News

Check back, from time to time, to stay “in the know” on all things museum.

Events / Galleries for 2020

River Currents 4.0 December 5, 2019 – February 1, 2020 New work by Katherine Cox, Lacy Golden Davis, and Santha Gwyn   An in-depth look at the work of three local artists. While working in different media, they each reflect a personal narrative of the region. Grace Martin Taylor: February 15 – April 11, 2020….In […]

Cirque D’Art’s HOTEL CALIFORNIA

October 18,19,25,26 - 2019

"You can never leave..."

See a performance by Portsmouth’s own Circus Extraordinaires! Cirque D’Art Theater performing HOTEL CALIFORNIA at the Southern Ohio Museum Theater

Marlyn McKay Quartet

Friday October 11th 2019

Captivating Soloist Marlin Mackay graces the state with his Band. An evening of easy, rich, soulful jazz.

Fall Concert Series

September 21, 2019 - November 17, 2019

September 21st at 7pm River Rats in the alley, featuring a collaborative performance by Josiah Whitley and Charlie Haskins  followed by The Marys. October 11th at 7pm Jazz Fridays presents the Marlin McKay Quartet. November 17th at 2pm Sunday Classics presents Michael Chertock on piano.

A Grand Night For The Museum – Celebrating 40 Years!

August 24, 2019

Join us for a Grand Evening with great friends, an open bar, a silent auction, heavy hors d’oeuvres, delectable desserts, virtual reality games, and inter actives. $50 per person, cocktail attire, 18 years of age or older. Hosted by the Burke Family

Southern Threads; Work by Anita Cooke, Nonney Oddlokken, Ruth Miller

September 14, 2019 - November 23, 2019

Three Southern Artists take traditional fiber techniques to new heights, expanding their methods of working – piecing, applique, and embroidery – creating personal vocabularies of materials, narratives, and surfaces. Anita Cook Nonney Oddlokken Ruth Miller

Transcomplementations: The Work of Bryan Sieling

June 29th 2019 - August 15th 2019

A Portsmouth native, Bryan Sieling started his career as an intern at the Southern Ohio Museum. After a graduate degree in exhibition design, he joined the Smithsonian network, his most current endeavor being the completion of a seven – project designing and constructing all galleries in the spectacular new National Museum of African American History […]

Moonlighting: Making Museums by Day, Art by Night

June 29, 2019 – August 17, 2019

These are exhibitions that salute all of the creative staff members, both former and current, who were employed at the Southern Ohio Museum by day, helping to create the regional powerhouse the Museum has become, and then returning home to personal studios to create their own artwork by night. Curated by Sara Johnson, SOMACC Curator […]

Online Logo

Online Logo

Scioto Foundation

Scioto Foundation

NEA-logo-color-small

NEA-logo-color-small

southern_ohio_med_logo

southern_ohio_med_logo

OAC_logo

OAC_logo

marting_clear2BW_small

marting_clear2BW_small

KG logo

KG logo

CAPlogoSince

CAPlogoSince

IMLS logo

IMLS logo

osco-big

osco-big

Seal_of_the_City_of_Portsmouth

Seal_of_the_City_of_Portsmouth

OHC

OHC