Past Exhibits 2025
In 1903 Skinner traveled with a detachment of United States Marines, and Massillon residents Horatio Watson Wales (who served as secretary) and Dr. Abraham Per Lee Pease (who served as medical doctor). Emperor Menelik II (1844–1913, reigned 1889–1913) was responsible for modernizing his country in a variety of ways. Menelik's signature of the Treaty between the United States and the King of Ethiopia to Regulate the Commercial Relations between the Two Countries became the cornerstone for a long and fruitful friendship between Ethiopia and the United States. The artifacts and images exhibited in this gallery were acquired during that 1903 Ethiopian expedition and represent gifts from Emperor Menelik II.
Ceramics, paintings, and drawings by artists connected to Columbus College of Art & Design, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Kent State University, and The University of Akron
Image, left: Olivia Pendergast, Girl Knowing, 2025, oil on canvas
Image, right: Drew Ippoliti, Ice Bucket 01, 2025, handbuilt ceramics, slips, glazes, stains, wax
Landscape and wildlife photographers capture images of Stark Parks through the seasons
MIXED MEDIA
The first ninety years of the Booster Club and the projects that contribute to a winning football program. Without the dedication of its members—some of whom are lifelong—and the entire community, the team's history and legacy would be lost.
Artwork in a variety of media by members of the Canton Artists League
Construction, which started in the fall of 1936, employed 260 WPA employees, incorporating the Shriver Field roof and stands. The new Tiger Stadium hosted 15,000 fans for the 1939 season’s initial game against Cleveland Cathedral Latin. With later expansions, the stands accommodate nearly 20,000 spectators. Concession stands, a second press box, and seven iterations of electronic scoreboards have been added. In 1976, as part of the city’s sesquicentennial celebrations, the stadium was renamed to honor legendary coach Paul Brown. Artificial turf replaced the original dirt field in 1989 and a $2.8 million structural rehabilitation project in 2020 reinforced the west stands. Paul Brown Tiger Stadium remains the largest high school field in Ohio.
CERAMIC AND MIXED MEDIA
Curated by Doug McCulloh, Sight Unseen presents work by the world’s most accomplished blind photographers as they explore ideas about the nature of seeing. The artists represented span a wide spectrum of sight impairment: most are completely blind, some are legally blind…All of them, with photography as their medium, navigate with their other senses to visualize and represent the space around them.
This exhibition was originated by UCR/California Museum of Photography, an affiliate institution of ARTSblock, the University of California, Riverside.
Childhood Image, Evgen Bavcar
Massillon Museum will host a variety of programs in conjunction with this exhibition. Visit the Sight Unseen events page.
All artworks were created by finalists or students of the finalists for the 2025 Art Educator of the Year Award presented by the Massillon Museum and the Canton Museum of Art.
Annual Student Photography Exhibition
SPONSORED BY KENT AREA (OH) CHAPTER, THE LINKS INCORPORATED
Each year, the Massillon Museum exhibits artwork by area school children. The gallery becomes a huge splash of color and imagination. Art teachers in schools within and surrounding Massillon have been invited to submit artwork by their students from kindergarten through high school.
Brown's Town: Art Inspired by Ohio's Football Heritage is a new, statewide, juried art exhibition in the Paul Brown Museum at the Massillon Museum. Current and former Ohio residents were invited to submit artwork completed within the last five years inspired by themes relating to the father of modern football, Paul Brown.
The Massillon Museum has held this annual juried show for more than 30 years. In order to apply, you must be a present or former Stark County, Ohio resident, or currently work in Stark County, Ohio.
Photograph courtesy of Julie Botos
Juried student exhibition
Image: Kahmaya, Lake Mountain, watercolor, 2023 1st place winner for age group
Artists working in weaving and ceramics trade artwork to inspire one another
This gallery is temporarily closed.
The Museum is required and committed to adhering with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Please visit the National Park Service website for more information about this legislation.