Lecture: Dr. Kimberly Hamlin Presents on Women's Suffrage
2024-09-19 18:00 - 19:00 UTC

Art of Domesticity Artist Reception
2024-09-20 17:30 - 19:30
Immerse yourself in the transformative power of traditional craft media as we showcase the work of five groundbreaking female artists who have redefined domestic art. Experience how knitting, sewing, porcelain painting, and weaving have transcended their traditional roles to become innovative and compelling contemporary art. Enjoy meeting the artists, a tour of the gallery, and savor light refreshments.
Free event for all.

Creating "Women's Crafts" Together: Knitting and Crochet Workshop - Daytime
2024-09-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
The Allen County staff and local artisans will lead this art workshop. Together, we will discuss the gender dynamics of decorative arts and crafts while creating our own artworks.
Beginners to advanced makers of each craft are welcome. The fee for each participant is $15.
This sign up is for the 1-3 p.m. workshop for Knitting and Crochet on September 25, 2024.
Registration closed for this event.

Creating "Women's Crafts" Together: Knitting and Crochet Workshop - Evening
2024-09-25 17:00 - 19:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
Cancelled
The Allen County staff and local artisans will lead this art workshop. Together, we will discuss the gender dynamics of decorative arts and crafts while creating our own artworks.
Beginners to advanced makers of each craft are welcome. The fee for each participant is $15.

Creating "Women's Crafts" Together: Ceramic Tile Painting Workshop - Daytime
2024-10-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
The Allen County staff and local artisans will lead this art workshop. Together, we will discuss the gender dynamics of decorative arts and crafts while creating our own artworks.
Beginners to advanced makers of each craft are welcome. The fee for each participant is $15.
Event Canceled

Creating "Women's Crafts" Together: Ceramic Tile Painting Workshop - Evening
2024-10-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801

National Fossil Day
2024-10-05 13:30 - 16:30
National Fossil Day is a day of fun and learning for the whole family. This year’s theme is fossilized shells. Two professors from OSU Lima will lead an interactive presentation on fossilized shells at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. You can dig into the dig boxes and uncover your very own fossil, and learn more about how fossils are found worldwide. Enjoy other fossil-themed games and quizzes, too. Join the guided tours of the Allen County Museum’s Fossil Exhibition led by the professors at 2 and 4 p.m. It’s a day at the museum that promises both learning and a lot of fun with fossils!

Creating "Women's Crafts" Together: Cross Stitch and Embroidery Workshop - Daytime
2024-10-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
The Allen County staff and local artisans will lead this art workshop. Together, we will discuss the gender dynamics of decorative arts and crafts while creating our own artworks.
Beginners to advanced makers of each craft are welcome. The fee for each participant is $15.
Closed Registration

Creating "Women's Crafts" Together: Cross Stitch and Embroidery Workshop - Evening
2024-10-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
The Allen County staff and local artisans will lead this art workshop. Together, we will discuss the gender dynamics of decorative arts and crafts while creating our own artworks.
Beginners to advanced makers of each craft are welcome. The fee for each participant is $15.
Canceled

Night at the Museum
2024-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
Get ready for Night at the Museum, which will be fun for the whole family! Living history characters will be stationed throughout the museum, offering visitors a unique journey into history. Some of these historical characters will be from Allen County, while others will provide a broader historical context related to the museum’s exhibitions. Remember to dress up in your costume to fully immerse yourself in the fun! Bring the whole family to learn more about our history and get a prize or two.
$3 for children under 13 and $5 for adults.

Lecture: Jeannine Falino Presents "Anonymous No Longer"
2024-10-23 18:00 - 19:00
Independent curator, Jennine Falino will be delivering the last lecture in collaboration with the temporary exhibition The Art of Domesticity. Her expertise in decorative arts, modern craft, and design will provide a rich historical context to textiles and decorative arts, and she will discuss artifacts in The Art of Domesticity. The Allen County Museum cordially invites you to this special event, where you can gain insights from an expert about arts and crafts, as well as artifacts in our own collection.

Lecture: Hannah Bergstedt Presents "Six Women of the MacDonell House"
2024-11-23 14:00 - 15:00
This years newsletter articles have all been focused on the MacDonell House and the women who called it home. Come to this lecture to learn more about these interesting women from Allen County Museum employee Hannah Bergstedt.

52nd Annual Christmas Tree Festival
2024-12-04 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-12-05 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-12-06 10:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-08 12:00 - 17:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
The Allen County Museum’s 52nd annual Christmas Tree Festival is Wednesday, December 4, 2024 thru Sunday December 8, 2024 from 10 AM to 5 PM with special hours on Friday from 10 AM to 8 PM and Sunday 12 to 5 PM.
This glorious holiday tradition is a partnership between the Allen County Museum, Allen County Master Gardeners and the Johnny Appleseed Park District. It features more than 100 trees and wreaths decorated by local businesses and organizations. There are plenty of activities, including everyone’s favorite, Evergreen, the Talking Tree. Don’t miss learning about Christmas in Mexico in the Childrens Discovery Center either!
Continue the tradition and be sure to bring your family to visit this year’s Christmas Tree Festival!

52nd Annual Christmas Tree Festival
2024-12-07 10:00 - 17:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
The Allen County Museum’s 52nd annual Christmas Tree Festival is Wednesday, December 4, 2023 thru Sunday December 8, 2023 from 10 AM to 5 PM with special hours on Friday from 10 AM to 8 PM and Sunday 12 to 5 PM.
This glorious holiday tradition is a partnership between the Allen County Museum, Allen County Master Gardeners and the Johnny Appleseed Park District. It features more than 100 trees and wreaths decorated by local businesses and organizations. There are plenty of activities, including everyone’s favorite, Evergreen, the Talking Tree. Don’t miss learning about Christmas in Mexico in the Childrens Discovery Center either!
Continue the tradition and be sure to bring your family to visit this year’s Christmas Tree Festival!

ACHS Annual Meeting & Museum Talk on "Noah's Ark"
2024-12-20 08:00 - 17:00
ACHS’s Annual Meeting will be held as well as a Museum Talk on Grosjean’s “Noah’s Ark” given by Rick Balbaugh, Mark Billingsley, and Herb Lauer. Likewise, the opening of the next temporary Curious By Nature: The Art of Charley and Edie Harper.

Hot Cocoa History Day
2025-01-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
Come spend a chilly January day with the Allen County Museum, sipping hot cocoa and munching cookies. Kids can learn about early pioneer history through an interactive story about Aurelia McCullough, travel with a replica Conestoga, and build a log cabin out of Lincoln logs. There will be time to play with pioneer toys and even make a yarn doll. Enjoy yummy cookies and hot cocoa throughout!
Free event, stop in anytime between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on January 18, 2025.

Museum Talk & ACHS Annual Meeting
2025-01-26 14:00 - 15:00
ACHS’s Annual Meeting will be held as well as a Museum Talk on Grosjean’s “Noah’s Ark” led by Rick Balbaugh, Mark Billingsley, and Herb Lauer. Likewise, the opening of Curious By Nature: The Art of Charley and Edie Harper will be that day.

Curious by Nature: The Art of Charley and Edie Harper
2025-01-26 14:00 - 2025-04-20 17:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
Curious by Nature examines the work of Charley and Edie Harper. Comprised of 76 prints and 5 original paintings from the Springfield Museum of Art’s permanent collection, this exhibition provides a comprehensive look into the quirky, whimsical worlds of the artists. Complimenting these paintings and prints, the Allen County Museum will showcase some of the taxidermy animals in its collection, as well as some on loan from the Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District.
This exhibition is organized by the Springfield Museum of Art.

Museum Talk: The Flora & Fauna of Allen County presented by Dan Hodges
2025-02-20 18:00 - 19:00
Join a naturalist, Dan Hodges from Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park Distric, at the Allen County Museum to highlight the exhibition, “Curious By Nature,” which displays the works of Charley and Evie Harper. Their art often focuses on nature and Ohio’s nature in a beautiful style. We’ll discuss their subject, the flora and fauna of Ohio, specifically what we can find close to home!
This museum talk is done in connection to the museum’ temporary exhibition “Curious By Nature: the Art of Charley and Edie Harper.”

Museum Talk: The Wild Side of Charley and Edie Harper
2025-03-29 14:00 - 15:00
In connection to the museum’s temporary exhibition Curious By Nature: the Art of Charley and Edie Harper, Herb Lauer will be sharing more information about Charely Harper’s life and inspiration. Herb Lauer is a docent at the ACM, retired art teacher, and knew Charley Harper.

Museum Talk: Lima Locomotive Works Presented by Wayne York
2025-04-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
Learn more about Allen County’s Lima Locomotive Works from Wayne York on April 17, 2025, at 6 p.m. York is on the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society board and works in management and civil engineering. As a railroad historian, York will bring the story of Lima Locomotive Works alive and undoubtedly teach us a little more about this vital part of Allen County History.

Mother & Daughter Tea at the MacDonell House
2025-05-03 13:00 - 15:00 | MacDonell House, 632 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
A Mother-Daughter Tea will be held at the MacDonell House on May 3, 2025 from 1:00-3:00 p.m., the doors will open at 1 p.m., in support of the Allen County Museum. Guests will enjoy time in the Victorian House and a special presentation. A scrumptious menu of both sweet and savory items will complement the tea selection.
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From Fields to Facades: Ohio Landscapes
2025-05-10 13:00 - 2025-07-27 17:00
Join us for From Fields to Facades: Ohio Landscapes, an exhibtion showcasing contemporary Ohio artists as they explore the state’s diverse, rural, urban, and industrial environments. Through a variety of perspectives and techniques, these artists capture the evolving landscape—blending nature with industry, memory with place—to reveal the every-changing character of Ohio.

Museum Talk: Allen County’s Brush with the Gangster Era: The Sarber & Dillinger Story
2025-05-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
Allen County had a few brushes during the gangster era because of its location between Chicago and New York, but none are more memorable than the Saber & Dillinger story. Hear Karlyn Lauer, an ACM docent, spin the tale of Dillinger’s escape from Allen County Jail. She will give the background on the gangster crew and Sarber, the sheriff, and explain what happened after the jailbreak. It will be an engaging museum talk highlighting one of the most captivating stories of Allen County History.

Museum Talk: Ottawa River Presented by Lydia Archamo
2025-06-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
Hear from the Ottawa River Coalition’s Executive Director Lydia Archambo about the Ottawa River and its place in our community. Archambo will share about what the nonprofit is up to, the updates that are going on at their facility, and their newest project “Tired of Tires.”

This Museum Talk is free for all visitors.

Discovery of Decades: The 1930s Silver Screen Gala
2025-07-17 18:30 - 21:00 | Spring & Main, 147 S Main St., Lima, OH, 45801, United States
Step into the spotlight at Discovery of Decades: The 1930s Silver Screen Gala, an immersive evening that pays homage to the iconic films, fashion, and flair of 1930s Hollywood. Guest are encouraged to dress in vintage-inspired evening wear—think tuxedos, satin gowns, feathered accents, and finger waves—as they walk the red carpet and pose for photo ops.
Once our guests arrive at the third floor of Spring & Main, they will step into a venue that is transformed into a grand art deco ballroom with vintage film reels, golden statuettes, and mood lighting reminiscent of old movie theaters. Throughout the night, short clips of 1930s cinematic masterpieces will play, accompanied by soundtracks from the era—reminding everyone of the enduring legacy of the this transformative film decade.
Guests will enjoy a buffet dinner provided by Casa Lu Al, themed cocktails, a silent auction and basket raffle, and other surprises.
Tickets no longer for sale.

Life in America: 1930s - Day 1
2025-07-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801
Step Back in Time at the Allen County Museum!Say, folks! Ever wondered what life was like back in the good old 1930s? Well, grab your hats and gather the whole family—you’re invited to the Allen County Museum for a swell time you won’t soon forget!Get hands-on with the eats, playthings, and pastimes that made the decade swing.Rub elbows with notable figures from history and soak up the sights and sounds of a bygone era.Best of all? It’s absolutely free! So hop in your jalopy and head on down—fun for young and old alike awaits!
This event is free for all ages!
