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Saturday Morning Community Tour

Explore the museum and learn more with a guided tour! Come to the DAI for weekly tour themes like: Dayton History, Art and Architecture, Global Celebrations, and Art Basics for Everyone. Free with adm

Family Open Studio

Join us for a time of open-ended creativity and art making. Browse our weekly selection of open studio materials and unleash your inner artist.

Skinner Pipe Organ Concert

Hear the museum’s restored Skinner pipe organ and see the beautifully renovated Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. Matt Dierking from the Dayton Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will perform o

Yeck Artist in Residence Community Workshops

Our artist-led workshops are designed to make community connections between our guests, local artists and The Dayton Art Institute through conversation and artmaking. Select from the session options a

Saturday Morning Community Tour

Explore the museum and learn more with a guided tour! Come to the DAI for weekly tour themes like: Dayton History, Art and Architecture, Global Celebrations, and Art Basics for Everyone. Free with adm

Family Open Studio

Join us for a time of open-ended creativity and art making. Browse our weekly selection of open studio materials and unleash your inner artist.

Yeck Artist in Residence Community Workshops

Our artist-led workshops are designed to make community connections between our guests, local artists and The Dayton Art Institute through conversation and artmaking. Select from the session options a

Saturday Morning Community Tour

Explore the museum and learn more with a guided tour! Come to the DAI for weekly tour themes like: Dayton History, Art and Architecture, Global Celebrations, and Art Basics for Everyone. Free with adm

Family Open Studio

Join us for a time of open-ended creativity and art making. Browse our weekly selection of open studio materials and unleash your inner artist.

Skinner Pipe Organ Concert

Hear the museum’s restored Skinner pipe organ and see the beautifully renovated Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. Matt Dierking from the Dayton Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will perform o

Jazz and Beyond: Big Gil & His Funky All Stars

Join us on Thursday, July 23, as the Jazz & Beyond series presents Big Gil & His Funky All-Stars, A crowd favorite at the Dayton Art Institute! Big Gil & His Funky All Stars is a Blues, Funk & RB grou

Saturday Morning Community Tour

Explore the museum and learn more with a guided tour! Come to the DAI for weekly tour themes like: Dayton History, Art and Architecture, Global Celebrations, and Art Basics for Everyone. Free with adm

Family Open Studio

Join us for a time of open-ended creativity and art making. Browse our weekly selection of open studio materials and unleash your inner artist.

Art in Bloom 2026

Step into a summer night filled with color, creativity and charm at the Dayton Art Institute’s Art in Bloom!