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“This is a big year. 2019 is the centennial of the founding of the museum in Dayton, so there is a lot that is going to be happening this year,” Dayton Art Institute director and CEO Michael R. Roediger told us during the Best of Dayton Reveal radio program that aired earlier this month on WHIO radio. “We’ll be kicking off the year with 100 happenings throughout 2019, including some community days and extra-special exhibitions. All of the galleries are being renovated. It’s going to be a special year. We hope the community comes out and is a part of it.”
The original museum opened in 1919 in a house at the corner of Monument and St. Clair Streets. The museum opened in its current location in 1930.
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The Art Institute had seven Best of Dayton wins, with first-place honors in Best Art Gallery, Best Festival (Oktoberfest), Best Gala (ArtBall) and Best Wedding Venue.
The Art Institute also won second place in Best Dayton Landmark, Best Museum and Best View of Dayton.
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Here’s a closer look at each of the categories:
1st place wins
BEST ART GALLERY
WINNER: Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton | Website | Facebook
SECOND PLACE: Front Street Studio Gallery
1001 E. 2nd St. Bldg 100, Dayton | Facebook
THIRD PLACE: Rosewood Arts Centre
2655 Olson Drive, Kettering | Facebook
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Credit: TOM GILLIAM
Credit: TOM GILLIAM
BEST FESTIVAL
WINNER: Dayton Art Institute Oktoberfest
456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton | Website | Facebook
SECOND PLACE: Dayton Celtic Festival
237 E. Monument Ave., Dayton | Website | Facebook
THIRD PLACE: Yellow Springs Street Fair
Downtown Yellow Springs | Website | Facebook
Credit: HANDOUT
Credit: HANDOUT
BEST GALA
WINNER: Dayton Art Institute Art Ball
456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton | Website
SECOND PLACE: Masquerage
THIRD PLACE: Humane Society's Pet Afflaire
Humane Society address: 1661 Nicholas Road, Dayton | Website
BEST WEDDING VENUE
WINNER: Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton Website | Facebook
SECOND PLACE: Top of the Market
32 Webster St., Dayton Website | Facebook
THIRD PLACE: Canopy Creek Farm
600 Benner Road, Miamisburg Website | Facebook
2nd place wins
BEST MUSEUM
WINNER: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
1100 Spaatz St., Wright-Patterson Air Force Base | Website | Facebook
SECOND PLACE: Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton | Website | Facebook
THIRD PLACE: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
2600 DeWeese Pkwy., Dayton | Website | Facebook
BEST DAYTON LANDMARK
WINNER: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
1100 Spaatz St., Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Website | Facebook
SECOND PLACE: Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton Website | Facebook
THIRD PLACE: Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
118 Woodland Ave., Dayton Website | Facebook
BEST VIEW OF DAYTON
WINNER: Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
118 Woodland Ave., Dayton Website | Facebook
SECOND PLACE: Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton Website | Facebook
THIRD PLACE: The Dayton Club
40 N. Main St., Dayton Website | Facebook
🏆 BEST OF DAYTON 2018 WINNERS
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