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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

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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 Collects cartoons, comic strips and graphic novels, including the collections of the National Cartoon Museum
Central Ohio Fire Museum Downtown Firefighting Located in the restored 1908 Engine House No. 16[3]
Columbus Historical Society Franklinton History and art Displays historical artifacts and local art[4][5] Expected to move to Engine House No. 6 in the near future.
Columbus Museum of Art Downtown Art Displays European and American art and photography
COSI Franklinton Science, children's Displays about 300 interactive exhibits
Hale Black Cultural Center Ohio State University campus African American culture and art Features a large collection of Black art[6] Indefinitely closed.
Historic Costume & Textile Collection Ohio State University campus Textile Exhibits permanent and changing exhibits in the Snowden Galleries[7]
Jack Nicklaus Museum Ohio State University campus Biographical Museum about the life of golfer Jack Nicklaus
Kelton House Museum and Garden Downtown Historic house Showcases Victorian life and the history of the Underground Railroad
Museum of Biological Diversity Ohio State University campus Natural history Teaching collection, including insects, crustacea, fishes, molluscs, animal and plant specimens[8]
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[9]
Museum of Catholic Art and History Downtown Religious Displays Roman Catholic art and religious artifacts. Formerly known as the Jubilee Museum.[10]
National Veterans Memorial and Museum Franklinton Veterans, military history Replaced the Franklin County Veterans Memorial
Ohio Craft Museum Fifth by Northwest Crafts Operated by Ohio Designer Craftsmen, showcases fine crafts[11]
Ohio History Center Ohio State Fairgrounds History Exhibits the history of Ohio, operated by the Ohio History Connection
Ohio Judicial Center Visitor Education Center Downtown Legal Exhibits the history, role and responsibility of the Ohio court system[12]
Ohio Statehouse Downtown History Includes the Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center, with exhibits about the Statehouse, Columbus history, and the state government process
Ohio Village Ohio State 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 Showcases 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 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 Ohio State University campus Art Contemporary performing and visual arts center

Planned museums

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Name Neighborhood Type Summary Image
Eddie Rickenbacker and Driving Park museum Driving Park Biographical, historical To be located in the Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker House[16]
Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame and Museum East Columbus Aviation Construction will begin in 2023
Poindexter Village Museum and Cultural Center King-Lincoln Bronzeville African American history and culture

Former museums

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Taylor, William Alexander (1909). Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio. pp. 68–9. ISBN 9780832828300.
  2. ^ "Official site". Beeler Gallery. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Official site". Central Ohio Fire Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Current Exhibitions — Columbus Historical Society". www.columbushistory.org. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26.
  5. ^ "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. ^ "Museum of Biological Diversity". Ohio State University. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Museum of Classical Archaeology". Ohio State University. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Official site". Jubilee Museum. 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 University. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Official site". Pizzuti Collection. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Riffe Gallery". Ohio Arts Council. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  16. ^ "The Columbus Dispatch".
  17. ^ "Heritage Museum". Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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