Massillon Museum

“The Massillon Museum preserves more than 100,000 artifacts, mostly donated by individuals and families in the community. This means that only 5% of our collection is ever on display at one time. In order to present as much of the collection as possible, the Museum rotates exhibits in its Main Gallery and Second Floor Galleries. Below is a list of current and upcoming exhibits. Please use the navigation at the right to explore all the exhibits the Massillon Museum has to offer.” The Museum was, from its inception, funded by county intangibles tax that was directed through the Massillon Public Library. When it became apparent that the Museum could not continue its quality service to the community within that budget, the Museum director and board members succeeded in working with state legislators to pass legislation permitting Ohio museums to place tax issues on the ballot. As a result, the Massillon Museum passed a tax levy within the city of Massillon and is now supported by property taxes from the citizens of the community.