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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 […]

National Museum Day!

May 18, 2019 All Day

To celebrate National Museum Day, come take a selfie with your favorite work of art and post it to our Facebook or Instagram pages. The galleries are always admission free!

SOMACC Ale of the Ancients!

Now through April 30, 2019 at Midnight

7 Pour 0, Portsmouth’s newest brewery, collaborated with the museum in making an ale to celebrate our 40th Anniversary! We accepted name submission for the community, and the winner has been chosen…. SOMACC Ale of the Ancients! Drinkable at our 40th anniversary exhibition on June 29th 2019 – 1p-4p @ the museum.

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