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  • The Mansfield Memorial Museum Exists to Honor, Preserve, and Share the Rich History of Mansfield.

    Established in 1889

    The Mansfield Memorial Museum is the oldest museum in Richland County. The founder, Edward Wilkinson (an avid collector of specimens and artifacts for the Smithsonian Institute, Carnegie Natural History Museum, and Peabody Field Museum), established a varied and extensive collection from which the museum has continued to grow. The museum features multiple collections, including major wars, natural history, a repository for many public documents from Richland County and the City of Mansfield, and the industrial history of Mansfield, including Westinghouse’s home of the future and the oldest American robot, ELEKTRO, as featured in the Worlds Fair 1937-38 in New York.

    We invite you to visit and share in the rich history of North Central Ohio.

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    Hours
    Seasonally Sunday 12pm – 4pm (closing this season August 26th, 2024)
    Admission
    Free admission and parking (donations are welcomed)

    The Frank P. Lahm Aviation museum will be closing for the season, our final Sunday being August 25th, 2024, and will reopen in the spring.

    If anyone would like to schedule a day and time for a Frank P. Lahm Aviation Museum tour, please use the Contact Us form to schedule a visit.

    There is space that can be used as a meeting place for all organizations, and allied organizations, of present and former soldiers, sailors, and marines. Click here for ways to contact us about using the space.

    The Mansfield Memorial Museum will be having an online auction starting in September. Items to be auctioned will vary. This website, Facebook, and Instagram will be updated as soon as the auction is active.

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    (Please note: The online auction items are NOT associated with Mr. Schaut's estate.)