Upcoming Events
When the building is open, the museum does its best to run programs. In the unfortunate instance something unforeseen occurs, the museum works hard to contact possible participants and/ or find an alternate date.
Events for July 19, 2018
Free Thursday
Spend Thursdays at the Akron Art Museum—admission to the galleries is free all day and all evening, from 11:00 am – 9:00 pm.
Connect to your creative life. Spend Thursdays at the Akron Art Museum—admission to the galleries is free all day and all evening, from 11:00 am – 9:00 pm.
Become a New Member of the Akron Art Museum on Thursday (in-person or online) for 25% off the regular price. Join today!
Free Thursdays are generously supported by The J.M. Smucker Company.
Curated Storefront Tour
Join team members from Curated Storefront and Akron Soul Train on a walking tour of downtown Akron’s storefront exhibitions.
This is a Curated Storefront Event
Meets at the Akron Art Museum in the Beatrice Knapp McDowell Grand Lobby
Free and Open to All
Join team members from Curated Storefront and Akron Soul Train on a walking tour of downtown Akron’s storefront exhibitions featuring artwork by local and regional artists. Some of the presenting artists will join in the tour to briefly talk about their work. The tour will conclude back at the Akron Art Museum in time for the Downtown@Dusk concert series beginning at 6:30 pm in the Bud and Susie Rogers Garden.
Registration is required. Register online using the button / link below.
image: Joe Levack/Studio Akron
Downtown@Dusk: Shivering Timbers and Anne E. DeChant
Enjoy an evening of roots and Americana rock with Anne E. DeChant, along with indie and roots rock from opening act, Shivering Timbers.
Free & Open to All
Enjoy an evening of roots and Americana rock with Anne E. DeChant, along with indie and roots rock from the Shivering Timbers.
Anne E. DeChant is an award-winning Nashville recording artist originally from Cleveland, Ohio where she was a five-time Singer-Songwriter of the Year. She has shared the stage with such well-known performers as Stevie Nicks, Nora Jones, Joan Armatrading, Sheryl Crow and the Indigo Girls, and has played venues ranging from the Clinton White House to such storied listening rooms as Nashville’s Bluebird Café, Moonlight on the Mountain in Birmingham, the Evening Muse in Charlotte, Music Box Supper Club in Cleveland, Kimbro’s in Franklin, TN, and Frog Pond in Silver Hill, AL.
Shivering Timbers is an internationally-touring band hailing from Akron Ohio, who's toured with and the likes of Shovels and Rope, Kenny Loggins, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Alejandro Escovedo, and who's debut album was produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.
Downtown@Dusk concerts are held in the Akron Art Museum's Bud and Susie Rogers Garden. In the event of inclement weather, concerts are held on the terrace, or moved to the museum lobby.
Spend a relaxing summer evening with friends and family in our beautiful downtown garden, the perfect venue for outdoor music and a cool drink. Throughout the summer, the museum café will offer delicious food options, including ice cream novelties and ice-cold beverages.
Anne E. DeChant Photo: Shane Wynn
Shivering Timbers Photo: Chris Rutan
Downtown@Dusk is presented by the Akron Art Museum, with additional support Ron and Ann Allan, Audio-Technica, EarthQuaker Devices and Clear Gold Audio.
Media sponsorship is provided by The Summit FM.
Family Day: Outdoor Movie Night
Rally for your favorite race car under the stars with Lightning McQueen in the 2017 Disney adventure-comedy film, Cars 3.
Running low on creative fuel? Fill up your tank with an all-star lineup in the Bud and Susie Rogers Garden that’s sure to rev up your engine. Buckle your seatbelts for Downtown@Dusk from 6:30 – 8:30 pm, rev up your hands-on-artsy side from 7:30 – 8:30 pm, and rally for your favorite racecar under the stars from 9 – 10:30 pm, starring Lightning McQueen, in the 2017 Disney adventure-comedy film, Cars 3.
6:30 – 8:30 pm • Downtown@Dusk concert (Shivering Timbers & Anne E. DeChant)
7:30 – 8:30 pm • Hands-On art activities for kids & families
9 – 10:30 pm • Film Screening (Cars 3) in the garden
Registration is required. Register online using the button / link below.
Rain date: Thursday, July 26
Photo: Chris Rutan
Family Day events are designed for children ages 0-12, with an adult caretaker. Event-related activities are free. Admission to the galleries is also free for adult members and ALL children (age 17 and under with an adult). Regular admission applies to non-member adults.
Family Days are made possible by the presenting sponsor PNC with additional support from the R.C. Musson and Katharine M. Musson Charitable Foundation and the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.
Outdoor Movie Night is sponsored by the Kathy Moses Salem Philanthropic Fund of Akron Community Foundation.
Family Summer Adventure Tours
Explore the galleries and investigate artwork on a museum adventure designed just for families.
Every Thursday • 11:30 am
Through August 23
Explore the galleries and investigate artwork on a museum adventure designed just for families. You’ll discover treasures, hunt for clues and see the world in a whole new way—without the hassle of packing a suitcase! Adventure tours include a 30-minute gallery experience and a 30-minute hands-on experience in the museum’s Summer Studio space.
Registration required. Register online using the link / button below.
Family Summer Adventure Tours are made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.
Photo: Shane Wynn
