Massillon Museum

Purpose: Expanding Educational Services The Massillon Museum in Ohio is working to expand educational services by connecting people with its permanent collection. By doing so, the Museum expects to develop an audience at an early age, offer information easily to the public, and expose the community to new learning opportunities and ideas. This museum will use technology to build public access and reach families and children. One element of its grant is helping the Museum implement a program for third-grade students in Massillon City schools. Another aspect is assisting the Museum to hire two interns to input collection information into the collections management system and to digitally photograph the collection. The use of technology will facilitate online exhibits, computer access to the museum's collection, and digitization of its collection. The grant will enable the museum to achieve its overarching goal of being an integral part of the community.