Columbus Museum of Art
Columbus, OH 43215-3823
Phone: (614) 221-6801
- Hours:
- Tue-Wed 10am-5:30pm, Thu 10am-8:30pm, Fri-Sun 10am-5:30pm
Editorial Review for Columbus Museum of Art – by Tracy Zollinger Turner
The Scene
The Columbus Museum of Art was founded in 1878. It occupied several gallery spaces around town before settling into its own building in 1931.
The Collection
A broad range of artists and styles are included in the museum's permanent collection, including multiple impressionist, German expressionist, cubist, contemporary and American modernist works. The outdoor Russell Page Sculpture Garden is also a highlight. Traveling and special exhibitions are frequent events and they can range from historic to wild and contemporary. Past visitors include: "Chihuly Over Venice," featuring the glasswork of artist Dale Chihuly; "Illusions of Eden: Visions of the American Heartland," an exhibit co-curated by the museum that went on to travel the world; and "Elvis and Marilyn," which included simple and bizarre artistic interpretations of the two icons.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasThe museum's Palette Cafe is a pleasant place to eat lunch whether you're visiting the museum or just looking to dine downtown.
Save MoneyAdmission is free every Sunday.
User Reviews for Columbus Museum of Art
08/20/2002 Posted by roma18
The quality of both the adult and children programs at the Columbus Museum of Art are unparalleled. Great National exhibitions too!
Pros: quality, value, great parking
Cons: weekday hours
07/21/2002 Posted by theuntouchable
The building arrangement and the displays are a nice start, but more should be added so that the Columbus Museum of Art adequately reflects Columbus as a capital city. As others have said, we need more travelling exhibits. However, I applaud the museum's programs to introduce children to art (First Saturdays) and to introduce Columbus professionals to each other (First Thursdays). Maybe the kids could teach the professionals to appreciate the art and not just each other at these gatherings? LOL...
Schedule
| 05/17/2008 | Eye Spy: Adventures in Art | |
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| 05/18/2008 | Eye Spy: Adventures in Art | |
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| 05/20/2008 | Eye Spy: Adventures in Art | |
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| 05/21/2008 | Eye Spy: Adventures in Art | |
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| 05/22/2008 | Eye Spy: Adventures in Art | |
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| 05/23/2008 | Eye Spy: Adventures in Art | |
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| 05/24/2008 | Eye Spy: Adventures in Art | |
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| 05/25/2008 | Eye Spy: Adventures in Art | |
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| 05/27/2008 | Eye Spy: Adventures in Art | |
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| 05/28/2008 | Eye Spy: Adventures in Art | |
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