Cincinnati American Sign Museum
The nostalgia youll experience while at the museum is unlike any other.
Cincinnati american sign museum. Learn more while taking the audio tour on your phone. The american sign museum is a must see if youre visiting cincinnati. Tod swormstedt began working on the museum in 1999. 2515 essex place cincinnati oh 45206 directions.
It was built in 1820 as a private home and now functions as a small art museum with period inspired rooms. It opened to the public in 2005. History of america through a century of signage. The american sign museum in cincinnati ohio preserves archives and displays a collection of signs.
The museum features collections of european and american work. Closed today all hours. The storefront laden signs on main street display recreates a typical main street usa with shop windows full of sign related objects curiosities and samples. The museum also displays the equipment utilized in the design and manufacture of signs.
The american sign museum is proud to be the largest public museum dedicated to signs in the united states.