Open Tuesday through Friday, currently only to visitors with Oberlin College IDs participating in testing. We regret that, due to the pandemic, we are not open to the general public at this time.

Hours

Closures

The museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays, including Martin Luther King Day, Easter Sunday, July 4, Thanksgiving, and each year from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day.

Parking

Free, ample parking is available on the street in front of the museum building. Overflow parking for evening events is located behind the museum (off Willard Court).

Directions

Address: 87 N. Main St., Oberlin, OH  44074

The museum is located at the southeast corner of Ohio Routes 58 and 511. 

From the East:

I-80 (Ohio Turnpike)
Travel west to exit 140 (Amherst/Oberlin interchange). Go south for 6 miles on Ohio Route 58. At the intersection with Ohio Route 511, turn right and the museum will be on your left.

I-90
Travel west and exit at Ohio Route 2 west. Exit at Ohio Route 58 in Amherst and follow the above directions.

I-480 (from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)
Follow I-480 west as it becomes Ohio Route 10 west toward Norwalk as it becomes Ohio Route 20 west. Take the ramp for Ohio Route 511 toward Oberlin. The Oberlin exit, Ohio Route 511 west, is also Lorain Street. Go west for 2 miles, then turn left on Ohio Route 58. The museum will be immediately to your left.

From the South:

Travel on I-71 north to I-80 west (Ohio Turnpike)
Take exit 140 (Amherst/Oberlin interchange) and go south for 6 miles on Ohio Route 58 into Oberlin. At the intersection with Ohio Route 511, turn right and the museum will be on your left.

From the West:

Take I-80 (Ohio Turnpike)
Take the turnpike east to exit 140 (Amherst/Oberlin interchange). Go south for six miles on Ohio Route 58. At the intersection with Ohio Route 511, turn right and the museum will be on your left.