Welcome to our museum and the legacy of Ernest “Mooney” Warther
General Admission
Pricing
Adult: $19.00
Seniors (65+): $18.00
Students (12-17): $8.00
Youth (4-11): $7.00
General Admission Includes all of the following:
Guided Tours are everyday at 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, and 2:30pm (no reservations required). Self guided tours are any day and time.
Groups of 15 or more, click here for group admissions. Reservations can be made for a guided tour at any time with advance notice for groups of 15 or more.
Last Admission each day is 4:30pm.
Self-Guided Tour of the Ernest Warther Museum & Workshop available all day.
Access to Frieda Warther's Button Collection & the Warther Family Home.
Access to the Dave Warther Arboretum & Gardens.
Hours & Planning Ahead
Regular Operating Hours March through December
Daily 9:00am - 5:00pm Last Admission: 4:30pm
31st Annual Warther Tree Festival November 16th through 24th, one guided tour at 10am daily during this time.
The Ernest Warther Museum is closed for the following holidays:
New Year’s Day
Easter
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Winter Operating Hours (January through February)
Daily 10:00am - 4:00pm Last Admission: 3:30pm
Arboretum and Grounds close to the public at 6:00pm daily
Explore our Property & Spend time with us
Warther Family Home
Step back in time and see how Mooney and his wife Frieda lived and raised their family of five children in the home built by themselves in 1910.
The “Button House”
Over 73, 000 buttons in various quilt and geometric patterns hang within the walls of the modest but delightful “Button House.”
Mooney’s Workshop
The original studio of the World’s Master Carver left untouched from his passing in 1973.
The Dave Warther Arboretum
Walk through the paths and take in over 50 different woody plant species and unique trees as well as the 1920’s B&O Caboose, early 20th Century Steam Engine, the original telegraph office of Dover, Ohio, historic Calico Ditch, and Frieda Warther Swiss Gardens.