CURRENT SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS

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PAUL BROWN & TIGERS TIMELINE

January 31, 2020 - December 31, 2031

*COMING SOON!*  The Paul Brown/Massillon Tigers Football Timeline is getting a facelift!  Updates to the contemporary history panel include the last three, record-breaking seasons.  

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3D Virtual Tour

May 16, 2022 - December 31, 2031

The Massillon Museum is pleased to share a 3D virtual tour of the building and galleries.

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TIGERS vs BULLDOGS: Origins of a Historic Rivalry

February 11, 2023 - July 2, 2023

Tigers vs. Bulldogs explores the history of the rivalry between the professional football teams of Massillon and Canton, their influence on the local high school mascots, and what fans and players would wear on the sidelines.

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MASSILLON Faithful

April 14, 2023 - January 1, 2030

Curated by Walsh University student and Massillon Museum intern David Maxwell, Massillon Faithful showcases the community's passion for Massillon Tiger Football.

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PAST SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS

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EVOLUTION of the Football Jersey

July 26, 2019 - January 12, 2020

At the new Evolution of the Football Jersey exhibition, guests will learn how jerseys and uniforms have changed with the implementation of rules and safety equipment and see artifacts including uniforms, helmets, and photographs.  

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PAUL BROWN: Lessons from the Bench

October 26, 2018 - July 7, 2019

An exhibition of photographs and artifacts representing the legendary coach, Paul Brown. It highlighted the philosophies of Paul Brown and how they extended off the field, yielding success on the field. 

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LOYAL TO THE LOT: Photographs by Stephen Tomasko

October 26, 2018 - April 30, 2019

Loyal to the Lot has been Stephen Tomasko’s ongoing project since 2012, set within the huge Cleveland Municipal Parking Lot, illustrating with visual stories the Cleveland Browns’ fans who gather there. The “Muni Lot” is home to a massive tailgating party before every Browns home game. For more than thirty years, Stephen Tomasko has made drawings, paintings, and uncompromising straight photographs of the American life and landscape.

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125 YEARS of the Greatest Rivalry in High School Football

May 4, 2019 - January 12, 2020

The exhibition, which coincides with the 125th anniversary of the Massillon and Canton rivalry, includes 107 game programs from the Massillon/McKinley rivalry series, photographs of nearly all Massillon and Canton coaches since 1894, and artifacts and photographs depicting the rivalry game and the traditions surrounding it.  

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MASSILLON'S GRIDIRONS

January 31, 2020 - January 10, 2021

An exhibit of photographs of the fields that Massillon's High School Tigers football team and pro teams (including the Tigers, Maroons, and more) practiced and played football. Fields include Sunnyside Field/Asylum Field, Jones/Pearl Street, Agathon/Central Steel Company, Shriver Field, and Tiger Stadium.

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PAUL BROWN'S PRO TEAMS: History of the Browns and Bengals

January 31, 2020 - February 14, 2021

Artifacts, art, and photographs detailing the history of Paul Brown's Pro Teams.

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MASSILLON'S PRO & SEMI-PRO TEAMS 1890-1926

February 6, 2021 - July 3, 2021

Massillon has a rich history of football, with over 60 semi-professional teams of all ages and weight classes that organized at the turn of the 20th century, and documented in Massillon's local paper, The Evening Independent

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PLAY LIKE A GIRL: Massillon Women's Tiger Teams from Gym Class to Title IX

March 6, 2021 - July 3, 2021

Play Like a Girl traces the history of women’s sports from the those early efforts through the 1972 passage of Title IX.

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FLU & FOOTBALL

July 31, 2021 - January 9, 2022

"Flu and Football," examines the parallels of two pandemics—the Spanish Flu and COVID-19—more than 100 years apart.

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TIGER LEGACY: The Story Continues

February 5, 2022 - July 10, 2022

See and experience the cultural journey that shows the nature of family, community, and sport through the art of narrative storytelling. 

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"CARRY ON!": A Century of Swing

July 30, 2022 - January 8, 2023

Explore the history of the nationally renowned performances of the Massillon Tiger Swing Band through photographs, documents, artifacts, and film. 

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