Kent State University May 4 Visitors Center

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. Its still there 50 years later and there are still plenty of reasons for protesting

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.

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.

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.

I havent been inside. I think its good that KSU have left things basically untouched in this area, but have added some informational signage and a nice My 4th memorial.

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 couldnt imagine how angry I wouldve 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.

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

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.

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

Was cool because the presentation went well but the only thing wasnt good, They didnt give us food

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

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.

Great a lot of history. . .

Very well done. Small museum but very powerful

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

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.

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.

Knowledgeable staff and informative displays.

Amazingly well done.

Great historical site, awesome museum

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 its past. Each year this land mark has an event to Mark the 4th, its another way to lean about this event.

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.

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

Detailed history. Full of emotion.

Very sad reliving that tragedy

Very moving and informative.

This is the museum youre looking for on campus.

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

Great space to feel the history around you.

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

Such an eye opening experience.

A very powerful experience, and a fitting memorial.

Sadtime in US history..

Excellent school.

We visited this site after reading Micheners Kent State. Glad we visited.

Inspiring

Very moving

Great place

A must visit. Very sobering.

Wonderful memorial

Very moving memorial

Amazingly informative never forget

Very moving exhibit

Great visitor center

Nice display, accurate history

Alma Mater

Great memorial

Very touching.

Good place

Very moving

Awesome place!

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

Remember four young people