Kent State University Museum

Kent State University Museum is a museum in City of Kent, Portage, Ohio. Kent State University Museum is situated nearby to the historic site Wills Gymnasium, as well as near the theater building Kent Stage.

Opening hours:
Wednesday: 10:00 AM—4:45 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM—8:45 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM—4:45 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM—4:45 PM
Sunday: noon—4:45 PM
public holidays: closed
Type: Museum
Also known as: “KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM”
Address: Kent, OH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wills Gymnasium and Kent Stage.

Wills Gymnasium

Historic site

Photo: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wills Gymnasium, often referred to as Wills Gym, was a multi-purpose athletic facility on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. Wills Gymnasium is situated 940 feet southeast of Kent State University Museum.

Kent Stage

Theater building

Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Kent Stage is a 642-seat theater that was built in 1927 in Kent, Ohio, United States. Since 2002, it has been used as a performance venue for music, plays and film. Kent Stage is situated 1,900 feet west of Kent State University Museum.

Kent State University Center for the Performing Arts

Arts center

Photo: Syaffe93, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kent State University Center for the Performing Arts is an arts center, which is situated 2,500 feet east of Kent State University Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kent and Brady Lake.

Kent

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Kent is a college town in Northeast Ohio. Kent, the home of Kent State University, is a quaint town with a very diverse community where northeast Ohio locals mix with students from across the state nation and globe.

Brady Lake

Hamlet

Brady Lake is an unincorporated census-designated place and former village in Portage County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,222 at the 2020 census. Brady Lake is situated 2 miles east of Kent State University Museum.

Sugar Bush Knolls

Village

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Sugar Bush Knolls is a village in western Portage County, Ohio, United States. The population was 217 at the 2020 census. It was formed from portions of Streetsboro and Franklin townships in 1964. Sugar Bush Knolls is situated 3½ miles north of Kent State University Museum.

Kent State University Museum

Categories: university museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Kent, Portage, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.15293° or 41° 9′ 11″ north

Longitude

-81.34991° or 81° 20′ 60″ west

Elevation

1,106 feet (337 metres)

Operator

Kent State University

Open location code

86HW5M32+52

OpenStreetMap ID

way 421933015

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

5159551

Wikidata ID

Q111896993

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