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The Kent State University Museum has been awarded reaccreditation from the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to museums in the United States.
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Much like the establishment of Kent State University itself, the Kent State University Museum was also founded through a philanthropic gift.
On Wednesday evening, the Kent State University Museum presented a program marking the English-language release of “No Hand Held Mine: Stories” by Kim Soom, translated by Joon-Li Kim and Doo-Sun Ryu, in conjunction with the opening of “Remember Her,” an installation created in…
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The Kent State University Museum recently partnered with Kent State University’s School of Art to bring the world of luxury design directly to students in the jewelry/metals/enameling (JME) program. As part of the museum’s “Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle”…
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The Kent State University Museum marked its 40th anniversary in spectacular style with Dazzle 2025, a sold-out celebration that brought together 250 guests from across the region and beyond. The event took place Thursday, Oct. 30, in the Rockwell Hall Atrium at the Kent State…
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Kent State University’s College of the Arts, in collaboration with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, proudly welcomes back Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award–winning costume designer Paul Tazewell for the 2025–2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
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The Kent State University Museum presents its fall exhibition, “A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa,” from Sept. 5, 2025, through May 10, 2026. Displayed in the museum’s Broadbent Gallery, the exhibition features works by 25 contemporary North African designers and…
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Kent State University’s College of the Arts and College of Architecture and Environmental Design proudly continue the esteemed …
The Kent State University Museum has received an award from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation to fund a comprehensive energy audit of its historic 1928 building, Rockwell Hall.
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When Mary and I arrived on the evening of July 17, 2025, the Kent State University Museum’s grand setting—Rockwell Hall—stood like a stone fortress of Beaux-Arts elegance. A Creative Essay by Don Iannone
