The newest addition to holiday traditions: over 180 life-sized Nutcrackers depicting characters from history, the arts, entertainment, and local legends are on display under a canopy of colorful lights and music in beautifully decorated Fort Steuben Park, 24/7. On weekends, an Advent Market surrounds the 32' Christmas tree where crafts, gifts and foods can be... Read More
Join us for this hands-on program of holiday fun from the days of long ago. Learn the art of Scherenschnitte, cutting paper with scissors, to make beautiful holiday gifts and ornaments for you and your family to cherish for years to come. Play puzzling Victorian parlor games that will make you think while you have... Read More
Join the Patton College of Education, Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery, and WOUB Learning Lab in an Hour of Code on Thursday, December 12th from 6pm-8pm in McCracken Hall. Visit stations with robots, computers, iPads, microcontrollers and more, designed and staffed by Ohio University faculty, graduate students, and OVMoD staff and volunteers. Stations are geared... Read More
A Music Student Holiday Concert. Join Liz Shaw and her music students, ages 5-18. Holiday tunes will be performed on piano, violin, guitar, banjo, and ukulele. A reception will follow the concert. Donations for Arts West will be accepted.
You are invited to our 2019 Christmas Open House! Featuring our one-of-a-kind Christmas tree decorated with hundreds of hand-cut paper ornaments by local Scherenschnitte artist Bonnie Grove, and a charming Victorian Christmas parlor with late 19th and early 20th century holiday decorations and toys. You can also enjoy our permanent exhibits, "Toys from the... Read More