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Tours

Just Announced:

University of Akron Students,

WE WELCOME YOU! 

Events

Monday September 8th @ 6:30PM
Museum Musings Book Club
Presents Susan Petrone
The Musical Mozinskis

Free for Current HHM Member / $8 Public

To RSVP Call 330.972.6909 or Email Dawn at dmm47@uakron.edu
Please feel free to leave a message and we will return your call.
(Reservations are encouraged but not required.)
Free for HHM Guild members with current membership; $8 special price for our HHM guests! $2 for Students with proper ID
(If you decide to join the HHM Guild this evening, you will not have to pay the door charge.)
Limited seating, light refreshments served; free onsite parking for guests.

Monday September 22nd @ 6:30PM
Museum Musings Book Club
Presents Jon Miller
Akron at 200: A Bicentennial History

Free for Current HHM Member / $8 Public

To RSVP Call 330.972.6909 or Email Dawn at dmm47@uakron.edu
Please feel free to leave a message and we will return your call.
(Reservations are encouraged but not required.)
Free for HHM Guild members with current membership; $8 special price for our HHM guests! $2 for Students with proper ID
(If you decide to join the HHM Guild this evening, you will not have to pay the door charge.)
Limited seating, light refreshments served; free onsite parking for guests.

Monday October 6th @ 6:30PM
Museum Musings Book Club
Presents Amanda Flower

Not They Who Soar

(Katharine Wright Mystery Book Series)
Free for Current HHM Member / $8 Public

To RSVP Call 330.972.6909 or Email Dawn at dmm47@uakron.edu
Please feel free to leave a message and we will return your call.
(Reservations are encouraged but not required.)
Free for HHM Guild members with current membership; $8 special price for our HHM guests! $2 for Students with proper ID
(If you decide to join the HHM Guild this evening, you will not have to pay the door charge.)
Limited seating, light refreshments served; free onsite parking for guests.

Sunday October 12th @ 2:30PM
HHM Guild Presents
The Largely Literary Theater Company's

Shades of Blue and Gray: Ghosts of the Civil War
$8 for Current HHM Member / $10 Public

Shades of Blue and Gray: Ghosts of the Civil War: -- A one-hour and 20-minute presentation by Sara Showman (from the South) and Mark Dawidziak (from the North), including ghost stories from South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Ohio (with a special section about Abraham Lincoln). Literary selections include pieces by Walt Whitman, Ohio native Ambrose Bierce and Emily Dickinson.

To make an RSVP and purchase tickets please call 330.972.6909 or Email Dawn at dmm47@uakron.edu 
Please feel free to leave a message and we will return your call.
Limited seating, light refreshments served; free onsite parking for guests.

Sunday October 19th 2PM-4PM

Goodies and Guisings
Free Event for Children 12 and Under with an Adult

Join us for a children's Halloween event where they will explore the museum room by room, collect stickers, and will receive a bag of goodies at the end!
Children 12 and under please - No Blood, Gore, or Glitter
Children MUST Be accompanied by an adult the entire time
FREE but donations for the Museum are always welcome!
Limited to the First 50 RSVPs
Please call 330.972.6909 or email dmm47@uakron.edu for questions or to RSVP.
RSVPs due by 10/15/25

Monday November 3rd @ 6:30PM
Museum Musings Book Club
Presents Tracey Thomas
Little Miss Akron

Free for Current HHM Member / $8 Public

To RSVP Call 330.972.6909 or Email Dawn at dmm47@uakron.edu
Please feel free to leave a message and we will return your call.
(Reservations are encouraged but not required.)
Free for HHM Guild members with current membership; $8 special price for our HHM guests! $2 for Students with proper ID
(If you decide to join the HHM Guild this evening, you will not have to pay the door charge.)
Limited seating, light refreshments served; free onsite parking for guests.

HHMMM...

Hower House Museum Member Meet-ups

(Formerly Gadabouts)

The Gadabout Program was founded by our beloved member, Richard Hudkins, to create opportunities that allow for the members of the Hower House Museum Guild to socialize while learning something new, eating, and having fun!
(Each event will offer education, food, and fun!)

***Unless otherwise noted, these events are open to all current members and invited guests of the Hower House Museum Guild.

Preregistration is encouraged, but not required.

(330) 972.6909 or email dmm47@uakron.edu

***The prices listed here are subject to change and based on the maximum amount estimated for the cost of participating. No other charged or fees should apply. Participants are expected to pay these charges as they arise.

In other words, there is no cost to join us, but you will need to pay your own admission and buy your own food, when applicable.

Future HHMMMs will take a break this summer and resume in the Fall. 

Current Exhibit

2025

Architecturally Speaking: Lasting influence of Jacob Snyder

The development of new materials, technologies, and social needs during the rapid industrialization of the nineteenth century significantly impacted architectural design. Where American industry favored standardized, functional architecture to promote efficient work, wealthy industrial profiteers wanted homes and public spaces that secured and reflected their social status.

Jacob Snyder was one of many influential architects and builders to navigate this period of unprecedented expansion and leave a lasting impact, though his name is less known. He co-created the “Akron Plan” for Sunday Schools and applied it to many of his commissions. Snyder’s design work reached prominence in the late nineteenth century and was developed through a lifetime of passion, education, and collaboration with local partners.

Explore the lasting impacts of Jacob Snyder’s life and works as we discuss the architect responsible for the Hower House Museum’s innovative and deliberate design. 

A special thank you to the researchers who helped make this exhibit possible: The Hower House Museum Staff, John Miller, Richard Haldi, Mina Philpott, Jon Schmitz, Ashley Ritcher, Jason Rodkey, and the residents of Shady Bend and the District 8 Schoolhouse.

The Exhibit is now open to the public during tours. 

Exhibit Reception will take place on Tuesday August 5, 2025 from 4PM-7PM. 

Holiday 2025

We are currently looking for groups or individuals who would like to decorate during the 2025 Holiday Season!

Please contact Dawn Wiltheiss at dmm47@uakron.edu for more details. 

Opens to the Public on Thursday November 6th!

Tour days/times:
Thursdays - Saturdays - 12 noon until 3 p.m. (last tour at 2 p.m.)
Holiday Sundays   - 1 p.m. Until 4 p.m. (last tour at 3 p.m.)
Admission charged

Now Scheduling Group Tours for the 2025 Season! 

*Discounted Rates may be available for scheduled group tours. 

Please contact Dawn for more information at 330.972.6909 or dmm47@uakron.edu

Cellar Door Boutique - unique gift shop open during tour times

Free onsite parking for tours/events
Location: 60 Fir Hill, Akron Ohio 44304
On the campus of The University of Akron
330.972.6909