CONTACT US:

The Ohio Museums Association
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211

Phone: 614.297.2375
Fax: 614.297.2376
Email: oma@ohiohistory.org


Ohio Arts Council



Membership Directory

If you would like to become a member of the Ohio Museums Association, click on the membership links for more information.

Individual Members:
For more information on each member's institution, click on the member's name.

  • Phyllis Ashworth

  • Stephen Bonadies

  • Debbie Bowman -- Cincinnati Art Museum

    • See the listing for Cincinnati Art Museum under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Margaret Brooks -- Granville Historical Society

  • Betty Bryan

  • Patricia Catron

  • David Cousins

  • Thomas Culbertson -- Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center

    • See the listing for Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Debbie David -- Sauder Village

  • Valence Davillier -- Great Lakes Science Center

    • See the listing for Great Lakes Science Center under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Rita Deedrick -- COSI Columbus

    • See the listing for COSI Columbus under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Marge Dembowski -- Wildwood Manor House

    • Wildwood Manor House
      General Information:
      5100 W. Central Ave.
      Toledo, OH 43615
      Phone: 419.3533050
      Fax: 419.535.3053
      www.metroparkstoledo.com/index.html
      Director: Marge Dembowski

  • Roselia Deters Verhoff -- Putnam County Historical Society

  • Rita Doyle-Smith

  • Janice Driesbach -- Dayton Art Institute

    • See the listing for Dayton Art Institute under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Lisa Egan -- Historic Southwest Ohio, Inc.

    • See the listing for Historic Southwest Ohio, Inc. under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Kathleen Fernandez -- North Canton Heritage Society

  • Patrick Finan -- McKinley Memorial Library/Museum

  • Vic Fleischer -- University of Akron

    • University of Akron
      General Information:
      302 Buchtel Common
      Akron, OH 44325
      www.uakron.edu

  • John Fleming -- Cincinnati Museum Center

    • See the listing for Cincinnati Museum Center under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Samantha Fryberger -- Dunham Tavern Museum

  • Nina Gibans

  • Dale Gnidovec -- Orton Geological Museum

  • Mary Gray -- Riffe Gallery (Ohio Art Council)

  • Linda Grimes 

  • Barbara Hammond -- Cincinnati Fire Museum Association

    • Cincinnati Fire Museum Association
      General Information:
      315 W. Court St.
      Cincinnati, OH 45202
      Phone: 513.621.5553
      www.cincyfiremuseum.com
      Director: Barbara Hammond

  • Nancy Hampson

  • Dennis Harrington -- Cincinnati Arts Association

    • See the listing for Alice F. & Harris K. Weston Art Gallery (CAC) for more information.

  • Mark Heppner

  • Bette Lou Higgins -- Eden Valley Enterprises

  • Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

    • Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
      General Information:
      16062 State Route 104
      Chillicothe, OH 45601
      Phone: 740.774.1126
      Fax: 740.774.1140
      Email: hocu_interpretation@nps.gov
      www.nps.gov/hocu
      Director: Dean Alexander 

  • Robb Hyde -- Wayne Center for the Arts

    • Wayne Center for the Arts
      General Information:
      237 South Walnut St.
      Wooster, OH 44691
      Phone:330.264.2787
      www.wayneartscenter.org
      Director: Robb Hyde

  • Anne Jantzen -- Chrisholm Historic Farmstead

  • Mitchell Kahan -- Akron Art Museum

    • See listing for Akron Art Museum under Institutional Members for more information

  • Nancy Kleinhenz -- Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center

    • See listing for Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center under Institutional Members for more information

  • Melinda Knapp -- Columbus Museum of Art

    • See listing for Columbus Museum of Art under Institutional Members for more information

  • E.J. Koestner

  • Brady Kress -- Dayton History

    • Dayton History
      General Information      :
      Dayton History at Carillon Park
      1000 Carillon Blvd.
      Dayton, OH 45409
      Phone: 937.293.2841
      Fax: 937.293.5798
      http://www.daytonhistory.org
      Director: Brady Kress

  • Mary Krohmer -- Lake View Cemetery

  • Richard Kudner -- Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor, Inc.

  • Vimal Kumar -- Eleutheros Cooke House & Old House Guild

    • Eleutheros Cooke House & Old House Guild
      General Information:
      1415 Columbus Ave.
      Sandusky, OH 44870
      Phone: 419.627.0640
      www.ohiohistory.org/places/cooke
      Director: Vimal Kumar

  • John Laczko -- Fairport Harbor Historical Society

  • Eric M. Lee, Ph. D. -- Taft Museum of Art

    • See listing for Taft Museum of Art under Institutional Members for more information. 

  • Dorothea Lofquist -- Ohio Veterans Home Museum

    • Ohio Veterans Home Museum
      General Information:
      3416 Columbus Ave.
      Sandusky. OH 44870
      Phone: 419.625.2454 

  • Christie Lucco -- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

    • See listing for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Walter Ludwig -- National Heisey Glass Museum

  • Jane MacKnight -- Cincinnati Museum Center

    • See the listing for Cincinnati Museum Center under Institutional Members for more information. 

  • Gary Madrzykowski -- The Olander Park System

    • The Olander Park System
      General Information:
      6930 Sylvania Ave.
      Sylvania Ohio, 43560
      Phone:  419.882.8313
      Fax: 419.885.4237
      Email: olanderpk@sey.org
      www.olanderpk.com
      Director: Gary Madrzykowski

  • Gale Martin -- Marion County Historical Society

  • John Mattox -- Underground Railroad Federation

  • Cathy Mayhugh -- Fitton Center for Creative Arts

    • Fitton Center for Creative Arts
      General Information:
      101 South Monument Ave.
      Hamilton, OH 45011
      Phone: 513.863.8873
      Fax: 513.863.8865
       www.fittoncenter.org. 

  • Mark Mederski -- Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum

  • Gary Meek -- Flesh Public Library Local History Department

    • Flesh Public Library Local History Department
      General Information:
      124 West Greene Street
      Piqua, OH 45356
      Phone: 937.773.6753
      Fax: 937.773.5981
      www.youseemore.com/piqua  

  • Luke Messinger -- Dawes Arboretum

    • See listing for Dawes Arboretum under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Timothy Motz -- Toledo Museum of Art

    • See listing for Toledo Museum of Art under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Cecilia Mushenheim -- Marian Library-University of Dayton

    • The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute-UD
      General Information:
      300 College Park
      PO Box 1390
      Dayton, OH 45469
      Phone: 937.229.4294
      Fax: 937.229.4258
      www.udayton.edu/mary
      Director: Johann Roten, S.M. 

  • Rick Musselman -- Carriage Hill Metro Park Farm

    • Carriage Hill Metro Park Farm
      General Information:
      7800 E Shull Rd.
      Dayton, OH 45425
      Phone: 937.879.0461
      Fax: 937.879.8904
      www.metroparks.org     

  • James Painting -- Ashton House Museum

  • Julie Parke -- Decorative Arts Center of Ohio

    • See listing for Decorative Arts Center of Ohio under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Gale Peterson -- Ohio Humanities Council

  • Margaret Piatt -- Piatt Castles Co, Inc.

    • Piatt Castles Co., Inc.
      General Information:
      Piatt Castles
      10051 Twp. Rd. 47
       P.O. Box 497
      West Liberty, OH 43357
      Phone: 937.465.2821
      Fax: 937.465.7774
      Email: macochee@logan.net
      www.piattcastles.org

  • Mary Rhodes -- National First Ladies Library

    • See the listing for National First Ladies Library under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Ruby Rogers -- Cincinnati Museum Center

    • See the listing for Cincinnati Museum Center under Institutional Members for more information. 

  • Timothy Rub -- Cleveland Museum of Art

    • See the listing for Cleveland Museum of Art under Institutional Members for more information. 

  • Maegen Ruggiero

  • Vicki Searles -- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

  • Christine Shearer -- Massillon Museum

    • See listing for Massillon Museum under Institutional Members for more information

  • Lynne Shuman -- The Castle

    • The Castle
      General Information:
      418 Fourth St.
      Marietta, OH 45750
      Phone: 740.373.4180
      Fax: 740.373.4233
      www.mariettacastle.org
      Director: Lynne Shuman 

  • Katherine Solender

  • Janet Stephenson -- Lakeside Heritage Society, Inc.

  • William Talbot

  • David Taylor

  • Cassandra Tellier -- Schumacher Gallery

  • Jan Thaler -- French Art Colony

    • See listing for French Art Colony under Institutional Members for more information.

  • Jennie Vasarhelyi -- Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    • Cuyahoga Valley National Park
      General Information:
      15610 Vaughn Rd.
      Brecksville, OH 44141
      Phone: 440.546.5990
      Fax: 440.546.5989
      Email: cuva_info@nps.gov
      Director: John P. Debo, Jr.

  • Andrew Verhoff -- Campus Martius/Ohio River Museums

  • Rebecca Vidourek -- Cincinnati Art Museum

    • See listing for Cincinnati Art Museum under Institutional Members for more information

  • Judith When -- National Museum of the USAF

    • National Museum of the USAF
      General Information:
      1100 Spaatz St.
      Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH 44308
      Phone: 937.255.3286
      Fax: 937.255.3910
       www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/index.htm

  • Kathleen Wieschaus

  • William Howard Taft National Historic Site

  • Marcelle Wilson -- Aurora Historical Society

  • Katy Wood -- Motorcycle Hall of Fame and Museum

  • Jay Wuebbold -- Supreme Court Visitor Education Center

    • Supreme Court Visitor Education Center
      General Information:
      65 South Front Street
      Columbus, OH 43215
      Phone: 614.387.9223
      www.ohiojudicialcenter.gov  

  • Dean Zimmerman

Institutional Members:
For more information on each institution, click on the member's name.

  • Akron Art Museum

    • General Information:
             1 South High
      Akron, OH 44308
      Phone: 330.376.9185
      Fax: 330.376.1180
      Email: mail@akronartmuseum.org
      www.akronartmuseum.org
      Director: Mitchell Kahan          

    • Institution Description: Providing visitors an intimate setting for learning and discovery, the Akron Art Museum is a world-class institution showcasing regional, national and international artwork created since 1850.

      • Date Established: 1922

    •  Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adults $7.00; Students (with ID)/Seniors (65+) $5.00; Adults with tour (15 minimum) $6.00; Students with school tour/Children under 12 (with adult)/Members—Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Sunday 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Thursday 11:00 am.-9:00 p.m. Closed Monday and on New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
         

  • Akron Zoological Park

    • General Information:
      500 Edgewood Ave.
      Akron, OH 44307
      Phone: 330.375.2550
      Fax: 330.375.2575
      www.akronzoo.org
      Director: L. Patricia Simmons 

    • Institution Description: Experience an intimate encounter with over 400 animals from around the world. Visit Tiger Valley, Penguin Point and the Wild Prairie. Train rides, pony rides and feeding farm animals give visitors plenty to do and lots to see

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adult $9.00; Senior $7.00; Children (ages 2-14) $5.50; Group rate $4.00; Members—Free. Non-member parking $2.00

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Winter Season: November – April 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Summer Season: May – October 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 
         

  • Allen County Museum

    • General Information:
      620 W. Market St.
      Lima, OH 45801
      Phone: 419.222.9426
      Email:       acmuseum@wcoil.com
      www.allencountymuseum.org
      Director: Patricia Smith

    • Institution Description: The Allen County Museum campus includes the main Museum (including the Children’s Discovery Center), the 1893 Victorian MacDonell House, log house, John H. Keller Railroad Archives, Shay Locomotive display, and the Elizabeth M. MacDonell Memorial Library.  Group tours and school field trips are welcome.
      Date Established: 1909

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Suggested donation $5 Adults

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Friday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Closed Mondays and Holidays.
         

  • Alice F. & Harris K. Weston Art Gallery (Cincinnati Arts Association)

    • General Information:
      650 Walnut St.
      Cincinnati, OH 45202
      Phone: 5113.977.4165
      Fax: 513.977.4182
      Email: westonartgallery@cincinnatiarts.org
      www.cincinnatiarts.org/weston
      Director: Dennis Harrington

    • Institution Description: The Weston Art Gallery’s mission is to present and support the visual arts of the Tri-state region through exhibitions and special programs. Its objectives are to foster an awareness and appreciation of the visual arts among area residents; encourage attendance at local arts institutions by providing a downtown exhibition venue; cooperate with area arts institutions and private collectors in the presentation of collections and exhibitions; and support the development of professional and emerging artists of the region.
      Date Established: 1995 

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Suggested donation $1

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sunday 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. 

    • Other Institutional Services:
      Gallery and Media Library—contains catalogues, books, audio and video pertaining to artists who have exhibited at the Weston. Viewed by appointment; Artist Resource Center; Accessible online archive of Weston exhibitions—From year 2000-Present
       

  • Artists Archives of the Western Reserve

    • General Information:
      1834 E. 123rd St.
      Cleveland, OH 44106
      Phone: 216.721.9020
      Fax: 216.721.8520
      Email: aawrnews@artistsarchives.org
      www.artistsarchives.org
      Director: Andrea Lasko             

    • Institution Description: The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve preserves and stores works of art created by visual artists for the benefit of the public. An ongoing history of the arts of the region is maintained through research and exhibition programs, promoting and preserving this cultural heritage.

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Saturday 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.
         

  • Ashtabula Marine Museum

    • General Information:
      1071 Walnut Blvd.
      PO Box 1546
      Ashtabula, OH 44005
      Phone: 440.964.6847
      Email: bobanne@alltel.net
      www.ashtabulamarinemuseum.org
      Director: Elizabeth Carnegie 

    • Institution Description: Housed in the former residence of the lighthouse keepers and the Coast Guard Chief, built in 1871, the museum contains models; paintings; marine artifacts; photos of early Ashtabula Harbor, ore boats and tugs; miniature hand-made, working brass tools; and the world’s only working scale model of a Hulett ore unloading machine. The Museum offers an expansive view of Ashtabula Harbor.
      Date Established: June 1984

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adults $4; Children 6-16 $3; Under 6 years, free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Memorial Day –August: Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; September: Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

    • Other Institutional Services: The Museum will open a Library in 2008.
       

  • Athens County Historical Society & Museum

    • General Information:
      65 N. Court St.
      Athens, OH 45701
      Phone: 740.592.2280
      Email: director@athenshistory.org
      www.athenshistory.org
      Director: Kelee Riesbeck

    • Institution Description: A county museum that seeks to preserve and promote the history, culture and heritage of Athens County through the use of displays, public presentations, and educational programs:

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
         

  • Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm

    • General Information:
      1000 Aullwood Dr.,
      Dayton, OH 45414
      Phone:  937.890.7360
      Fax: 937.890.2382
      http://aullwood.center.audubon.org
      Director: Charity Krueger                    

    • Institution Description: Aullwood is a founding member of the Audubon Centers Network and one of the Midwest's first nature centers. Six miles of walking trails wind through prairie, woods, meadows and farmland. The Marie S. Aull Education Center is filled with hands-on exhibits in two discovery rooms. At Aullwood's organic farm, visitors enjoy livestock, gardens, cropland and exhibits. 

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adults $4.00; Children (2-18) $2.00; Children under two—free. Members of Friends of Aullwood and National Audubon Society receive free admission with membership card. Special events sometimes have different fees; call first to check 

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Closed on most school holidays.
         

  • Bedford Historical Society

    • General Information:
      30 South Park St.
      PO Box 46282
      Bedford, OH 44146
      Phone: 440.232.0796
      Fax: 440.439.5988
      www.bedfordohio.com/history
      Director: Janet Caldwell 

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Monday, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; Thursday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Second Sunday of every month 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
         

  • Betts House Research Center

    • General Information:
      416 Clark St.
      Cincinnati, OH 45203
      Phone: 513.6651.0734
      www.bettshouse.org
      Director: J. Duncan Muir

    • Institution Description: The Betts house is an 1804 brick farmhouse still in its original location, which has become the very urban Betts-Longworth Historic District. The museum displays exhibits focusing on the Building Arts.

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: $2 per person

      • Days/Hours of Operation: By appointment only.
         

  • BGSU Fine Arts Center Galleries

    • General Information:
      1303 Fine Arts Center
      Bowling Green State University
      Bowling Green, OH 43403-0204
      Phone: 419.372.8525
      www.gallery.bgsu.edu
      Director: Jacqueline Nathan

    • Institution Description: The Bowling Green State University Fine Arts Center Galleries Program contributes to the enrichment of the broader area community while supporting the academic mission of the University. Twelve to fourteen exhibitions are produced each year with the goals of stimulating and educating artists and art audiences, communicating ideas, and promoting the vitality and significance of the arts. These include challenging contemporary art by nationally recognized artists as well as faculty and student shows. Political, social and cultural themes are examined via artist presentations and written materials. The Gallery Program is committed to meeting the highest professional standards in all of its activities.

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Sunday 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
         

  • Boonshoft Museum of Discovery

    • General Information:
      2600 DeWeese Parkway
      Dayton, OH 45414
      Phone: 937.275.7431
      Fax: 937.275.5811
      Email: info@boonshoftmuseum.org
      www.boonshoftmuseum.org
      Director: Mark Meister

    • Institution Description: The Boonshoft Museum offers nearly 90,000 square feet of interactive exhibits for a family audience. Attractions include a live animal zoo, planetarium, Science Central, Ecotrek and Mead Tree house.
      Date Established: 1958

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adults $8.50; Seniors $7.00; Children (2-12) $7.00; Under 2-free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday 11:00 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 12 p.m.-5 p.m.; 3rd Tuesday of each month: open until 8:00 p.m.

    • Other Institutional Services: Public and school programs are available. Traveling national exhibits and special events hosted throughout the year. The museum holds observatory and laser shows the 3rd Friday evening of each month.
       

  • Brimfield Memorial House Association/ Kelso House Museum

    • General Information:
      4158 State Route 43
      Brimfield, OH
      PO Box 1231
      Kent, OH 44240
      Phone: 330.673.1058
      Fax: 330.673.1058
      Email: kelsohouse1@aol.com
      www.kelsohouse.org
      Curator: Judi Allen

    • Institution Description: The Association restores and maintains the historic Brimfield house as a public museum, principally concerned with Brimfield township history.
      Date Established: 1963

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: General Admission: Free (there may be charges for special events)

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Thursdays and Saturdays: 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

    • Other Institutional Services: Individual guided tours, guided group tours with advanced reservations. November-April – monthly grade school program. January-April – Adult lecture series
       

  • Brooklyn Historical Society Museum

    • General Information:
      4442 Ridge Rd.
      PO Box 44422
      Brooklyn, OH 44144
      Phone: 216.749.2804
      Director: Barbara Stepic

    • Institution Description: A small, local history museum located in a 1929 house with perennial and herb garden, specialized local school tours, gift shop, items by members, quilting, rug loom and crafters. An additional four rooms are dedicated to turn-of-the-century items.
      Date Established: Society, 1970; Museum, 1973

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Tours by appointment.

    • Other Institutional Services: Local Area History Resources—Brooklyn School History (yearbooks, etc.); Voting records.
       

  • Butler Institute of American Art

    • General Information:
      524 Wick Ave.
      Youngstown, OH 44501
      Phone: 330.743.1711
      Email: info@butlerart.com
      www.bulterart.com                  
      Director: Louis Zona                

    • Institution Description: The Butler has been called America's Museum. This designation pays tribute not only to the Butler's premier collection of American art, but also to the rich history of this pioneer American art museum. Within the galleries of this historic landmark are works created by this nation's most distinguished artists. To walk through the Butler galleries is to walk through the history of America.

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Sunday 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; Wednesday 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Closed Monday and major holidays
         

  • Canton Museum of Art

    • General Information:
      1001 Market Ave. North
      Canton, OH 44702
      Phone: 330.453.7666
      Fax: 330.453.1034
      www.cantonart.org
      Director: M.J. Albacete

    • Institution Description: The Canton Museum of Art is Stark County’s home for art. The galleries and classrooms welcome all to experience art first-hand through the touring and permanent collection exhibits, and the studio art classes and workshops. The Permanent Collection focuses on 19th and 20th Century American watercolors and works on paper, and contemporary ceramics. After more than seventy-two years as a home for art, the Canton Museum of Art remains a strong, vibrant and essential part of the community.
      Date Established: 1935 

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adults $4; Children/Seniors $2.50

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

    • Other Institutional Services: The Art Library is available to members and local educators.
       

  • Carroll County Historical Society

    • General Information:
      PO Box 174
      Carrollton, OH 44615
      Phone: 330.627.3345
      Email: tkonst@hotmail.com
      http://www.carrollcountyohio.com/history/index.htm

    • Institution Description: Today, the Algonquin Mill Farm Complex is comprised of the Mill, farm house, several barns and storage buildings, craft building and farm museum, several reconstructed log houses and an award winning arboretum. The steam powered flouring mill produces stone ground flours and corn meal for sale to the public. Both the Mill and McCook House are listed in the National Register of Historic Sites.
      Date Established: August 1963

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Memorial Day-Labor Day: Friday, Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. For groups of 12 or more, please call for reservations.
         

  • Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society

    • General Information:
      89 W. Franklin St.
      Centerville, OH 45459
      Phone: 937.291.2223
      Fax: 937.432.9296
      Email: cwths@sbcglobal.net
      www.mvcc.net/centerville/histsoc
      Director: Vickie Bondi

    • Institution Description: Historical Society with three stone buildings from early 1800’s. Two buildings consist of museum space and administrative offices. The third is a research and collection center.
      Date Established: May, 1966

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Friday 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

    • Other Institutional Services: Education research center; guided museum tours; monthly speaker series. The society has published 22 books and has recorded almost 200 oral history interviews, which are shown on the local cable channel every month.
       

  • Central Mutual Insurance Co. Fire Museum

    • General Information:
      800 S. Washington St.
      PO Box 351
      Van Wert, OH 45891
      Phone: 419.238.1010
      Fax: 800.736.7026
      http://www.central-insurance.com/docs/museum.htm

    • Institution Description: F. W. "Bill" Purmort, Jr., President of Central from 1964 to 1994, first took an interest in collecting fire equipment in 1969. Bill was particularly proud of Central's heritage with a deep respect for the past. He gradually built Central's museum into one of the finest privately owned collections in the U.S. The museum is dedicated to the ingenuity and pioneer spirit of those who came before us. Much of the equipment on display is part of our local history and was actually used in Van Wert.

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Days/Hours of Operation: The  third Friday of each month: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. or by appointment.
         

  • Central Ohio Fire Museum

    • General Information:
      260 N. 4th Street
      Columbus, OH 43215
      Phone: 614.464.4099
      Fax: 614.464.4004
      Email: cofmuseum@aol.com
      www.centralohiofiremuseum.com

    • Institution Description: Housed in an authentically restored 1908 former Columbus fire engine house, the apparatus floor displays include antique hand-drawn, horse-drawn, and early motorized fire apparatus, and the Nationwide Insurance collection of fire marks and other fire memorabilia. The horse barn contains fire prevention educational displays.
      Date Established: 1982

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adults $5; Students/Children $3

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
         

  • Cincinnati Art Museum

    • General Information
      953 Eden Park Drive
      Cincinnati, OH 45202
      Phone: 513.721.ARTS
      www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org
      Director: Aaron Betsky

    • Institution Description: At the Cincinnati Art Museum, visitors sample 6,000 years of world art. In addition to the art of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, there are extensive galleries of Near and Far Eastern art, Native American and African art and Cincinnati art and artists. The painting collection includes works by European old masters as well as 20th century works. The American collection holds works by major artists.
      Date Established: 1881

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free General Admission, Special exhibition fees may apply.

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Sunday 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Open until 9:00 p.m. Wednesdays; Closed Mondays.

    • Other Institutional Services: Library; Resource Center; Terrace Café; Museum Shop.
       

  • Cincinnati Historical Society Library

    • General Information:
      1301 Western Ave.
      Cincinnati, OH 45203
      Phone: 513.287.7000
      Fax: 513.287.7095
      www.cincymuseum.org

    • Institution Description: Since its founding in 1831 as the library of the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio, the society has been collecting and preserving materials relating to the greater Cincinnati area, the state of Ohio and the Old Northwest Territory. Today, it houses one of the most significant regional history collections in the United States. A detailed listing of history collection holdings is available in the online Collections Catalog.
      Date Established: 1831

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5 p.m.; Closed Sundays and major, national holidays. 
         

  • Cincinnati Museum Center

    • General Information:
      1301 Western Ave.
      Cincinnati, OH 45203
      Phone: 513.287.7000
      www.cincymuseum.org
      Director: Douglass McDonald

    • Institution Description: Cincinnati’s magnificent art deco style railroad terminal building is now the home of Cincinnati Museum Center. There are three museums in one: The Cincinnati History Museum—with the Cincinnati Historical Society Library, the Museum of Natural History and Science, and the Duke Energy Children’s Museum. The center also holds the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater.
      Date Established: Cincinnati Museum of Natural History 1819; Cincinnati Historical Society 1860; Cincinnati Museum Center 1995

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adults $6.75; Seniors (60+) $5.75; Children (3-12) $4.75; Toddler Pass (1-2 years old) $3.75

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Christmas Eve 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
         

  • Cincinnati Museum Center

    • General Information:
       17801 Detroit Avenue
      Lakewood, OH 44107-3413
      Phone: 216.227.9507
      Fax: 216.228.6050
      www.clevelandartists.org 
      Director: Lauren Hansgen

    • Institution Description: CAF's mission of preserving, exhibiting, actively collecting, and researching the artistic heritage of Northeast Ohio focused primarily on a group of artists known as the "Cleveland School" who were active from 1900-1950. Over the past several years, CAF has broadened its historical scope to integrate the contributions of artists who were active before and since the "Cleveland School." In particular, CAF now devotes attention to the achievements of the most significant artists in Northeast Ohio whose period of productivity has encompassed all or part of the past 50 years.
      Date Established: 1984

    • Hours:

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Thursday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 1:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Summer Hours (June 8-September 1) Tuesday-Friday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
         

  • Cleveland Botanical Garden

    • General Information:
      11030 East Boulevard
      Cleveland, Ohio 44106
      Phone: 216.721.1600
      Fax: 216.721.2056
      Email: info@cbgarden.org
      www.cbgarden.org
      Director: Natalie Ronayne 

    • Institution Description: Cleveland Botanical Garden's mission is grounded in the belief that quality-of-life can be improved through a better understanding of the interdependence of plants, people, and the environment. Perhaps the most significant challenge for the 21st Century is to find innovative ways to educate people about the importance of the environment and motivate responsible behavior that ensures a healthy future for all life on earth. Cleveland Botanical Garden is poised to make a significant impact--regionally and globally--on issues of environmental stewardship and sustainable community development.

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adult $7.50; Groups of 15 or more $5.50; Children (3-12) $3.00; Children 3 and under—Free.

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Monday – Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sunday 12:00 pm – 5:00pm; Open until 9:00 pm on Wednesdays Memorial Day through Labor Day; Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
         

  • Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society

    • General Information:
      1301 E 9th St # 2
      Cleveland, OH 44114
      Phone: 216.523.3900
      Email: magyarmuzeum@hotmail.com
      www.jcu.edu
      Director: Steve Szappanos

    • Institution Description: The Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society's mission is to preserve Hungarian  culture and the experience of Hungarians in Northeast Ohio, so that others, now and in the future, can draw upon its collection for education, inspiration, and enrichment.  To carry out its mission, the Society operates a museum and a library as a center for Hungarian historical, cultural and artistic exhibitions, and sponsors educational and research activities.  

    • Hours:

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Wednesday-Thursday, Saturday 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; Friday 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

    • Other Institutional Services: Research library
       

  • Cleveland Museum of Art

    • General Information:
      11150 East Blvd.
      Cleveland, OH 44106
      Phone: 216.421.7340
      Fax: 216.421.0411
      Email: info@clevelandart.org
      www.clevelandart.org
      Director: Timothy Rub 

    • Institution Description: One of this nation’s great art museums, the Cleveland Museum of Art is known for the exceptional quality and breadth of its collections ranging over 5,000 years-from ancient Egyptian statues to Renaissance armor to modern art. It’s Asian and Art of Ancient Americas collections are among the finest in North America.
      Date Established: 1913

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Closed major holidays.

    • Other Institutional Services: Art Research Library
       

  • Cleveland Museum of Natural History

    • General Information:
      1 Wade Oval Dr.
      Cleveland, OH 44106
      Phone: 216.231.4600
      Fax: 216.231.5919
      www.cmnh.org
      Director: Bruce Latimer

    • Institution Description: From awesome dinosaurs and exotic cultures to rare diamonds and distant planets, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is the place to discover the nature of your universe. The museum is friendly, relaxing, enjoyable and educational with just the right blend of traditional natural history galleries and space-age interactive areas. A Cleveland must-see at a value price! 

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adults $9.00; Students/Seniors/Children (7-18) $7.00; $6.00; Children (3-6)

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Open until 10:00 p.m. on Wednesdays.
         

  • Cleveland Police Historical Society

    • General Information:
      1300 Ontario St.
      Cleveland, OH 44113
      Phone: 216.623.5055
      Fax: 216.623.5145
      Email: museum@clevelandpolicemuseum.org
      www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org
      Curator: Allen J. Coates

    • Institution Description: The CPHS operates the Cleveland Police Museum, which documents the history of the Cleveland Division of Police from its inception in 1866.
      Date Established: 1983

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

    • Other Institutional Services: Resource Center
       

  • Clinton County Historical Society and Museum

    • General Information:
      149 E. Locust St.
      Wilmington, OH 45117
      Phone: 937.382.4684
      Fax: 937.382.5634
      Email: cchs@core.com
      www.clintoncountyhistory.org
      Director: Kay Fisher

    • Institution Description: The goal of the Clinton County Historical Society is to encourage community involvement in the preservation, education and promotion of Clinton County history and genealogy for the benefit of present and future generations.
      Date Established: 1948

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: $5.00

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Wednesday-Friday 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

    • Other Institutional Services: History Center with genealogy and research library; two touring museums; education lectures; special exhibits.
       

  • Columbus Museum of Art

    • General Information:
      480 East Broad St.
      Columbus, OH 43215
      Phone: 614.221.6801
      Fax: 216.221.0226
      Email: info@cmaohio.org
      www.columbusmuseum.org
      Director: Nannette V. Maciejunes

    • Institution Description: The Columbus Museum of Art houses an outstanding collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century American and European modern art. This collection includes major works by Monet, Matisse, Picasso, Renoir, Hopper and O’Keeffe and spectacular examples of Impressionism, German Expressionism and Cubism. Also recognized for extraordinary regional collections, the Museum boasts the largest public collection of woodcarvings by Columbus folk artist Elijah Pierce as well as the world’s largest repository of paintings and lithographs by Columbus native George Bellows, who is widely regarded as the finest American artist of his generation.
      Date Established: 1878

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adults $6.00; Seniors/Students $4; Free for children 5 and under. Special exhibition admission is: Adults $10.00; Seniors/Students $8; Children (6-17) $5.00

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Thursday 10:00 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Closed Mondays.

    • Other Institutional Services: In 2001, a collection titled The Photo League—consisting of 170 photographs by 69 artists--was acquired. In 2005, the museum acquired more than 400 works from the Philip and Suzanne Schiller Collection of American Social Commentary Art 1930-1970.
       

  • Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

    • General Information:
      9990 Riverside Dr.
      PO Box 400
      Powell, OH 43065
      Phone: 614.645.3550
      www.colszoo.org
      Director: Gerald Borin 

    • Institution Description: The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a fascinating and fun 400 acres of animal exhibits, naturalistic wildlife habitats, picnic and recreational areas. An accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the third largest municipally owned Zoo in North America, the Columbus Zoo is renowned the world over for its contributions to the preservation of wildlife. In 1956 it was the site of the first gorilla born in captivity. 

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adult $10.00; Senior (60+) $8.00; Children (2-11) $6.00; Children under 2—Free. Parking $5.00.

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Labor Day-Memorial day: Daily 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Memorial Day-Labor Day: Daily 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
         

  • COSI Columbus

    • General Information:
      333 West Broad St.
      Columbus, OH 43215
      Phone: 614.228.2674
      www.cosi.org
      Director: David E. Chesebrough, Ed.D.

    • Institution Description: COSI Columbus is among the country’s most highly respected science centers. For 43 years, COSI has empowered more than 18 million visitors by helping each to find their true learning potential. COSI features interactive, discovery-based and themed exhibit areas. The 7-story Extreme Screen Theater, Big Science Park, the world’s only high-wire unicycle, a restaurant and a shop.

    • Date Established: 1964 

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Adults $12.00; Seniors $10.00; Children (2-12) $7.00; Extreme Screen ticket $7.50

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Wednesdays-Saturdays 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

    • Other Institutional Services: Outreach programs; Early Childhood programs; Family Workshops; Electronic/distance Learning; After-school programs; Mentor programs; Summer camps; Overnight programs; Teacher Professional Development.
       

  • Cowan Pottery Museum

    • General Information:
      1600 Hampton Rd.
      Rocky River, OH 44116
      Phone: 440.333.7610
      Fax: 440.333.4184
      Email: c.jacobs@rrpl.org
      www.rrpl.org/rrpl_cowan.stm
      Director: John Lonsak

    • Institution Description: The Cowan Pottery Museum has exhibits located throughout the Rocky River Public Library. It is American art pottery that was produced in Lakewood, Ohio from 1912 to 1917 and in Rocky River, Ohio from 1919-1932. The products of the Cowan Studio have gained significant interest and value both locally and nationally since then, but never as fast as they have since the opening of the museum. A recently completed library renovation project has added enhanced exhibit space for the Cowan Pottery Museum.
      Date Established: 1978

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sundays during the school year 1:00 p.m.-*5:00 p.m.

    • Other Institutional Services: Tours; Reference services; Annual symposium. 
       

  • Cuyahoga Valley Historical Museum

    • General Information:
      1775 Main St.
      PO Box 236
      Peninsula, OH 44264
      Phone: 330.657.2892
      Fax: 330.657.2311
      Email: info@peninsulalibrary.org
      www.peninsulalibrary.org
      Director: Randolph S. Bergdorf

    • Institution Description: The Cuyahoga Valley Historical Museum is a branch of the Peninsula Library and Historical Society organized for the purpose of interpreting and promoting the area’s history through permanent and special exhibits. The museum is housed on the second floor of the historic Boston Township Hall which was built in 1887 as the Peninsula High School.
      Date Established: 1999

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. and by special arrangement.
         

  • Dawes Arboretum

    • General Information:
      777 Jacksontown Rd.
      Newark, OH 43056
      Phone: 740.323.2355
      Fax: 740.3232937
      Email: information@dawesarb.org
      www.dawesarb.org
      Director: Luke Messinger

    • Institution Description: Nearly 2,000 acres of trees and shrubs, the Arboretum is dedicated to increasing the love and knowledge of trees and shrubs through horticulture, history and natural history.
      Date Established: 1929

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Open daily from dawn until dusk.
         

  • Dayton Art Institute

    • General Information:
      456 Belmonte Park North
      Dayton, OH 45405
      Phone: 937.223.5277
      Fax: 937.223.3140
      Email: info@daytonartinstitute.org
      www.daytonartinstitute.org
      Director: David Brigham

    • Institution Description: Since its founding in 1919, the Dayton Art Institute has built an encyclopedic collection that contains more than 26,000 objects and which spans some 5,000 years of art history. The collection has major strengths in the following areas: contemporary painting and European baroque painting, and Far Eastern Art.
      Date Established: 1919 

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free General Admission; Special exhibition fee charged.

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Open until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays. Closed Mondays and major holidays.

    • Other Institutional Services: 32,000 Volume reference library and architectural books for on premise use; reading room; 500 seat auditorium; conference and meeting space; classrooms; books, reproductions, jewelry and sculpture for sale. Institution also offers: Guided tours; Lectures; Gallery talks; Concerts; Formally organized education programs; docent program; participatory gallery; permanent, temporary and traveling exhibitions; Annual Oktoberfest; Annual Art Ball.
       

  • Decorative Arts Center of Ohio

    • General Information:
       145 East Main Street
      Lancaster, Ohio
      Phone: 740.681.1423
      Fax: 740.681.2713
      http://www.decartsohio.org
      Director: Julie Parke

    • Institution Description: The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio is a statewide organization that fosters knowledge, enjoyment, and appreciation of the decorative arts and celebrates the architecture and heritage of the Reese-Peters House. The Center provides exhibitions, public programs, art classes and workshops for all ages, and a focus for research and communication about the decorative arts of Ohio.

    • Hours and Admission:

      • Price of Admission: Free, Donations Accepted. A fee will be charged for groups of 10 or more. Please call to schedule a group.

      • Days/Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Day.
         

  • Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum

    • General Information:
      65323 Highland Hills Road
      Cambridge, OH 43725
      Phone: 740.432.2626
      Email: degmus@clovernet.net