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Museum has animal exhibits indoors and outdoors, and displays about natural history and space science. Exhibits serve as a portal to the outside experience, engaging visitors by exposing them to rarely seen wildlife and providing knowledge to both encourage further exploration and to inform outdoor discoveries.
Museum has animal exhibits indoors and outdoors, and displays about natural history and space science. Exhibits serve as a portal to the outside experience, engaging visitors by exposing them to rarely seen wildlife and providing knowledge to both encourage further exploration and to inform outdoor discoveries.
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Natural History Museums
Opens the historic grounds of the Perkins Stone Mansion to the public to view the sheep that have returned to Mutton Hill. Features the sheep from Spicy Lamb Farm and volunteer Edie Steiner's border collies: Modibo, Rudy and Lincoln. Offers access to this hillside in West Akron which was once home to 1500 Merino Saxony sheep that were owned by Col. Simon Perkins and shepherded by the abolitionist John Brown.
Opens the historic grounds of the Perkins Stone Mansion to the public to view the sheep that have returned to Mutton Hill. Features the sheep from Spicy Lamb Farm and volunteer Edie Steiner's border collies: Modibo, Rudy and Lincoln. Offers access to this hillside in West Akron which was once home to 1500 Merino Saxony sheep that were owned by Col. Simon Perkins and shepherded by the abolitionist John Brown.
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Historic Districts/Sites
Historic House Museums
Provides an archival collection and museum committed to the presentation and preservation of city history and architecture through documentation, exhibits, and special events. Offers meeting space for rent to groups who are involved in architecture, preservation, education or history. Space seats 50.
Provides an archival collection and museum committed to the presentation and preservation of city history and architecture through documentation, exhibits, and special events. Offers meeting space for rent to groups who are involved in architecture, preservation, education or history. Space seats 50.
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History Museums
Meeting Space
Provides a history museum and education center focusing on early Americana and early Cleveland history. Depicts life in the early 1800s, as well as other reconstructed buildings which reflect the rural lifestyles of an earlier time. Offers tours for students.
Provides a history museum and education center focusing on early Americana and early Cleveland history. Depicts life in the early 1800s, as well as other reconstructed buildings which reflect the rural lifestyles of an earlier time. Offers tours for students.
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History Museums
Offers child-friendly nature exhibits, a rest area along the Towpath Trail, and information about nearby attractions.
Offers child-friendly nature exhibits, a rest area along the Towpath Trail, and information about nearby attractions.
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Park Museums and Visitor Centers
Provides tours, art classes, concerts, and other events and services for learning and enjoyment.
Provides tours, art classes, concerts, and other events and services for learning and enjoyment.
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Arts and Crafts Instruction
Art Museums
Arts Appreciation
Offers park information and orientation. The exhibits at Boston Mill Visitor Center tell the story of park.
Offers park information and orientation. The exhibits at Boston Mill Visitor Center tell the story of park.
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Park Museums and Visitor Centers
Offers original buildings which illustrate the architecture and building forms while recreating the atmosphere and lifestyle of the era. Provides a wide variety of educational, interpretive, and special programming.
Offers original buildings which illustrate the architecture and building forms while recreating the atmosphere and lifestyle of the era. Provides a wide variety of educational, interpretive, and special programming.
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Living History Museums
Historic Preservation
Provides a comprehensive visual arts museum for the community. The permanent collection of over 61,000 works of art covers a span of 6,000 years from ancient Egypt to the present, and includes masterpieces from Europe, Asia, African and the Americas. Offers a significant forum for exhibitions, scholarship, and performing arts.
Provides a comprehensive visual arts museum for the community. The permanent collection of over 61,000 works of art covers a span of 6,000 years from ancient Egypt to the present, and includes masterpieces from Europe, Asia, African and the Americas. Offers a significant forum for exhibitions, scholarship, and performing arts.
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Art Museums
The Hertzler House Museum provides a glimpse of 19th century Midwestern lifestyle in Clark County, Ohio through the 1854 home of Daniel and Catherine Hertzler, Mennonites from Lancaster PA, who were prominent citizens. Hertzler built a grist mill, a saw mill, a brick distillery and a whiskey distillery. The furnishings reflect the pre-civil War period.
The Hertzler House Museum provides a glimpse of 19th century Midwestern lifestyle in Clark County, Ohio through the 1854 home of Daniel and Catherine Hertzler, Mennonites from Lancaster PA, who were prominent citizens. Hertzler built a grist mill, a saw mill, a brick distillery and a whiskey distillery. The furnishings reflect the pre-civil War period.
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Recreational Facilities
Historic House Museums
Parks/Recreation Areas
Offers materials and resources for genealogists and others. Provides exhibits of Ohio's history. Includes facts, data, and evidence from letters, reports, notes, memos, photographs, and other primary sources. Preserves graphic information regarding Ohio's history.
Offers materials and resources for genealogists and others. Provides exhibits of Ohio's history. Includes facts, data, and evidence from letters, reports, notes, memos, photographs, and other primary sources. Preserves graphic information regarding Ohio's history.
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Historical Societies
History Museums
Provides individuals the opportunity to observe the national historic site snd preserved home and property of the 20th President, James A. Garfield.
Provides individuals the opportunity to observe the national historic site snd preserved home and property of the 20th President, James A. Garfield.
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History Museums
Provides a planetarium and interactive exhibits about the cosmos. Also serves as the home site of the Cleveland Astronomical Society.
Provides a planetarium and interactive exhibits about the cosmos. Also serves as the home site of the Cleveland Astronomical Society.
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Planetariums/Observatories
Operates the Wolcott House Museum Complex which includes the Wolcott House, Federal Style House, Gilbert-Flanigan House, Saltbox Style House, Log Cabin, Railroad Depot, a museum store in a Greek Revival House, and a Country Church and 1850s one-room county schoolhouse. The Society publishes the Journal of Northwest Ohio and books on Maumee Valley's history and maintains a 4,000-volume historical library housed at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library's local history department.
Operates the Wolcott House Museum Complex which includes the Wolcott House, Federal Style House, Gilbert-Flanigan House, Saltbox Style House, Log Cabin, Railroad Depot, a museum store in a Greek Revival House, and a Country Church and 1850s one-room county schoolhouse. The Society publishes the Journal of Northwest Ohio and books on Maumee Valley's history and maintains a 4,000-volume historical library housed at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library's local history department.
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History Museums
Historical Societies
Provides museum of conscience, with history programs and exhibits, for visitors and educators, stories from the era of the Underground Railroad, about freedom's heroes, including films, lectures, gallery talks, family programs and educator workshops, to contemporary times, challenging and inspiring everyone to take courageous steps for freedom today,throughout the year
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, also offers a stunning location for you to host your private event
Provides museum of conscience, with history programs and exhibits, for visitors and educators, stories from the era of the Underground Railroad, about freedom's heroes, including films, lectures, gallery talks, family programs and educator workshops, to contemporary times, challenging and inspiring everyone to take courageous steps for freedom today,throughout the year
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, also offers a stunning location for you to host your private event
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Cultural Heritage Groups
Museums
Offers "Discovery Works", a hands-on museum with rotating educational exhibits.
Offers "Discovery Works", a hands-on museum with rotating educational exhibits.
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Children's Museums
STEM initiatives are everywhere in the museum and also strategically aligned to State of Ohio content standards for education. STEM programs include:
- School tours spending the day at the museum
- Traveling outreach programs
- Exhibits throughout the museum
- Special events incorporating business and industry
Another important component of STEM is connecting industry, education, and community. The Works is as a catalyst for these entities to come together in a positive, mutually beneficial atmosphere. Industry partners are instrumental in the success of STEM programming and vital to demonstrating real-world application of STEM education. STEM business partners participate in special events and activities to highlight their businesses, show community impact, educate children and young adults on STEM professions, and recruit future interns and/or employees from the local community.
STEM initiatives are everywhere in the museum and also strategically aligned to State of Ohio content standards for education. STEM programs include:
- School tours spending the day at the museum
- Traveling outreach programs
- Exhibits throughout the museum
- Special events incorporating business and industry
Another important component of STEM is connecting industry, education, and community. The Works is as a catalyst for these entities to come together in a positive, mutually beneficial atmosphere. Industry partners are instrumental in the success of STEM programming and vital to demonstrating real-world application of STEM education. STEM business partners participate in special events and activities to highlight their businesses, show community impact, educate children and young adults on STEM professions, and recruit future interns and/or employees from the local community.
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Science and Technology Museums
Provides an art museum featuring visual contemporary works representing regional and global artists. Offers exhibitions, lectures, educational programs, performances and events.
Provides an art museum featuring visual contemporary works representing regional and global artists. Offers exhibitions, lectures, educational programs, performances and events.
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Art Museums
Provides a visitor center with galleries, interactive exhibits, artifacts and NASA media.
Provides a visitor center with galleries, interactive exhibits, artifacts and NASA media.
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Science and Technology Museums
Offers a visitor center with a cafe, gift shop, and demonstration kitchen.
Offers a visitor center with a cafe, gift shop, and demonstration kitchen.
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Park Museums and Visitor Centers
Provides a Visitor Center and the main administrative offices for the park system.
Provides a Visitor Center and the main administrative offices for the park system.
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Administrative/Support Services Offices
Park Museums and Visitor Centers
Acquires, protects, and maintains objects that have significant historical, archeological, and cultural meaning to Greene County.
Acquires, protects, and maintains objects that have significant historical, archeological, and cultural meaning to Greene County.
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Historic Districts/Sites
History Museums
Historic Preservation
Provides a planetarium offering numerous educational programs.
Provides a planetarium offering numerous educational programs.
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Planetariums/Observatories
Provides educational programs for youth and adults through a Museum Community Center and Gift Shop. Memberships are available.
Provides educational programs for youth and adults through a Museum Community Center and Gift Shop. Memberships are available.
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Historic Preservation
Special Events
Historic Districts/Sites
Public Lectures/Discussions
History Museums
Historical Societies
Provides a variety of hands-on learning opportunities and exhibits, both permanent and special theme exhibits, for children. Story times and impromptu demonstrations are provided within the exhibits to enhance learning.
Provides a variety of hands-on learning opportunities and exhibits, both permanent and special theme exhibits, for children. Story times and impromptu demonstrations are provided within the exhibits to enhance learning.
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Children's Museums