National Museum of the Great Lakes Unveils Vision at State of the Museum Address
April 9, 2025 (Toledo, Ohio) – The National Museum of the Great Lakes invites the media and our community to attend a landmark event—the State of the Museum Address on Monday, April 22, at 10 AM. Join us as we unveil the museum’s 5-year strategic plan and share exciting updates about the future of Great Lakes history and our community presence.
This address will take place in the Great Lakes Community Education Center, marking the first public event inside our new Second Wave Expansion space. It’s an exciting occasion you won’t want to miss, as museum leadership will discuss new key priorities, core values, and our vision to make Toledo the Great Lakes City.
“Our State of the Museum Address will be a pivotal moment for the National Museum of the Great Lakes,” said Kate Fineske, Executive Director of the museum. “We’re excited to share our strategic vision and demonstrate how we’re shaping the future of Great Lakes stories while also solidifying Toledo as the gathering place for Great Lakes conversations.”
The event will kick off with our Annual Membership Meeting, followed by the State of the Museum presentation. Doors open at 9:30 AM. The event will also be live-streamed to the public at nmgl.org/sotm thanks to our partnership with Buckeye Broadband.
This is more than just an event—it’s an exclusive first look at the next chapter of the National Museum of the Great Lakes. We encourage the media to be part of this pivotal moment.
For more information or to confirm your attendance, please contact Ashley Streichert Lovejoy at 419-214-5000 ext. 209 or [email protected].
About the National Museum of the Great Lakes: Founded in 1944, the Great Lakes Historical Society has been preserving our shared cultural history by publishing a quarterly journal Inland Seas® since 1945; by operating a maritime museum since 1952; by offering educational programs to the general public since 1956; by conducting underwater archaeological research across the Great Lakes since 2001; and by managing the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship since 2014 and Museum Tug Ohio since 2019. The opening of the National Museum of the Great Lakes enables the Great Lakes Historical Society to continue its mission to preserve and make known the important history of the Great Lakes.
WHAT: State of the Museum
WHEN: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
WHERE: National Museum of the Great Lakes
1701 Front St., Toledo, OH 43605
MEDIA CONTACT: Ashley Streichert Lovejoy, 419-460-8181