Reviews of Kent State University May 4 Visitors Center (Museum)

Timothy Bechard

Very touching.

Kolin Kay

Amazingly informative never forget

Ashley Kinsinger

This place really captures the period of time in the United States, and makes you get a feel for what was going on leading up to the May 4th events. The draft number board really hit home to me, 19th! I couldn't imagine how angry I would've been, though, as a female it would be unlikely for me to go. The displays were very interesting, and the short film helped bring everything together. Very moving.

Debbie Cain

Very moving and informative.

Samantha Young

Excellent exhibits and grounds, the history here is rich, well preserved, and alive.

Aaron Otto

Amazingly well done.

Larry Marks

Knowledgeable staff and informative displays.

Erik Gardner

Eye opening, a must see for anyone interested in the history of our country

Ma Mathews

Great a lot of history. . .

Zain Harding

Awesome place!

Tammi Givens

Great place

Gary Pemberton

Glad that our work, including Curtis Kassor, Lauren Pernetti and I were able to found the effort through the May 4 101 presentation.

sean kessel

Great upgrade to the old memorial, now features a professional quality indoor shooting range.

Drew

A must see in Ohio. The history of May 4th must live on. Never forget.

Andrew Liebhold

Very moving

Louis Skipper

This is the museum you're looking for on campus.

Helen Trager - Harper

The museum we wanted was closed... But walking around, my husband had gone to Kent State when this incident happened so I got a personal viewing of the campus... So awesome... He answered all my questions.... The sites where persons got shot are all marked off... So glad Kent State has put memorial markers where the people who got shot are guarded by markers ... Thank you Kent State...

B CS

If you think you know what happened at Kent State, this place will probably change your mind. The 8 minute video, alone, is worth the visit, and the quality and production values of all elements of the museum are exceptional. The controversy of that day is also present but the information given clearly sticks to the facts, leaving judgement to the viewer. If you take the time to carefully read and understand, plan on about an hour in the museum, plus another 30 minutes looking at the outside spaces where the events happened. A powerful place.

KRONK

Screw college imma bake broccoli puffs

Carol Tuttle

Very moving exhibit

oktay akbas

Remember four young people

Linda Jarrells

I remember that day very well. The memorial us disquieting. The museum is well laid out, very informative about events leadung up to the massacre. The film is tevealing and very moving. There is a memorial walk layed out on the commons. I recommend that everyone visit this place to learn about how everything went so wrong for the 4 students gunnedvdown in their prime as well as those injured, one who is in a wheelchair for life.

Robbie V

I haven't been inside. I think it's good that KSU have left things basically untouched in this area, but have added some informational signage and a nice My 4th memorial.

Deborah Kocsis

We visited this site after reading Michener's "Kent State." Glad we visited.

Mark Meszar

Great space to feel the history around you.

scott watson

Excellent school.

Amber Mayer

Great memorial

포짱

(Translated) Today, during the protests against the Vietnam War that happened in 1970, four students died and many of them got married. I think I saw the crime scenes of the US history after three times. (Original) 오늘이 1970년 오늘 일어난 베트남전 반대 시위 중 학생4명이 사망하고 다수가 부상한 MAY4 기념일이라 그날의 영상을 보고 추모하는 현장을 찾았다. 미국 역사의 한 획을 그은 사건 현장을 세번을 찾은 끝에 제대로 본 것같다.

Alyx Weaver

The content is very powerful, I cried my eyes out.

Murali Shanker

Very well done, including posters, artifacts, short clips. Well worth the visit.

Jeff Curtis

Really well-done exhibit, and a very moving presentation. It should really be open to the general public and not just current students.

Bryon Bell

A very powerful experience, and a fitting memorial.

Judith Yanowitz

Great visitor center

Mike Shingleton

Very sad reliving that tragedy

Сюзан Ферхадова

Inspiring

Nicholas Schwartz

Detailed history. Full of emotion.

Joe Zahorec

Very informative. They do a good job explaining the events of that terrible day.

DANIELLA WATERHAWK

A must visit. Very sobering.

Doug Balser

A must visit. Small museum but the walking tour is powerful

Robert Coons

Kent State is a terrific school and campus. They are trying very hard to make the campus and learning experience a 100% class act. Go Flashes.

Robert Logan

I was a senior in high school when the May 4th shootings occurred. The exhibits and waking tour really brought back memories of the horror and shock I felt at that time. I think it is very important at a time when the first amendment is being attacked from the White House, that we remember what can happen when those in power do not like what they hear.

Sai Charan Reddy Nallapu

Good place

Jean Sylvester

Very well done. Small museum but very powerful

Ron Mueller

Very moving

Brad Keefer

Everything about this place evokes the era before, during, and after the shootings in 1970. The museum, located in Taylor hall, uses sound, video, images, and recorded narratives to track the events leading up to May 4 and the cultural significance of this tragic, traumatic, and unnecessary event. The gallery next door contains exhibits dedicated to the victims that include personal items and recollections by loved ones. The outdoor site is marked by a walking tour and includes the memorial, state and national markers, and much of the original landscape. It is a moving, educational, and inspiring place that should be shared with those who do not recall the turbulent Vietnam era.

Ingrid Durham

The May 4th Visitors Center at Kent State is not to be missed. The detailed, well-done exhibit is heartbreaking, but needs to be seen. Very educational and thought provoking.

Stephanie Thompson

Such an eye opening experience.

Zach Parker

Definitely worth a visit. I would recommend it to everyone. If you are a student at the university or a local it is an absolute must.

David Rodenbaugh

Extremely well done, and easy to find. The history of this event is very well persevere and the University really does a good job telling it's past. Each year this land mark has an event to Mark the 4th, it's another way to lean about this event.

Kathy Lagreek

Sadtime in US history..

Belinda Allen

Nice display, accurate history

Michael Cramer

Great historical site, awesome museum

veselina123

The park around the building is full of black squirrels. It was fun to hang out with them. Right in the parking lot you can see the exact spots where the 4 students fell and you can also see the bullet hole in the metal sculpture. It's still there 50 years later and there are still plenty of reasons for protesting

Julie

Really learned a lot from this museum. It covers the cultural and political climate of the day. Even though it’s sad, it’s enlightening how this could have happened in the US.

Pacifique Niraqira

Was cool because the presentation went well but the only thing wasn't good, " They didn't give us food ????

Dawn “Steelersbabe” Henderson mi

Wonderful memorial

TD DC

Alma Mater

David Barnes

Very moving memorial