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Akron Art Museum Akron Art Museum enriches Akron with contemporary and modern art. Visit AkronArtMuseum.org for more information.
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Hours:
Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays: 12PM-5PM
Thursdays: 12-9PM
Closed Mondays & Tuesdays The Akron Art Museum invites all people to enrich their lives through modern and contemporary art. Visitors of all ages are invited to learn, play, and grow with our exciting programming designed to educate and inspire. The Museum showcases regional, national and international art created since 1850. The Museumā€™s collection is presented in a spectacular facility designed by Viennese architectural firm Coop Himmelb(l)au and includes over 7,000 objects, with a strong focus on contemporary painting, sculpture and photography. New exhibitions regularly present prominent artists in various media including painting, sculpture, photography, video, design, and glass.

Now on view at the Akron Art Museum, Anthony Eterovich's "Brass Rail." Anthony Eterovich, Brass Rail, c. 1975. Collectio...
10/19/2026

Now on view at the Akron Art Museum, Anthony Eterovich's "Brass Rail."

Anthony Eterovich, Brass Rail, c. 1975. Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of the Family of Anthony Eterovich. 2025.16. Copyright of Karen Eterovich-Maguire.

The Museum is hosting a FREE Family Day celebrating Indigenous voices, in partnership with Indigenous community organiza...
10/17/2026

The Museum is hosting a FREE Family Day celebrating Indigenous voices, in partnership with Indigenous community organizations. Discover the rich history, cultures, and artistic traditions of Indigenous communities in Northeast Ohio, and enjoy short films from the New York International Children's Film Festival.

Get free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-family-day-indigenous-voices-tickets-1999043151880?aff=oddtdtcreator

Fritz Scholder. New Mexico #42. 84 x 66 in.1966. Acrylic on canvas. On loan from Art Bridges.

Buy a GA ticket to our Halloween party now through Saturday, October 17 and get a Redrum cocktail on us at the party! šŸŽƒšŸ‘»...
10/16/2026

Buy a GA ticket to our Halloween party now through Saturday, October 17 and get a Redrum cocktail on us at the party! šŸŽƒšŸ‘»

šŸ—“ļøCirca Thriller II
Friday, October 30 | 7:30-11pm

The party includes:

šŸŽµšŸŽØ DJ, dance floor, art activities, and galleries after dark
šŸ¬ Sweet treats and delicious drinks
šŸ§›Costume contest and a Photo Booth to capture your look!

šŸŽŸļø Tickets are $15 for Museum Members, $30 for Museum Guests, and $75 for VIP. VIP includes an open bar, free parking, snacks, and swag.

Buy tickets here and order now so you can get your first drink on us: https://akronartmuseum.org/media/events/circa-thriller-ii/

Let's go Guardians! āš¾ļø Fun fact: this work from Lee Friedlander is part of ten works the Museum has loaned to the Smiths...
10/15/2026

Let's go Guardians! āš¾ļø

Fun fact: this work from Lee Friedlander is part of ten works the Museum has loaned to the Smithsonian American Art Museum for their exhibition, "Much Here Is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the Uā€‹.ā€‹S. Bicentennial."

The exhibitions offer an expansive and evocative portrait of America in the 1970s and early 1980s. Explore selected images from photography surveys that document people and places in the United States from the 19th century to the years before and after the Uā€‹.ā€‹S. Bicentennial in 1976.

Friedlander's work will be on view through April 18, 2027.

Lee Friedlander, Cleveland, from the series "Great Lakes Industrial Survey." 1979-1980. Collection of the Akron Art Museum. Purchased with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and Centran Bank of Akron
1981.11.36

Visit Downtown Akron to experience the Akron Art Museum! Downtown Akron is filled with amazing shops, places to grab a d...
10/15/2026

Visit Downtown Akron to experience the Akron Art Museum! Downtown Akron is filled with amazing shops, places to grab a drink or a bite, or even enjoy the fall weather with a stroll through Main Street. The Museum is free every Thursday from 12 - 9 PM.

10/14/2026

Trivia questions without multiple-choice answers? One might say that sounds... surreal!

Explore The Surrealist Impulse now at the Akron Art Museum!

Senior Curator Dr. Jeff Katzin visited the Middlebury College Museum of Art, which recently opened Michelangelo Lovelace...
10/14/2026

Senior Curator Dr. Jeff Katzin visited the Middlebury College Museum of Art, which recently opened Michelangelo Lovelace: Art Saved My Life. The exhibition, which debuted at the Akron Art Museum in 2024, is the first retrospective exhibition to survey the full span of Lovelace's long, prolific, and remarkable career.

During his visit, Katzin shared insights gained from his experience curating the exhibition Michelangelo Lovelace: Art Saved My Life, alongside stories about Lovelaceā€™s intensely dedicated fusion of art and life, his simplified but powerful style, and Lovelace's resonant approaches to politics and Black identity.

Michelangelo Lovelace: Art Saved My Life is on view at the Middlebury College Museum of Art through January 10, 2027.

Details so good you'll spend an entire afternoon with Naudline Pierre: May The Light Reach You, on view now at the Akron...
10/14/2026

Details so good you'll spend an entire afternoon with Naudline Pierre: May The Light Reach You, on view now at the Akron Art Museum.

Naudline Pierre, Elemental Forces, 2022. Acrylic ink, acrylic paint, and oil pastel on Arches paper. Photo by Phoebe dā€™Heule, courtesy of James Cohan Gallery. Copyright by Naudline Pierre.

We are saddened to share that Artist Paul Stankard has passed away at the age of 83. Paul Stankardā€™s glass paperweights ...
10/13/2026

We are saddened to share that Artist Paul Stankard has passed away at the age of 83.

Paul Stankardā€™s glass paperweights and sculptures celebrate the natural world in miniature. Suspended in the stillness of clear glass are blossoms and leaves, roots and insectsā€”so perfectly detailed, so accurate, so sensual and lushā€”that it is difficult to believe they are not real.

The Museum sends condolences to his family and honors Stankardā€™s contributions to contemporary art. We are quite fortunate to have Paul Stankard's works in our collection.

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1 S High Street
Akron, OH
44308

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 9pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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+13303769186

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