Step into the dark side of the museum… 🕯️ Our guided Spooky Tour leads you through legends, signs and symbols and unforgettable tales of death and dying woven into works of art. When the storytelling ends, you’ll create your own artwork in a make-and-take activity. It all happens Saturday, October 18 at 1 PM…will you be there? Get your tickets here: https://dai.ticketapp.org/portal/product/87/events | The Dayton Art Institute

Get ready for a frightfully fun afternoon at the museum! The Dayton Art Institute’s 2025 Halloween Spooktacular returns Sunday, October 26 at 2:00 PM! 🕷️ Experience creepy silent films paired with spine-tingling live music on the museum’s 1929 Haunted Skinner Pipe Organ, performed by the talented organists of the Dayton Chapter of the American Guild of Organists: Matt Dierking, Lynn Mishler, Jimmy Leach, Priscilla Acuff and Yun Kim. This year’s event also features amazing animated short films c

Oktoberfest? We'll be there! 🍻 Gates are officially OPEN! Join us from Noon-11PM today for food, music, brews and all the Oktoberfest fun. Here’s what’s happening: 🍺 Membership Booth: Open Noon–7PM ... Save 15% on all new and renewing memberships (excludes Jefferson Patterson Society). 🍺Poster Signing: Happening Noon–2PM ... Meet the Oktoberfest's Poster Artist and get your poster signed (FREE with purchase of the poster)! 🍺Museum Store: Take home your very own Joy of the Waters statue for j

The tornado killed 32 people, and more than 1,300 sought hospital treatment, according to Dayton Daily News archives. It cut a devastating swath across the city and Greene County, leaving an estimated $100 million in property damage that included Central State and Wilberforce universities. Survivors of horrific 1974 Xenia tornado recall twister’s deadly impact as anniversary nears. Read their stories here: https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/survivors-of-horrific-1974-tornado-recall-twisters-d

The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 devastated the city, and our archives contain photos and letters that describe the destruction: http://bit.ly/2qj13yD | Dayton Daily News