On display May 2, 2023-April 27, 2024

BEYOND CAMELOT: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS

The exhibit features never-before-seen artifacts donated by Monte Durham of Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta. Through intimate letters, awe-inspiring reproduction dresses, and vintage ephemera, Beyond Camelot: The Life and Legacy of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis will explore the layers of Jackie’s life, from her role as a mother to her position as First Lady. Go beyond the White House and learn about Jackie’s life, from her days as a “camera girl” to her late career as a book editor at Doubleday, and hear tales beyond the history books, from the Mona Lisa loan to the White House kindergarten classroom.

The centerpiece of the exhibit highlights African-American dress designer Ann Lowe, who created Jackie’s wedding gown – one of the most recognizable wedding dresses of all time. The exhibition features an exquisite reproduction of the gown created by a couture wedding dress designer (the original dress is too delicate to display and is currently preserved at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum).

You’ll experience Jackie through her number-one fan, Monte Durham, as he shares the intimate stories revealed by his collectibles. (Did you know that Jackie always wore white gloves to cover her cigarette-stained fingers?)

Get to know the real Jackie O. like you’ve never seen her before!

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On display August 22-October 29, 2023

FAMILY ALBUM: OUR STORIES

Amy Pleasant is a Seattle figurative painter, born and raised in Ohio. Her work examines the most common of experiences; family, life transitions and generational change. Amy's early figurative paintings integrated shape and pattern and were rooted in vintage photographic images. More recent work incorporates less structured figures in the tradition of abstract expressionism, allowing the viewer freedom of interpretation. Her paintings provide a visual language, hinting at the complex navigation of human relationships. Embedded deeply in her practice and work as a visual artist is a belief that art in its most fundamental form is a personal expression and ultimately finds its rightful place through the engagement of the viewer.

HUMAN/NATURE: THE TROMPE L'OEIL CONSTRUCTIONS OF RON ISAACS

The masterful trompe l'oeil work of Ron Isaacs is as charming as it is technically brilliant. Using birch plywood, select cutouts, and beautifully painted details which fool the eye, Isaacs creates compositions that pique your curiosity. A sense of surprise and appreciation is experienced when discovering his talent.

LEGACY: GETTING TO GIVE, GIVING TO GET

Susan Mentrak is a ceramic artist and illustrator born and raised in Ohio. Susan graduated with a degree in Illustration from The Columbus College of Art and Design. After adopting in 2003 she chose to devote the majority of her time to being a Mom. Her creative spirit never ceased though.

She is a member of the Canton Ceramic Artists Guild and the Ceramic Studio Manager at the Massillon Museum of Art. She has sold her ceramic pieces in Guild shows, online, and at the Massillon Museum store. Her show Legacy: Getting to Give, Giving to Get. is her first solo exhibition.

AN AMERICAN JOURNEY: WATERCOLOR ACHIEVEMENTS FROM THE CMA COLLECTION

Over the last several decades, the Canton Museum of Art has built a thorough and extensive collection of works by some of the most celebrated watercolor artists in hopes of sharing this rich history with the community. Comprised of works from the Permanent Collection that trace the dynamic history of watercolor painting since the nineteenth century, An American Journey will highlight major American artists, including those from Ohio, who took the watercolor medium by storm and produced some of the finest works seen in the medium. You will see examples including Winslow Homer, who was significant in the revitalization of watercolor in America, John Singer Sargent, Oscar Bluemner, Charles Burchfield, Andrew Wyeth, and Edward Hopper, among others.

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On display September 16-November 12, 2023

JOHN W. CARLSON: SET THE TWILIGHT REELING

This is an exhibition of paintings, prints, drawings, and objects from Cleveland-based artist John W. Carlson.

On display September 30-November 12, 2023

ISH ISHMAEL: MANIFESTATIONS OF THE DYSTOPIAN REVERIE

This exhibition is a lens-based installation.

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Permanent Display

TIGERS AND BULLDOGS: ORIGINS OF A HISTORIC RIVALRY

Spanning two decades, football teams in each city brought forth the best players money could buy and put on stunning shows for hundreds of spectators. The day of "The Game" would be anticipated by thousands, who would attend to cheer on their teams, dressed to impress with pins and ribbons of orange and red.

This historic rivalry influenced the local high school gridders. They adopted the monikers, mascots, and team colors, and continued the annual tradition of battling for the championship title. A rivalry for the ages, meetings between the Massillon Tigers and Canton Bulldogs epitomize Friday nights under the lights.

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The William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum is pleased to announce the Hoover-Price Planetarium is holding shows on Saturdays. Planetarium shows are included with paid admission to the Museum. Seating is limited and all shows are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

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On display now through Summer 2024.

THE CLASS OF 2023 LOCKER EXHIBIT

This year’s class exhibit has been unveiled inside the Pro Football Hall of Fame – with an elegant new design and a more prominent location that greets guests as soon as they enter the museum.

Nine individual, free-standing glass cases will feature special artifacts each member of the Class of 2023 (or his family) has selected from his personal collection of memorabilia to submit to the Hall to help tell the story of his journey to Canton as one of 371 players, coaches and contributors now part of the game’s most exclusive team.

Also part of the Class of 2023 Featured Exhibit are larger-than-life images of each class member and a video screen that will play footage from when each received a coveted “knock on the door” informing him of his election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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