Massillon Museum presents much more than art and history lessons. MassMu engages visitors in experiences.
In six galleries, exhibitions spanning an array of interests change regularly; the new Paul Brown Museum within MassMu highlights hometown hero, Coach Brown, and his football legacy. New spaces offer artist opportunities and rental venues. The Immel Circus, a 2,620-piece hand-carved miniature circus, surrounded by real circus costumes, posters, and photographs, is a visitor favorite.
A sensory room, where guests of all ages can relax and center themselves, also provides privacy for breastfeeding mothers. Two family restrooms and diaper changing tables in both the men's and women's restrooms add to MassMu's family-friendly atmosphere.
In the Museum shop, OHregionalities, visitors find regionally handcrafted pottery, jewelry, and cards, local history and football books, and children's gifts. The lobby cafe, Anderson's in the City, offers specialty coffees, sweets, and light lunch.
Massillon Museum presents much more than art and history lessons. MassMu engages visitors in experiences.
In six galleries, exhibitions spanning an array of interests change regularly; the new Paul Brown Museum within MassMu highlights hometown hero, Coach Brown, and his football legacy. New spaces offer artist opportunities and rental venues. The Immel Circus, a 2,620-piece hand-carved miniature circus, surrounded by real circus costumes, posters, and photographs, is a visitor favorite.
A sensory room, where guests of all ages can relax and center themselves, also provides privacy for breastfeeding mothers. Two family restrooms and diaper changing tables in both the men's and women's restrooms add to MassMu's family-friendly atmosphere.
In the Museum shop, OHregionalities, visitors find regionally handcrafted pottery, jewelry, and cards, local history and football books, and children's gifts. The lobby cafe, Anderson's in the City, offers specialty coffees, sweets, and light lunch.
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Year-Round
Hours:Open Now. Closes 5:00 PM
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Cost: Free
Payment: Cash, Check, MC, Visa, AMEX, Discover
Access: Wheelchair, Service Animals, Bicycle
Parking: Street, Bicycle
Available: Self-Guided Tour, Guided Tour, Private Tour, Café, Kids Activities, Family Restroom, Changing Station, Wheelchairs, Meeting/Conference Rooms, Wi-fi, Gift Shop
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Insider Info
MassMu is free and open to the public but does accept donations.
Two-hour free parking is available on the street and in nearby city lots.
The photobooth costs $4 and is unable to make change, so be sure to bring some singles.
Fun Facts
The Immel Circus is one of the most interesting "pieces" in the collection of the Massillon Museum. The 100-square foot miniature hand-carved circus is surrounded by rotating displays of circus-related artifacts.
Oscar the skeleton has both scared and delighted visitors since he was donated to the Museum in 1934.
MassMu's collection encompasses over 100,000 objects in 94 categories, including paintings and prints, ceramics, glass, photographs, textiles, costumes, military artifacts, city records, agricultural equipment, Native American objects, quilts, and more.
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Massillon Museum presents much more than art and history lessons. MassMu engages visitors in experiences.
In six galleries, exhibitions spanning an array of interests change regularly; the new Paul Brown Museum within MassMu highlights hometown hero, Coach Brown, and his football legacy. New spaces offer artist opportunities and rental venues. The Immel Circus, a 2,620-piece hand-carved miniature circus, surrounded by real circus costumes, posters, and photographs, is a visitor favorite.
A sensory room, where guests of all ages can relax and center themselves, also provides privacy for breastfeeding mothers. Two family restrooms and diaper changing tables in both the men's and women's restrooms add to MassMu's family-friendly atmosphere.
In the Museum shop, OHregionalities, visitors find regionally handcrafted pottery, jewelry, and cards, local history and football books, and children's gifts. The lobby cafe, Anderson's in the City, offers specialty coffees, sweets, and light lunch.
Join Douglas Laubacher at MassMu for a Cartoon Clothing Workshop! Students will learn to illustrate more accurate clothing and explore drawing all seven types of folds. While this is a cartooning workshop, anyone interested in rendering more accurate illustration work is encouraged to join!
Adults and children 8 and older. Registration includes all supplies. Attendees are encouraged to bring a favorite sketchbook.
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EXTRA FUN
Insider Info
MassMu is free and open to the public but does accept donations.
Two-hour free parking is available on the street and in nearby city lots.
The photobooth costs $4 and is unable to make change, so be sure to bring some singles.
Fun Facts
The Immel Circus is one of the most interesting "pieces" in the collection of the Massillon Museum. The 100-square foot miniature hand-carved circus is surrounded by rotating displays of circus-related artifacts.
Oscar the skeleton has both scared and delighted visitors since he was donated to the Museum in 1934.
MassMu's collection encompasses over 100,000 objects in 94 categories, including paintings and prints, ceramics, glass, photographs, textiles, costumes, military artifacts, city records, agricultural equipment, Native American objects, quilts, and more.
Join Douglas Laubacher at MassMu for a Cartoon Clothing Workshop! Students will learn to illustrate more accurate clothing and explore drawing all seven types of folds. While this is a cartooning workshop, anyone interested in rendering more accurate illustration work is encouraged to join!
Adults and children 8 and older. Registration includes all supplies. Attendees are encouraged to bring a favorite sketchbook.
Join Douglas Laubacher at MassMu for a Car
Join Douglas Laubacher at MassMu for a Cartoon Clothing Workshop! Students will learn to illustrate more accurate clothing and explore drawing all seven types of folds. While this is a cartooning workshop, anyone interested in rendering more accurate illustration work is encouraged to join!
Adults and children 8 and older. Registration includes all supplies. Attendees are encouraged to bring a favorite sketchbook.
Adults and children ages 8 and older are invited to join Lepley & Co. at MassMu on Sunday, July 28! A Lepley team member will guide you through arranging pre-pressed florals in a beautiful glass frame, creating a unique arrangement you'll cherish for a lifetime. Participants are welcome to bring a small wallet-sized photo to include in the frame.
Please register by Thursday, July 25, to reserve your spot! A parent or guardian must purchase a ticket and remain for the duration of the workshop.
Adults and children ages 8 and older are i
Adults and children ages 8 and older are invited to join Lepley & Co. at MassMu on Sunday, July 28! A Lepley team member will guide you through arranging pre-pressed florals in a beautiful glass frame, creating a unique arrangement you'll cherish for a lifetime. Participants are welcome to bring a small wallet-sized photo to include in the frame.
Please register by Thursday, July 25, to reserve your spot! A parent or guardian must purchase a ticket and remain for the duration of the workshop.
Join the Massillon Museum for Do the Mu! Instructor Kat Francis will teach program participants how to make paper dolls in connection with Gilding Northeast Ohio: Fashion and Fortune 1870–1900!
All ages and ability levels are welcome and all supplies will be provided!
Join the Massillon Museum for Do the Mu! I
Join the Massillon Museum for Do the Mu! Instructor Kat Francis will teach program participants how to make paper dolls in connection with Gilding Northeast Ohio: Fashion and Fortune 1870–1900!
All ages and ability levels are welcome and all supplies will be provided!
The City of Champions is pleased to announce their 2024 Summer Concert Series from June 17th until August 8th in Downtown Massillon. The FREE concerts feature local musicians of all different genres, so bring your chair, blanket, friends, family, or lover for a night out on the town! Arrive early to savor a delicious dinner at one of our downtown eateries or explore the vibrant DORA district!
The City of Champions is pleased to announ
The City of Champions is pleased to announce their 2024 Summer Concert Series from June 17th until August 8th in Downtown Massillon. The FREE concerts feature local musicians of all different genres, so bring your chair, blanket, friends, family, or lover for a night out on the town! Arrive early to savor a delicious dinner at one of our downtown eateries or explore the vibrant DORA district!
FREE and open to everyone!
Games, trucks, contests, safety and health information, arts and crafts!
Admission to the family-focused event is free. There is no cost for most activities; some have a minimal charge. Social service agencies, civic groups, churches, arts organizations, and businesses set up dozens of games, art projects, activities, and information stations. Families can have free take-away items—coloring books, pencils, balloons, banks, bookmarks, and puzzles.
FREE and open to everyone!
Games, tr
FREE and open to everyone!
Games, trucks, contests, safety and health information, arts and crafts!
Admission to the family-focused event is free. There is no cost for most activities; some have a minimal charge. Social service agencies, civic groups, churches, arts organizations, and businesses set up dozens of games, art projects, activities, and information stations. Families can have free take-away items—coloring books, pencils, balloons, banks, bookmarks, and puzzles.
Emily Bartolone: On Its Head is on view in Studio M from July 27 through September 8, 2024. Join us for the exhibition reception on Saturday, August 17! The exhibition includes paintings merging figuration with geometric abstraction.
Emily Bartolone: On Its Head is on view in
Emily Bartolone: On Its Head is on view in Studio M from July 27 through September 8, 2024. Join us for the exhibition reception on Saturday, August 17! The exhibition includes paintings merging figuration with geometric abstraction.
The Massillon Museum’s Fred F. Silk Community Room Gallery will be the venue for the traveling exhibition Accessible Expressions Ohio!
Presented by Art Possible Ohio, Accessible Expressions Ohio is a juried, statewide exhibition and tour of visual art created by artists with disabilities! Each year, artists respond to the call for entries, entering in the categories of youth, emerging, or professional artists!
The Massillon Museum’s Fred F. Silk
The Massillon Museum’s Fred F. Silk Community Room Gallery will be the venue for the traveling exhibition Accessible Expressions Ohio!
Presented by Art Possible Ohio, Accessible Expressions Ohio is a juried, statewide exhibition and tour of visual art created by artists with disabilities! Each year, artists respond to the call for entries, entering in the categories of youth, emerging, or professional artists!
Adults and children ages 8 and older are invited to join the Lepley & Co. team at MassMu to learn how to create a custom-sized moss pole perfect for any vining tropical plant! A Lepley & Co. team member will guide you through the ins and outs of how to create a moss pole, semi-repotting a plant to incorporate a moss pole, and how to create a happy living space for your plant to thrive and climb! Attendees will also go home with a Lepley & Co. vining plant and spray bottle!
Adults and children ages 8 and older are i
Adults and children ages 8 and older are invited to join the Lepley & Co. team at MassMu to learn how to create a custom-sized moss pole perfect for any vining tropical plant! A Lepley & Co. team member will guide you through the ins and outs of how to create a moss pole, semi-repotting a plant to incorporate a moss pole, and how to create a happy living space for your plant to thrive and climb! Attendees will also go home with a Lepley & Co. vining plant and spray bottle!
Join Douglas Laubacher at MassMu for a Pen & Ink Cartooning Workshop! Students will experiment with the analog tools cartoonists use to finalize their work! Play with India ink, dip pens, and brushes.
Adults and children ages 8 and older.
Join Douglas Laubacher at MassMu for a Pen
Join Douglas Laubacher at MassMu for a Pen & Ink Cartooning Workshop! Students will experiment with the analog tools cartoonists use to finalize their work! Play with India ink, dip pens, and brushes.
Join us for a VIP evening with actress Carrie Coon! You'll be able to tour the Gilding Northeast Ohio: Fashion and Fortune 1870–1900 exhibition and meet Carrie Coon. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
Limited tickets are on sale beginning July 15, 2024
Join us for a VIP evening with actress Car
Join us for a VIP evening with actress Carrie Coon! You'll be able to tour the Gilding Northeast Ohio: Fashion and Fortune 1870–1900 exhibition and meet Carrie Coon. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
Limited tickets are on sale beginning July 15, 2024
Join us for a Rhythms concert featuring Don Dixon! The Massillon Museum is proud to welcome Dixon back for his third Rhythms Concert Series performance. Dixon, a North Carolina native and Canton resident, has had a long and wide-ranging career in music.
He has released ten solo albums to date, and produced albums by REM, Smithereens, Marti Jones, Gin Blossoms and many others. Dixon's songs have been recorded by Joe Cocker, Hootie & the Blowfish, Counting Crows, and Ronnie Spector!
Join us for a Rhythms concert featuring Do
Join us for a Rhythms concert featuring Don Dixon! The Massillon Museum is proud to welcome Dixon back for his third Rhythms Concert Series performance. Dixon, a North Carolina native and Canton resident, has had a long and wide-ranging career in music.
He has released ten solo albums to date, and produced albums by REM, Smithereens, Marti Jones, Gin Blossoms and many others. Dixon's songs have been recorded by Joe Cocker, Hootie & the Blowfish, Counting Crows, and Ronnie Spector!
The Brown Bag Lunch Series began at the Massillon Museum in 2003!
Bring a sack lunch or purchase from Greatness Cafe. The program will begin promptly at 12:10 p.m. and conclude at about 12:50 p.m. to accommodate guests who attend during the lunch hour. It occurs on the fourth Tuesday of each month, from January through October.
The event, which is held in the Museum's Gessner Hall, is free and open to the public; no reservations are required, but seats fill early!
The Brown Bag Lunch Series began at the Ma
The Brown Bag Lunch Series began at the Massillon Museum in 2003!
Bring a sack lunch or purchase from Greatness Cafe. The program will begin promptly at 12:10 p.m. and conclude at about 12:50 p.m. to accommodate guests who attend during the lunch hour. It occurs on the fourth Tuesday of each month, from January through October.
The event, which is held in the Museum's Gessner Hall, is free and open to the public; no reservations are required, but seats fill early!
Lunchtime Yoga takes place at MassMu every Friday, join certified yoga instructors for a relaxing yoga session on the MassMu lawn! Rain/cold location is inside the Museum. Relax and refocus as you are guided through your practice.
Students must bring their own mats and it is recommended that they bring their own props. This class is beginner friendly. All ages and levels are welcome. The cost is $6 per class or $15 per 3-class bundle. Register upon arrival at the Museum!
Lunchtime Yoga takes place at MassMu every
Lunchtime Yoga takes place at MassMu every Friday, join certified yoga instructors for a relaxing yoga session on the MassMu lawn! Rain/cold location is inside the Museum. Relax and refocus as you are guided through your practice.
Students must bring their own mats and it is recommended that they bring their own props. This class is beginner friendly. All ages and levels are welcome. The cost is $6 per class or $15 per 3-class bundle. Register upon arrival at the Museum!