Past Exhibits

The exhibition Mounds, Moon and Stars: The Legacy of Ohio’s Magnificent Earthworks focuses on the Newark Earthworks as representative of the flourishing Hopewell era culture and draws the curtain back on the sophisticated lives of the local people while at the same time looking at the scientific and artistic complexities of the sites. On Display August-December 2024 | Free and Open to the Public | 2125 Exhibit Hall, Louella Hodges Reese Hall

The visionary people of the Hopewell culture’s presence remain with us today, and we are still discovering the depth of their engineering expertise, artistic brilliance, and influential spiritual worldview. Join us in recognizing and appreciating the People who designed and developed the ceremonial sites we now call the Newark Earthworks.

Former Ohio State University President Kristina M. Johnson recently joined Ohio State Newark Dean William MacDonald for the presentation of a hand-crafted black ash basket made by noted Pokagon Potawatomi artist Jenny (Brown) Chapman.