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As one of the Miami Valley’s premier fine art museums, the Dayton Art Institute offers a full range of programming in addition to exhibiting its collection and special exhibitions. The Dayton Art Institute is committed to enriching the community by creating meaningful experiences with art that are available to all.

***Open houses, Victorian Afternoon Teas, and special programming available throughout the year.*** Constructed in three major components between 1816–1850, this legendary home raised three generations of Pattersons, including legendary industrialist John H. Patterson who founded his National Cash Register enterprise on the family’s land—roughly half-a-mile northwest of Patterson Homestead. Originally the home of Revolutionary War soldier and Lexington, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio, founder, Colonel Robert Patterson, this Federal-style house museum tells the story of Dayton’s influential Patterson family. Colonel Patterson first settled here in 1804. Upon his death in 1827, Rubicon Farm (the name of his land) covered 2,038 acres.

It is a museum at 16 S Williams St in Dayton.

It is a museum on Carillon Blvd in Dayton.

Carillon Historical Park is a 65-acre open-air history museum that serves as the main campus for Dayton History.We share the amazing stories of how Dayton changed the world!

It is a museum at 1000 Carillon Blvd in Dayton.

The John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers National Museum, located inside Carillon Historical Park, has more Wright artifacts on display than any other place in the world, including the 1905 Wright Flyer III: the only airplane designated a National Historic Landmark, the first practical flying machine, and what the Wright brothers considered their most important aircraft.