are our big events, but there will be lots of new exhibitions, classes, and less flashy…

The Massillon Museum hosts open studio times in its ceramics facility. Registration for June is now open—contact Stephanie Toole, education and outreach manager, at 330-833-4061 x104. The Frank Harrison Ceramics Studio invites adults who…

MassMu Offers Summer Writing Circles Mary Ruth Kamp from Expanding Circles Collective, LLC, will lead Writing Circles on Saturdays, June 3, July 8, and August 19, at the Massillon Museum. Each workshop will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.…

Stark County Artists Exhibition Submission Deadline Is July 17 Entries for the Massillon Museum’s 2023 Stark County Artists Exhibition will be accepted from now until Monday, July 17. The exhibition will open November 30, 2023, with a…

The Massillon Museum will host an exhibition of 29 artworks by members of the Canton Artists League in its Fred F. Silk Community Room Gallery from May 27 through July 30, 2023. While Up to the Challenge can be viewed beginning on May 27, the…

Fun Fest will enliven Downtown Massillon on Saturday, August 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Centered on Duncan Plaza, the free community event will extend onto the Massillon Museum lawn, the municipal parking lot, and First Street Southeast. …

Massillon Museum is a 2023 Blue Star Museum The Massillon Museum will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that benefits currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The national…

May Events & Exhibitions at MassMu CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS Accessible Expressions Ohio (through May 7, 2023) Davon Brantley—Awaken in the Garden My Love (through May 28, 2023) Tigers vs. Bulldogs: Origins of a Historic Rivalry…

Join the Massillon Museum on Saturday, May 6, for a Watercolor Do the Mu! Instructor Kathleen Kettler will guide participants through making their own watercolor painting featuring a kindness saying. Participants can choose a size and will make a…

The Massillon Museum hosts open studio times in its ceramics facility. Registration for May is now open—contact Stephanie Toole, education and outreach manager, at 330-833-4061 x104. The Frank Harrison Ceramics Studio invites adults who have…

On Wednesday, April 19, at 7:00 p.m., the Washington High School (WHS) Drama Club, in cooperation with the Massillon Museum, will present an evening of original one-act plays relating to the NEA Big Read and this year’s book selection,…

Kent State University History Professor Brian Hayashi will present “Who Do You Believe?: The Office of Strategic Services and Asian Americans, 1945” at the Massillon Museum’s Brown Bag Lunch program on Tuesday, April 25, beginning…

The Massillon Museum’s exhibition, Missing History of Massillon: Unheard African American Stories, was named “2022 Best Exhibition of the Year” by the Ohio Museums Association (OMA) on April 2, during the OMA’s annual…

The Massillon Museum will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 9, but will be open during regular hours—9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.—the rest of this week. Visitors can also view Accessible Expressions Ohio (through May 7), Finding…

Finding Identity: Heritage as Inspiration A new exhibition, Finding Identity: Heritage as Inspiration, will open in the Massillon Museum’s Fred F. Silk Community Room Gallery with a free, public reception for the artists on Saturday, April…

The Massillon Museum hosts open studio times in its ceramics facility. Registration for April is now open—contact Stephanie Toole, education and outreach manager, at 330-833-4061 x104. The Frank Harrison Ceramics Studio invites adults who…

A new exhibition, Ethiopian Expedition of 1903, in the Edward and Louise Mahoney Gallery highlights the diplomatic mission of three Massillon men with images and artifacts. President William McKinley appointed his friend, Robert Peet Skinner…

The Massillon Museum co-sponsored—with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and the Canton Museum of Art—the 2023 Art Educator of the Year award. The winner, announced on Sunday, March 5, during the Canton Symphony Orchestra concert, is Tam…

The Massillon Museum hosts open studio times in its ceramics facility. Registration for March is now open—contact Stephanie Toole, education and outreach manager, at 330-833-4061 x104. The Frank Harrison Ceramics Studio invites adults who…

The Massillon Museum’s Fred F. Silk Community Room Gallery will host The Art and History of Soul Food from January 21 through March 19. It is the 2023 iteration of a student photography exhibition series, My Community: Through the Eyes of the…

The Massillon Museum will launch a year of activities celebrating its 90th anniversary on Friday, January 13, with a free open house from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to tour the galleries and enjoy light refreshments. The January 13…

January Events & Exhibitions at MassMu Continuing Exhibitions Into Light Project Ohio: Continuing the Conversation (through January 4, 2023) “Carry On”: A Century of Swing (through January 8, 2023) Stark County Artists…