The Immel Circus Gallery

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 contains 2,620 pieces. Surrounding the Immel Circus are rotating displays of a selection of circus-related artifacts from Dr. Robert Immel's collection.

Click here to learn more about Dr. Robert Immel, his collection, and miniature circus.

Click here to view a small online gallery of circus photos from the Immel Circus collection, including P.T. Barnum and Tom Thumb.

Permanent Collection Galleries

Featuring the Massillon Museum's permanent collection, including categories of Massillon history, photography, fine and decorative art, ethnographic and archaeological artifacts, and more.

Photography Gallery

Collection Snapshot: Faces of Massillon Business is an exhibition of photographs selected from more than 75,000 images in the Museum's permanent collection. The images highlight those hard workers who helped build a community filled with quality food and beverages, stylish clothing, fashionable hair, reliable news, and a place where the community could establish their savings for future generations. These images represent the faces of big industries and small businesses over the last one hundred and eighty years.  

Barrie Kaufman: A Fragile Environment

October 1 through November 30, 2022
A Fragile Environment features glass, ceramic, and two-dimensional artwork. Barrie Kaufman interprets the natural world with a sense of wonder while addressing nature’s fragility.

Image: Flow, blown glass, steel, 2018, 24 in H x 6 in W

"Carry On": A Century of Swing

July 30, 2022 through January 8, 2023

Paul Brown and Massillon Tigers Football Timeline

Permanent exhibit

Travel through more than 125 years of Massillon Tiger football, and the story of famed Coach Paul Brown in this 30-foot permanent display, featuring photographs and artifacts 1891 to the present.

To learn more about the Paul Brown Museum, click here.

INTO LIGHT Project Ohio: Continuing the Conversation

November 12, 2022 through January 4, 2023
Erasing the stigma of drug addiction

Learn more here.

Image: Theresa Clower, Devin, graphite, 2018