Midwestern Traveler: A Museum for Everyone

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Midwestern Traveler

The Cleveland Museum of Art collects art from all time periods and all cultures.

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o matter your interest, Ohio has a museum for that. From art to science to history, Ohio has museums covering almost any topic. While the state is filled with quality institutions, we’ve profiled three very different museums to give you a taste of what the state has to offer.

Carillon Historical Park What do the airplane, pop-top and cash register all have in common? They were

all invented in Dayton, of course. To learn more about the city’s invention history—as well as more about Dayton itself—head to Carillon Historical Park just outside downtown Dayton. The 65-acre open-air museum is home to 35 historic buildings and structures, including the Wright Brothers National Museum, Heritage Center of Dayton Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship, Carillon Brewing Co. and more.

Ohio is home to almost every type of museum, from art and history to today’s veterans By Corinne Minard “What surprises people is how much is on this campus and how varied it is,” says Alex Heckman, vice president of museum operations. “It’s not as though we’re trying to tell the history of one house in 1870 or one battlefield from 1865 or something like that—we cover over two centuries worth of history.” Carillon Historical Park does this in two ways. First, it has many indoor exhibits featuring important artifacts from Dayw w w.ohiobusinessmag.com . s p r i n g 2 0 2 0

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