Sunday, January 2, 2011
The Akron Art Museum teams up with the Akron-Summit County Public Library and Summit Artspace for a day of free family events during January’s Sunday Sampler.
At the Akron Art Museum, open 11 am – 5 pm, enjoy free gallery admission, including admission to the exhibitions Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present and Culture Revolution: Contemporary Chinese Paintings from the Allen Memorial Art Museum. This will be the last Sunday Sampler before Who Shot Rock closes! For more information visit www.AkronArtMuseum.org or call 330.376.9186.
The Akron-Summit County Public Library will be open from 1 – 5 pm. In the Special Collections Department, the Getting Started in Family History exhibit will be on display. There will also be Crafts to Go in the 3rd floor Teen Division, as well as Story Time Sampler in the Children’s Library at 2 pm. For more information visit www.akronlibrary.org or call 330.643.9000.
Summit Artspace will be open from 1 – 5 pm and will feature an exhibition of paintings and artwork by Akron Society of Artists members. Artist demonstrations will also take place between 1 – 3 pm. For more information visit www.summitartspace.org or call 330.376.8480.
Parking is free in the municipal parking garage across from the entrance of the museum.
Sunday Samplers are made possible by a generous gift from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
Museum Information
Address: One South High, Akron, OH 44308
Tel: 330.376.9185
Fax: 330.376.1180
Website: www.AkronArtMuseum.org
Gallery and Store Hours: Wednesday – Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm, Thursday: 11 am – 9 pm, Closed Monday and Tuesday, as well as major holidays
*Extended Holiday Hours: Open every day, Sunday, December 26 – Friday, January 31 – click here for more information
Café Hours: Wednesday – Sunday: 11 am – 3 pm, Thursday: 11 am – 7:30 pm
Library Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 11 am – 4 pm
Admission: Adult general admission is $7, Student and Senior (65+) general admission is $5, Children (12 and under) are FREE, members are FREE. On the first Sunday of every month, individual admissions to the collection are FREE. Special exhibitions may require paid admission. No tours available on these days.
