Mapping the Future: May 4 Visitors Center 2022 Visioning Report

To schedule a class tour, email May4@kent.edu.

On August 24, strong storm winds caused trees to fall damaging the May 4 Memorial. Kent State University is committed to thoughtfully restoring the memorial and is currently working on a repair plan. Continue to consult the May 4 Visitors Center website for continued update.

 For the latest update click here.

The May 4 Visitors Center follows the Kent State University academic calendar.  We are closed for fall break, winter break, spring break, and all scheduled university holidays. For weather related closures, please visit the official advisory page. Although the Center is open to the public, guided tour groups are led by appointment only.
 
The May 4 Visitors Center does not accept donations of archival or historical materials. If you are interested in donating such materials to Kent State University, please contact the department of Special Collections & Archives where the May 4 Collection is housed at specialcollections@kent.edu.
 
The May 4 Visitors Center is not responsible for planning the commemoration to find more information see Commemoration Information.
 

Learn about our new exhibition, Graphic Content: Cartoons of May 4, now on view.

 

Spring 2024 Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

Saturdays 1pm - 5pm 

The Center will be open by appointment only March 23-31 for Spring Break. Reach out to may4@kent.edu to make an appointment. 

Special Solar Eclipse hours April 8, 9am - 2pm 

 

 

 


Featured Events

From comic strips and political cartoons to comic books and graphic novels, the events of May 4, 1970, have been inked by numerous illustrators over the years. The exhibition Graphic Content: Cartoons of May 4 will examine graphic art depictions of May 4 from three generations of acclaimed artists, including Chuck Ayers, Derf Backderf and Katherine Wirick.