List of museums in Columbus, Ohio

This is a list of museums in Columbus, Ohio and non-profit and university art galleries.

The city's first museum was the Walcutt Museum, opened July 1851. At its opening, the museum had about six wax figures and a few paintings. It grew to have about 20 wax figures, several hundred animal specimens, and about 100 quality oil paintings.[1]

Museums in operation
Name Neighborhood Type Summary Image
Beeler Gallery Downtown Contemporary art Main gallery of the Columbus College of Art and Design[2]
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Ohio State University campus Art Cartoons, comic strips and graphic novels, includes the collections of the National Cartoon Museum
Central Ohio Fire Museum Downtown Firefighting Located in restored 1908 Station No. 16[3]
Columbus Historical Society Franklinton History and art Displays historical artifacts and local art[4][5]
Columbus Museum of Art Downtown Art European and American art and photography
COSI Franklinton Science, children's About 300 interactive exhibits
Hale Black Cultural Center Ohio State University campus African American culture and art Features large collection of Black art.[6] Indefinitely closed.
Historic Costume & Textile Collection Ohio State University campus Textile Permanent and changing exhibits in the Snowden Galleries[7]
Jack Nicklaus Museum Ohio State University campus Biographical Golfer Jack Nicklaus
Jubilee Museum Franklinton Religious Displays Roman Catholic art and religious artifacts; museum is temporarily closed[8]
Kelton House Museum and Garden Downtown Historic house Victorian life, stop on the Underground Railroad
Museum of Biological Diversity Ohio State University campus Natural history Teaching collection, open for events, includes insects, crustacea, fishes, molluscs, animal and plant specimens[9]
Museum of Classical Archaeology Ohio State University campus Archaeology Includes prehistoric pottery from Cyprus, pottery from all periods, iron tools and weapons, examples of ancient writing, religious objects[10]
National Veterans Memorial and Museum Franklinton Veterans, military history Opened in 2018, replacing the Franklin County Veterans Memorial
Ohio Craft Museum Fifth by Northwest Crafts Operated by Ohio Designer Craftsmen, fine craft[11]
Ohio History Center Fairgrounds History History of Ohio, operated by the Ohio History Connection
Ohio Judicial Center Visitor Education Center Downtown Legal Exhibits about the history, role and responsibility of the Ohio court system[12]
Ohio Statehouse Downtown History Includes the Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center, exhibits about the Statehouse, Columbus history, and the state government process
Ohio Village Fairgrounds Living history Mid-19th century village, operated by the Ohio History Connection
Orton Geological Museum Ohio State University campus Geology Located in Orton Hall, includes rocks, minerals and fossils from Ohio and around the world[13]
Pizzuti Collection The Short North Contemporary art Temporary exhibitions of contemporary art from the collection of Ron and Ann Pizzuti[14]
Riffe Gallery Downtown Art Operated by the Ohio Arts Council, work of Ohio's artists and the collections of the state's museums and galleries, located in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts[15]
Thompson Library Gallery Ohio State University campus Literary Exhibits from the Ohio State University Libraries' special collections
Thurber House Downtown Biographical, literary Museum home of author James Thurber and literary center
Wexner Center for the Arts University District Art Contemporary performing and visual arts center

Planned museums
Name Neighborhood Type Summary Image
Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame and Museum N/A Aviation Planned to open late 2021[16]

Former museums
Name Neighborhood Type Summary Image
Heritage Museum Downtown History History of Kappa Kappa Gamma, located in the Victorian Snowden-Gray House, now an event space[17]
Santa Maria Ship & Museum Downtown Museum ship Replica of Christopher Columbus's Santa María, taken apart, indefinitely pending refurbishment

See also

References
  1. Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio. pp. 68–9.
  2. "Official site". Beeler Gallery. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. "Official site". Central Ohio Fire Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. https://www.columbushistory.org/current-exhibitions
  5. https://www.columbushistory.org/past-exhibitions
  6. "Hale Black Cultural Center". Ohio State University. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  7. "Historic Costume & Textile Collections". Ohio State University. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  8. "Official site". Jubilee Museum. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  9. "Museum of Biological Diversity". Ohio State Iniversity. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  10. "Museum of Classical Archaeology". Ohio State Iniversity. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  11. "Official site". Ohio Craft Museum. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  12. "Ohio Judicial Center Visitor Education Center". Supreme Court of Ohio. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  13. "Orton Geological Museum". Ohio State Iniversity. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  14. "Official site". Pizzuti Collection. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  15. "Riffe Gallery". Ohio Arts Council. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  16. https://www.columbusunderground.com/plan-to-restore-historic-terminal-moving-forward-bw1
  17. "Heritage Museum". Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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