Current Exhibits
MassMu brings art and history together with a stiMulating array of new museum exhibits that give you plenty to explore every time you visit.
Main Gallery
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.
Paul Brown Museum
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.
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.
The Paul Brown Museum at the Massillon Museum presents the timeline of Massillon Tiger Football history 1891 to the present, and the timeline of Coach Paul Brown's famed career in this thirty-foot timeline. Photographs, artifacts, and film illustrate key moments in football history of the Massillon Tiger Football team 1891 to the present, and the career of Coach Paul Brown in this thirty-foot timeline.
Curated by Walsh University student and Massillon Museum intern David Maxwell, Massillon Faithful showcases the community's passion for Massillon Tiger Football. This exhibition features artifacts commemorating the Tigers' 25th State Championship title win on November 30, 2023. Witness history happening today!
Immel Circus Gallery
The 100-square foot miniature circus contains 2,620 pieces: thirty-six elephants, 186 horses, 102 assorted animals, ninety-one wagons, seven tents, and 2,207 people.
Most of the pieces were hand-carved by Dr. Robert Immel using tools from his dental practice.
Local History Gallery
Artifacts highlighting Massillon's west side include an 1811 deed signed by President James Madison for the Slussertown area (present-day 27th Street West), photographs of west side schools, and menus from restaurants like The Venice. The gallery also commemorates “The Three Buddies” who grew up together on the west side, and enlisted, served, and perished together in Vietnam, using photographs, magazines, and a uniform worn by William Francis Coyne.
Manufactured by Forest City Motor Car Co. Massillon, Ohio The Jewel motorcar model "E" Stanhope was built in Massillon in 1907-8. Paired with transportation-related artifacts, the Jewel sits in front of a c.1905 photo mural of downtown Massillon.
Photography Gallery
Studio M Gallery
CERAMIC AND MIXED MEDIA
Albert E. Hise Fine & Decorative Arts Gallery
Fine art highlights from our permanent collection include sculptures by Popeye Reed, William Harper, and Anna Hyatt Huntington; works by John Carlson, Ralph Albert Blakelock, and Viktor Schreckengost.
Judith Paquelet Native American Gallery
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.
Edward and Louise Mahoney Family Gallery
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.
Innovators of Massillon Gallery
Innovators of Massillon is a permanent, interactive exhibit featuring individuals whose contributions in a variety of fields have impacted the Massillon community and resonated beyond.
Fred F. Silk Community Room Gallery
Artwork in a variety of media by members of the Canton Artists League