We have many events going on throughout the year, check out our calendar to help plan your visit.
Jeanie’s World: The Art and Travel of Jeanie Caldwell Dougherty
Now—November 1
Oglebay Institute’s Mansion Museum
Art and the Animal, the Society of Animal Artists’ 63rd Annual Exhibition
August 11-October 28
View a collection of the best animal art in the world at Stifel Fine Art Center.
Chemistry and Color: The Science of How Glass Gets its Colors
Oglebay Institute’s Glass Museum
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Oglebay Institute was formed in 1930 when a group of like-minded citizens with a vision and the philanthropy of the Oglebay family, came together to contribute to the joy of living by creating cultural, educational and recreational programming in Oglebay Park and expanding to serve the city of Wheeling & Upper Ohio Valley.
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Programs are made possible by the generous support of our members & sponsors and with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
