Ohio is culturally a rich state and it is actually regarded as the center of visual arts and performing arts. In this context it must be mentioned that northeastern part of Ohio is very much into this cultural activities. This is because of the reason that the northeastern part of Ohio is inhabited by people of various races, languages and culture. In short, Ohio has got a cosmopolitan hybrid form of culture. Culture of Ohio thus does not have a specific origin and is thus a fusion.

The most reputed historical institutions are Cleveland Orchestra, National Inventor's Hall of Fame, Cleveland Museum of Art and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Apart from being the center of performing art and visual art, Ohio is also a center of education. There are numerous colleges and universities in Ohio and you will be getting special institutions which work at the promotion of various forms of art. And, one cannot really ignore the positive contributions of the these institutions to Ohio art and culture. Cleveland's theater district is the second largest performing art center of the country. Culture of Ohio is truly a rich one as it offers a taste of everything starting from Broadway musical productions to various independent film festivals.

Thus, it is clear that people of Ohio love to visit the theater halls, musical programs and go through the rare sculptures of the museums. Moreover, they focus on academic developments and this is the reason why we have so many famous people from Ohio, Paul Lawrence Dunbar- the poet, Arthur Holy Compton- the physicist, Neil Alden Armstrong- the famous astronaut, Benjamin Harrison- the ex U.S. President and so on.

The Ohio's Arts Council is working at the preservation of Ohio's cultural heritage. This indicates that the culture of Ohio does not only focuses on the development of certain aspects of art but tries hard to preserve the same. The Ohioans are very much into all kinds of cultural activities and that include even listening to “Hang on Sloopy” by The McCoys.

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Neighboring States of Ohio

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