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Kent, OH – The Kent State University Museum (KSU Museum) is the recipient of a $171,119 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to upgrade a collection storage room which houses garments from the 17th to early 20th centuries. Through the IMLS agency’s largest…
Kent, OH – Following its temporary closure due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Kent State University Museum (KSU Museum) is now open and will operate under new safety protocols and feature an adjusted schedule of exhibitions.
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Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The Kent State University Museum’s exhibition, “Culture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and ’70s,” opening…
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In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of May 4, 1970, when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on Kent State University students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine, students and faculty from Kent State’s School of…
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The Kent State University Museum’s newest exhibit, “Ohio Quilts”, which opens to the public July 19, features an eclectic group of historical quilts, that in many ways, reflects the history of Ohio dating back to the early nineteenth century.
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The national juried art exhibition, Focus: Fiber 2019 is heading to the Kent State University Museum next month, marking the first new exhibit for the Museum in 2019.
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The Kent State University Museum is a world-class destination for the study and presentation of historic and contemporary fashion, textiles and related art forms. The textiles and clothing in the museum collection, especially the historic, are quite fragile and require…
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The Kent State University Museum announces the appointment of Sarah J. Rogers as its new director. Ms. Rogers has been active in the arts and nonprofit arena for more than 25 years in a variety of roles, which include curating, museum management, fundraising, communications and…
