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