Columbus Museum of Art

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Through our distinguished collection and programming, we foster creativity, broaden perspectives, and make space for inspiration and renewal, sparking dialogue, energizing communities, and providing transformative encounters with art. Columbus Museum of Art was founded in 1878 as the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts by a visionary group of civic leaders who sought to bring touring exhibitions to the city and establish a lasting public art collection. It was the first art museum in Ohio to receive a charter from the state. The museum’s original home, a Victorian mansion on East Broad Street, was generously provided by art patron Francis Sessions. As the collection expanded, so did the need for space.

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