Marietta museum to host Gunmakers and Allied Artists show
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MARIETTA -- Campus Martius Museum to Host Annual Gunmakers & Allied Artists Event
Campus Martius Museum in Marietta will host the 14th annual Gunmakers and Allied Artists Day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 17.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for youth and veterans. Children under 5, Friends of the Museums and Ohio History Connection members are free.
Admission includes self-guided tours of the museum and guided tours of the Putnam House.
Flintlock and percussion rifles, essential tools of everyday life during the early settlement period, are still being crafted today by recognized traditional artisans. The museum will feature the work of dozens of these traditional gunmakers as well as other artisans who reproduce objects used during the 18th and 19th centuries.
These will include work by blacksmiths, tinsmiths, horn makers, leather workers, and cabinetmakers. There will also be gunmakers' supplies and books relating to the subject available for sale.
Many of these artists are nationally recognized for their work, which can be found in museums and private collections around the country.
Campus Martius Historian Bill Reynolds commented, "We always enjoy hosting this event every year, where traditional crafts of the past are alive for us to experience centuries later."
For more information, contact Bill Reynolds at 740-373-3750.