Oglebay Institute

Oglebay Institute was formed in 1930 when a group of like-minded citizens, armed with the vision and the philanthropy of the Oglebay family, came together to "contribute to the joy of living" by creating cultural, education and recreational programming in the city of Wheeling's newly acquire Oglebay Park. 

Since that time the Institute has grown to include six facilities throughout Wheeling, West Virginia - The Mansion Museum, The Glass Museum, The Stifel Fine Arts Center, Towngate Theatre, The Schrader Environmental Education Center and the School of Dance - and offers hundreds of community and school programs in the city, county, region and state. These institute-sponsored programs annually give entertainment and instruction in the arts, history and nature to more than 120,000 people of all ages.