Ella Sharp Museum To Participate In Jackson County 5th Annual Free Museum Day Event

Eleven participating Jackson County, Michigan museums will be open to the public, free of charge on Saturday, May 7, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for Jackson County Free Museum Day. Some locations will host an “open-house style” reception and self-guided tours while others are hosting child-friendly activities, historical demonstrations and providing guided tours. […]

Ella Sharp Museum’s Annual Art, Beer, & Wine Festival Returns June Of 2022

Ella Sharp Museum’s annual Art, Beer, and Wine festival will take place on Saturday, June 11 from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. The Art, Beer, and Wine Festival is presented by County National Bank. This year’s festival will feature Michigan wineries, breweries, cideries, and artists. The museum will also host food vendors and live music on […]

The Ella Sharp Museum to Temporarily Close its Jackson History Gallery

Ella Sharp Museum is temporarily closing the Lynne A. Loftis Jackson History Gallery for the re-development of a new gallery space that will feature in-house and traveling exhibitions. The Jackson History Gallery opened in 2006 with the intention of focus on community pride, education, and involvement by residents and visitors. It was created to present […]

Park Street Closure

(3) streets in Ella Sharp Park are closed through the Winter Months: Birchwood Drive, Maplewood Drive, and W. Hickory Avenue. Please use the main park entrance on 4th street. Read the full press coverage here.

Ella Sharp Museum Announces New Director of Development and Communications

The Ella Sharp Museum is pleased to name Shawn Stenberg as the new Director of Development and Communications. Shawn will oversee fundraising, community relations, and communications at the non-profit organization which includes the Merriman-Sharp Hillside Farm, Mildred I. Hadwin Center for Art and History, and the Peter F. Hurst Planetarium. Shawn joins Ella Sharp Museum […]

Nationally Touring Civil Rights Exhibition Opens November 2021

Nationally Touring Civil Rights Exhibition Opens November 2021 at Ella Sharp Museum “…we had averted our eyes for far too long, turning away from the ugly reality facing us as a nation. Let the world see what I’ve seen.” – Mamie Till Bradley Click here for exhibit details In September 1955, shortly after fourteen-year-old Emmett […]

Art à Loan Exhibit Returns to Ella Sharp Museum

Art à Loan Exhibit Returns to Ella Sharp Museum with New Jackson District Library Partnership The Ella Sharp Museum’s annual Art à Loan program celebrates and shares the talents of K-12 students throughout Jackson County. This year the museum has partnered with the Jackson District Library’s “Young Poets” Program. Selected artwork was thematically paired with […]

Get to Know the Ella Staff – Emma

  Meet Emma Creamer, our Collections Assistant and newest intern! Having grown up “right down the street” in Mason, MI, Emma is super excited to have the opportunity to work at the Ella Sharp Museum! Emma is currently a graduate student at Michigan State University and is pursuing the thesis track MA in the Arts, […]

Jackson History – Fire Call Boxes

Before telephones became readily available, and certainly long before the advent of cell phones, the fire call box was the main method for calling firefighters for assistance. These boxes dotted street corners around Jackson, as well as most other cities around the U.S. While most are gone, replaced now by cell phones, some cities have […]
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Contact

Ella Sharp Museum
3225 4th Street
Jackson, Michigan 49203
Phone: 517.787.2320
Fax: 517.787.2933

Hours

Tuesday – Friday: 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday: 11:30am – 4pm
Sunday – Monday: Closed