"I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual."  - Henry David Thoreau Our buildings will be closed to allow our staff and volunteers the time […]

Join us for Small Business Saturday in our Museum Gift Shop! Small Business Saturday is a national shopping day that takes place the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Along with Black Friday […]

  Join us for the Annual Cookie Crawl!  Stop in at participating Downtown Lorain businesses, and enjoy a yummy holiday cookie!

“The Art of the Nativity Creche” Dan and Dawn Bihary will provide a multimedia presentation that includes a brief history of “nativity scenes”, the current works overseas and in the […]

Featured selections will be “Carols and Lullabies, Christmas in the Southwest” by Conrad Susa. This set of ten carols from Spain, Mexico, and Puerto Rico will be sung in Spanish with […]

Featured selections will be “Carols and Lullabies, Christmas in the Southwest” by Conrad Susa. This set of ten carols from Spain, Mexico, and Puerto Rico will be sung in Spanish with […]

Need a last-minute holiday gift? Stop in in today between 10 am - 3 pm and fill your stockings with Lorain-inspired treasures!

We wish you a Merry Christmas!  Our buildings will be closed to allow our staff and volunteers the opportunity to celebrate the holiday season with their families. We will re-open […]

“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” —Melody Beattie Happy New Year to all of you from our Staff, Board Members, […]

During the month of January, our buildings will be closed to the public.  This will allow for staff development, program planning, collection review, and deep cleaning of the buildings.  We […]

Our new 2023 program, focusing on Race, Ethnicity, and Equity in Lorain begins with an all-day program.  For more information, or to register, contact Barb Piscopo at [email protected]

Learn how we are starting our new Lorain Black History Archives Project!  Stop in and meet Janeya Hisle, Project Coordinator