The National Museum of Psychology
What makes us human? The National Museum of Psychology invites visitors to explore the history of our attempts to understand the human experience. Highlights include interactive exhibits on memory, intelligence, and personality; home movies of Sigmund Freud; a Nobel Prize; the simulated shock generator from Stanley Milgram's obedience studies, and; artifacts from the Stanford Prison Experiment.
About the Museum
The National Museum of Psychology features permanent exhibits on the history of psychology as a profession, a science, and an agent of social change. Visitors of all ages can explore how psychology has become a part of popular culture and everyday life.
Special Exhibits
Student-Curated Exhibit
How Animal Subjects Shaped Psychology: A Student Exhibition runs May 9 - September 2019 and is open during regular hours of the National Museum of Psychology. Come visit it on the 4th floor of the building in the Institute for Human Science and Culture.Events
Weeks of Welcome during August 27, 28, 30, 31 from 11am-4pm & August 29 from 11am-8pm.
Welcome back! We're welcoming new and returning students to campus during Weeks of Welcome. The University of Akron students, faculty, and staff always receive free admission to the National Museum of Psychology.
Plan your visit!
Hours
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Admission
- $10 - Adults
- $5 - College ID & Children (under 18)
- $20 - Family
- $5/person - Groups of 10+
- Free - University of Akron students, staff, & faculty (with valid ID)
- Free - with a military ID
Contact
Museum phone: 330-972-5457
Email: ahap@uakron.edu
Address
73 S. College Street, Akron, Ohio 44325-4302
Group Visits
The National Museum of Psychology welcomes groups and classes. The Museum is self-guided, but please contact us to schedule a group visit.
Interested in an onsite activity? Check out this scavenger hunt.
Parking
Free parking is available in the lot adjacent to the building. Visitors can also park in Lot 30 at the corner of College and Market streets. Metered parking is available along South College Street.
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