Akron Art Museum

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 1

850. The Museum’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.

Behind-the-scenes look at Shana Moulton: Meta/Physical Therapy, opening Wednesday, September 23 as part of the reopening...
08/28/2026

Behind-the-scenes look at Shana Moulton: Meta/Physical Therapy, opening Wednesday, September 23 as part of the reopening of the 1899 Building.

Learn more bout the Reopening of the 1899 Building here: https://akronartmuseum.org/1899_reopening/

When the 1899 Building reopens on Wednesday, September 23, Museum guests will be able to explore the newly renovated C. ...
08/28/2026

When the 1899 Building reopens on Wednesday, September 23, Museum guests will be able to explore the newly renovated C. Blake McDowell Jr. Gallery, which was reimagined to support ambitious work in sculptural installation, video, performance, and other time-based media.

Uniquely suited for immersive and technically expansive projects, the McDowell Gallery provides a dynamic setting for artists exploring the evolving relationship between art, technology, and contemporary life.

View the Reopening Week Schedule and RSVP here: https://akronartmuseum.org/1899_reopening/

08/27/2026

CHIAOZZA is installing at the Museum!

CHIAOZZA will kick off a new era at the Museum with the first interactive installation in the new J. M. Smucker Co. Idea Machine space, opening this fall.

Art museums have traditionally been places where visitors look at carefully arranged works on walls and objects on pedestals and in glass cases. But the Akron Art Museum is reimagining that experience with the Idea Machine by inviting direct physical interaction with artwork, signaling a shift in how audiences might encounter contemporary art in Akron.

We're so excited to welcome Chakaia Booker to the Museum for a conversation on Wednesday, October 28th at 6 PM. Learn mo...
08/27/2026

We're so excited to welcome Chakaia Booker to the Museum for a conversation on Wednesday, October 28th at 6 PM. Learn more below about this exciting project with Curated Storefront:

Every Thursday is a Free Thursday at the Akron Art Museum between 12 - 9 PM!
08/27/2026

Every Thursday is a Free Thursday at the Akron Art Museum between 12 - 9 PM!

We are saddened to share that Artist Yayoi Kusama has passed away at the age of 97.Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist who...
08/27/2026

We are saddened to share that Artist Yayoi Kusama has passed away at the age of 97.

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist who works across a wide range of media, including installations, sculptures, paintings, and performances. Her work is known for its immersive, mirrored environments and repetitive patterns, often featuring polka dots.

The Museum is fortunate to have two of Kusama's works in our collection.
The Museum sends condolences to Kusama's family and honors their contributions to contemporary art.

Yayoi Kusama, Arm Chair, 1963
Acrylic on chair, shoes and sewn and stuffed cloth pouches
38 x 38 x 50 in. (96.5 x 96.5 x 127.0 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of Mr. Gordon Locksley and Mr. George Shea
1970.54
© Yayoi Kusama

Wowza, it's CHIAOZZA! They're moving their work into the J.M. Smucker Co. Idea Machine space in the 1899 Building. Learn...
08/26/2026

Wowza, it's CHIAOZZA! They're moving their work into the J.M. Smucker Co. Idea Machine space in the 1899 Building.

Learn more about the practice and what's to come when we reopen the 1899 Building beginning on Wednesday, September 23: https://akronartmuseum.org/1899_reopening/

The 1899 Building will reopen with three new exhibitions on Wednesday, September 23, including The Surrealist Impulse. T...
08/26/2026

The 1899 Building will reopen with three new exhibitions on Wednesday, September 23, including The Surrealist Impulse. The show will include work from Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Paul Delvaux, and others.

Learn more about Reopening Week here: https://akronartmuseum.org/1899_reopening/

René Magritte, Les pas perdus (The Wasted Footsteps), 1950
Oil on canvas, 22 x 18 1/4 in. (55.9 x 46.5 cm)
Purchased with funds from anonymous donors
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1 S High St
Akron, OH
44308

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

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