Special Events

 

Add fashion and style to your next event! The Kent State University Museum's Murphy Auditorium (seats 125) is available for recitals and special presentations. For more information and rental rates, please contact Ray Bergdorf at museum@kent.edu or (330) 672-3450.

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Deco Tour
Art Deco Meets Couture
at the Massillon Museum &
Kent State University Museum

All day event of 1920s-1930s of art, fashion, automobiles and dancing!

Saturday June 27, 2009

MORNING: MASSILLON MUSEUM
www.massillonmuseum.org or 330-833-4061
10 am – 1 pm
   
1930s automobiles on Museum lawn
Free

11 am

 

Gallery tour of the exhibition
Rise of a Landmark: Lewis Hine and the Empire State Building
Lecture given by Museum Curator Alexandra Nicholis
Free
   
AFTERNOON & EVENING: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
www.kent.edu/museum or 330-672-3450
3 pm – 6 pm
   
1920s automobiles in Museum parking lot
Free

4:00 pm

 

Gallery tours of three Art Deco exhibitions:
- Great American Glass: The Roaring Twenties and Depression Era
- The Kokoon Arts Club: Cleveland Revels
- Gazette du Bon Ton
With museum admission, the tours are free

8 pm – midnight
   


Tangomania: A Masked Ball
Listen or dance to the sound of Cuidado, a dangerous tango band
8 p.m. – midnight: Kent State University Museum Atrium
ADMISSION TICKET $25 – ADVANCE SALE ONLY
Credit card ticket purchase only: 330-672-3450 by June 22
 
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