Columbus Museum of Art

See George Bellows paintings and Elijah Pierce carvings in downtown Columbus, with free entry every Sunday and a sculpture garden.

480 E Broad St · Columbus, OH

About Columbus Museum of Art

Founded in 1878, the Columbus Museum of Art moved into its East Broad Street building in 1931 and added the Margaret M. Walter Wing in 2015. It holds its largest collections of work by Columbus artists George Bellows, Elijah Pierce and Aminah Robinson. Adults pay $22, visitors 25 and under get in free, and everyone gets in free on Sundays. Thursday evening entry from 5 to 9 costs $5, and the museum lot charges $10.

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