The Akron Zoo is bringing back the zoo’s popular exhibit, “Celebrating Black History in Perkins Woods.” The temporary exhibit will explore the history of Perkins Woods, a city park where the Akron Zoo currently resides, and will focus on three main topics – how Black residents in Akron expanded the John Brown Monument, fought a plan to move the zoo from Perkins Woods and operated a long-lived Custard Stand at the park’s edge.
“Celebrating Black History in Perkins Woods” will be open Jan. 19 – March 3 from Fridays – Sundays during zoo operating hours of 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Appointments are available during the week and after hours. The exhibit is located in the zoo’s Nature’s Theater and included with general admission.
