List of museums in Cleveland

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This is a list of museums in Cleveland and non-profit and university art galleries.

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See also List of museums in Ohio for other museums in Cuyahoga County, Ohio and the rest of the state.

Museums

Name Neighborhood TypeSummary
A Christmas Story House Tremont MediaMuseum about and house used for the film A Christmas Story
African American Museum Hough African AmericanCurrently closed
ARTneo Detroit–Shoreway Art website, exhibitions of Northeast Ohio art and architecture of Cleveland and the surrounding region
Artists Archives of the Western Reserve University Circle Art website, Ohio art gallery and research facility
Baseball Heritage MuseumHoughSports website, multicultural heritage of baseball and the values it represents
Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick Old Brooklyn History website, historic artifacts of witchcraft, magick, and occultism
Children's Museum of Cleveland Goodrich–Kirtland Park Children's
Cleveland Grays Armory Museum Downtown Cleveland MilitaryHistory of the Cleveland Grays, a private military company which was founded in 1837, and the military heritage of Greater Cleveland
Cleveland History Center University CircleMultipleOperated by the Western Reserve Historical Society, history of Northeast Ohio, includes the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel, Bingham-Hanna Mansion, Hay-McKinney Mansion, Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, Chisholm Halle Costume Wing, and Kidzibits Family Hands-On Gallery
Cleveland Hungarian Museum Downtown ClevelandEthnic - Hungarian American History of Hungarians in Northeast Ohio
Cleveland Museum of Art University Circle Art Collections include Chinese, African, Ancient Greek and Roman art, European art, Textiles & Islamic art, American painting & sculpture, Contemporary art, Medieval art, Decorative art & design, Pre-Columbian and Native North American art, Japanese & Korean art, Indian & Southeast Asian art, and Photography
Cleveland Museum of Natural History University Circle Natural history Animal mounts, skeletons, dinosaurs and fossils, minerals
Cleveland Police Museum Downtown ClevelandLaw enforcementLocated on the first floor of the Cleveland Police Headquarters Building in the Justice Center. http://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/ [1]
Cleveland State University Art GalleriesDowntown ClevelandArtLocated in the Cowell & Hubbard Building [2]
Cozad-Bates House Interpretive Center University CircleHistoryAnti-slavery reflections for the Underground Railroad codename "Hope" [3]
Dittrick Museum of Medical History University CircleScience - medicineHistory of medicine, experience of individuals and society as they grappled with changing conceptions of health and medicine
Dunham Tavern Museum Central Historic houseMid 19th-century tavern, oldest building in the city
Great Lakes Science Center Downtown ClevelandScienceIncludes the NASA Glenn Visitor Center
Greater Cleveland Aquarium Downtown ClevelandNatural history
Historical Society of Old Brooklyn MuseumOld BrooklynLocal history website
International Women's Air & Space Museum Downtown ClevelandAviationHistory of women in aviation and space, located at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport
Italian American Museum of Cleveland Little Italy Ethnic - Italian American History of Italians in Northeast Ohio
Learning Center and Money Museum Downtown ClevelandNumismaticPart of Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Louis Stokes MuseumCentralBiographicalLocated at Outhwaite Homes, life of politician Louis Stokes [4]
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland University CircleArtContemporary art
NASA Glenn Visitor Center Downtown ClevelandAerospaceFeatures exhibits about NASA, space exploration and the solar system, part of the Great Lakes Science Center
Polish-American Cultural Center of Cleveland Broadway–Slavic Village Ethnic website
Reinberger Galleries University CircleArtPart of the Cleveland Institute of Art
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Downtown ClevelandHall of fame - Music
Sculpture Center University CircleArt website, gGallery for sculpture
Slovenian Museum & ArchivesSt. Clair - SuperiorEthnic Slovenian Museum
SPACES Gallery Ohio City Art website, contemporary art
Steamship William G. Mather Maritime Museum Downtown Cleveland Museum ship Retired Great Lakes bulk freighter
Temple Museum of Religious Art University CircleJewishThree locations
Transformer StationOhio CityArt website, contemporary art
Ukrainian Museum-Archives TremontEthnic - Ukrainian American
USS Cod Downtown ClevelandMuseum ship - MilitaryWorld War II Fleet Submarine

Defunct museums

See also

References

  1. "Official site". Cleveland Police Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  2. "The Galleries at CSU". Cleveland State University. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  3. "Three Things To Know: Cozad-Bates House From University Circle Inc". Cleveland Magazine. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. "Louis Stokes Museum". This is Cleveland. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  5. http://www.cmnh.org/site/ClassesandPrograms/SchoolPrograms/HealthEd.aspx Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine CMNH Health Education
  6. "Cleveland's Little Italy". Jovina Cooks Italian. April 26, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2016. The Little Italy Heritage Museum closed at the end of 2007. The museum's collection of photographs and artifacts were donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society in University Circle.
  7. "Official site". Slavic Village Historical Society. Retrieved October 5, 2017.