American Sign Museum

A nonprofit organization

$1,225 raised by 9 donors

25% complete

$5,000 Goal

2023 was as brilliant as the glow of neon- help make 2024 even brighter!

It’s been a busy 2023 for the museum! From welcoming over 60,000 visitors to the museum to completing massive projects like the new Cincinnati Sign Garden display and restoring the Holiday Inn Great Sign and even breaking ground on Phase II of A Campaign for the American Sign Museum to double the size of the museum – we at the museum offer are thanks to you for helping make 2023 as brilliant as the neon on display.

If you have not been to the museum recently, there is so much new for you to see and explore. Your support has not only kept the lights on but has allowed the museum to have one of its more successful years in its history. Get a special preview of one of 40 new acquisitions in the video below.

As we enter this season of giving, your gift will ensure the necessary funds are available for electricity, programs, and the ongoing maintenance and preservation of signs. Giving during the Cincinnati Gives Challenge will see your gift go further as the museum gets into the spirit of competition to raise bonus dollars on top of our supporters gifts.

From neon masterpieces to vintage storefronts, your contribution will help the ASM continue its work as custodians of a truly American Art form in the coming year. Any gift, any size will help!

  • $10 buys one stick of vintage 4-ft neon tubing;
  • $25 buys one half-pint of sign lettering enamel;
  •  $50 funds the diagnosis and estimate of a sign in disrepair;
  •  $100 funds one small transformer to power a sign;
  •  $150 pays the electric bill for one day; and
  • $300 pays for the repair of two neon tubes

Once again, we thank you for your ongoing support!

About the American Sign Museum

The American Sign Museum covers more than 100 years of American sign history and displays more than 700 signs and artifacts, making it the most comprehensive museum of its kind. With a mission to educate the community about the history of the sign industry and its significant contribution to commerce and the American landscape, the museum is organized to preserve, archive and display a historical collection of signs in their many types and forms.

The building features 19,000+ square feet of exhibit space, 28-foot ceilings able to accommodate sizable outdoor signs, a working neon shop, flexible event space, and an extensive archive of books, photos and documents reflecting the art, craft and history of signmaking. 

For more information about the American Sign Museum, please visit americansignmuseum.org.

The American Sign Museum is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation.  




Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

American Sign Museum

Tax id (EIN)

31-1642445

Categories

Arts & Culture Education Community

Address

1330 Monmouth Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45225

Phone

513-541-6366

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