Carillon Park Wins Gold at 2025 OMA Visual Communication Awards

Story and photo courtesy of Dayton History

DAYTON, OH — The Ohio Museums Association (OMA) has announced the recipients of the 2025 OMA Visual Communication Awards. Carillon Historical Park has earned a Gold Award for A Living Landmark: The Story of Carillon Historical Park, a limited-edition illustrated book commemorating the museum's 75th anniversary.

Written by Vice President of Museum Operations Alex Heckman and Curator Steve Lucht — who together have dedicated 45 years to Carillon Park — A Living Landmark chronicles the people, events, and circumstances that transformed an isolated swamp into a nationally significant 65-acre open-air museum. The deeply researched, hardbound, 222-page coffee table book is available for $35 in the Carillon Park Museum Store.

The OMA Awards program annually honors outstanding contributions by Ohio museums and museum professionals in visual communications, individual and institutional achievement, and the advancement of Ohio's museum community. Winners are selected through a rigorous nomination process recognizing those who have gone above and beyond to serve their communities and the profession.

The 2025 award winners were recognized at the Annual OMA Awards Dinner, held April 19 at the Embassy Suites Dublin, in conjunction with OMA's 2026 Annual Conference.

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