Celebrate the rich history of the holidays at the Robbins Hunter Museum!
Experience Holiday Magic at the Robbins Hunter Museum, which has transformed this elegant Greek Revival house museum, built in 1842, into a festive wonderland featuring trees representing different historical periods. Visitors will receive a new Family-Friendly Holiday Tour designed for ALL families. Visitors will also see a captivating special exhibit: the Menorah Collection. It features a special selection of menorahs and Hanukkah artifacts from a local private collector, this collection enriches our holiday display with a vibrant tapestry of cultural diversity.
All holiday tours, including the family-friendly tour, will run from Wednesday to Saturday, 1 PM to 4 PM, providing ample opportunity for families to enjoy this unique experience. Groups of four or more people are encouraged to call the museum to set up a tour.
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Membership Drive at the Robbins Hunter Museum
The Robbins Hunter Museum tells the stories of families, and we invite you and your family to make memories at our museum through your new or renewed membership.
Your membership not only provides a host of useful benefits to cardholders but also helps support vital funding for our programs and operations. With the commitment of our members, we are able to provide free admission to this historic gem and continue to serve as a gathering place for our community.
In addition to our traditional incentives, we have exciting benefits for our new and renewing members, such as our RHM Membership Holiday Preview Party on November 7.
Upcoming Events
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Thursday, November 7, 2024 6:00pm –8:00 pm
Museum members will get the first chance to experience the Holiday Magic at Robbins Hunter Museum.
Members are invited to enjoy wine and bites in the Long Room, walk through the museum decked out for the holidays, and enjoy the themed trees and delightful decorations.
If you are interested in renewing or upgrading your membership, click on our membership page for details.
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Saturday, December 7, 2024 1:00pm – 7:00pm
Step back in time as you explore this historic house, built in 1842, and see it transformed into a holiday wonderland.
The museum will be aglow with festive lights illuminating our stunning Greek columns and the vintage ornaments adorning eight beautifully decorated rooms.
Marvel at twelve meticulously themed holiday trees, showcasing everything from the charming 1870s Spelman Family tree to the nostalgic 1950s bubble light tree, along with several new creations this year.
As part of the festivities, guests can view the Gingerbread House Competition entries, hosted in partnership with the Granville Recreation District. Vote for your favorite entries and enjoy the creativity on display!
This event is free and open to the public. The museum has a wheelchair accessible entrance.
Preserving The Robbins Hunter Museum For Future Generations
For over 180 years, the Avery-Downer House has stood as an enduring fixture in the Granville community. Recognized as Ohio’s foremost example of Greek Revival architecture, the building has housed families, fraternities, and Robbins Hunter, Jr., who gave his home to Licking County to become the museum we enjoy today. The Robbins Hunter Museum Board of Trustees takes seriously its mission to act as stewards of this important historical landmark and to share stories of the past with all who walk through our doors and gardens.
This has been another year of growth for the Robbins Hunter Museum! We continue to expand our programming through partnerships with community organizations–examples include the popular Music4U! concert series with the NGSO, preschool crafts, garden storytimes, and outdoor movies with the Granville Public Library, Market at the Museum with JustWrite, and the annual Scarecrow Invasion with Welsh Hills School. These activities extend the mission of the museum to a wider audience and engage them with its history.
In addition to the free, fun, and engaging tours given each week by our talented docents, events sponsored by the Robbins Hunter Museum attract guests throughout the year. We hosted a highly-attended ceremony to honor Carol Apacki and Connie Hawk, as the 2024 Victoria Woodhull Women of Achievement. Our springtime Celebrating Daffodils event, as well as our historically-themed trees and decorations on display during the Granville Christmas Candlelight Walking Tour, bring thousands of guests to the museum and gardens throughout the changing seasons.
The museum board has received a Historical Structure Report, an in-depth examination of the Avery-Downer House, that provided a list of restoration priorities to guide our efforts in protecting this vital part of our community. There is much work to be done.
With that in mind, we ask that you consider making a donation to the Robbins Hunter Museum. Your contribution will help toward the house’s restoration needs and support our continuing efforts to provide enriching programming and be a gathering place for the community. With your help, we can continue to steward the Robbins Hunter Museum for many years to come.
Join Our Board of Trustees
The Robbins Hunter Museum is looking for dynamic and engaged community members to join its Board of Trustees.
For over 30 years, our volunteer board has forwarded the museum’s mission to seek to strengthen community bonds through engagement with culture, history, and art while interpreting and preserving the architecturally significant Avery-Downer house and gardens. New board members would actively participate in furthering the museum’s mission through strategic planning, program development, community outreach, and fundraising.
Click here for details on the qualifications and responsibilities.
