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Ohio History Center

Museum

Tips for your visit!

• Store coats, bags or other small belongings in lockers which can be found in our coat room and only cost a quarter.

• Feel free to take lots of pictures* (no flash please!) and share your experiences with us via social media.

• Food and beverages are available to purchase from our Plaza Cafe. See front desk for hours. Snacks and beverages also available for purchase from vending machines on Plaza Level. Please keep all food and drinks on Plaza Level. Please no food or drinks on the First Floor.

• If you have a question, or want to make sure not to miss the must-sees like a two-headed calf or the Lustron House, ask a staff member!

Journey Everywhere!

HOURSMuseum: 800.686.6124

Wednesday–Sunday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Archives/Library: 614.297.2510Wednesday–Saturday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

TOUR GROUPSPlease call for a reservation.

School/Youth and Adult Groups800.686.1541

Meetings and Weddings800.646.5184

Begin your adventure today with an Ohio History Connection membership.

800.686.6124 • ohiohistory.org

Good through 9/1/2019

800 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, OH 43211-2474

Join Here.

* Personal photography is allowed in the museum

excluding special exhibitions. During your visit, your

image may be captured by a museum photographer

to be used for promotional purposes.

SEEThe museum is filled with remarkable artifacts from our history, archaeology and natural history collections.

FINDConnect to your family’s history through genealogy research and workshops offered in the library and State Archives.

EXPERIENCEExperience hands-on activities, curator talks and special tours.

The Ohio History Connection is committed to providing our visitors, volunteers and staff an environment free from intimidation, harassment, and discrimination with respect to admission and access to our sites, programs and activities.

EXHIBITS

Restroom

Elevator

Stairs

Wheelchair Access

Entrances

Path to Ohio Village

To Ohio Village

WWI Era–Collections 1914–1919

Creative Ohio

The Nature of Ohio

Entrance

Buildings,Places and

Spaces

Follow

the Flag

1950s:Building the

AmericanDream

Followingin AncientFootsteps

GALLERY 2 OhioThrough

Time

GALLERY 1

GALLERY 3

OHIO

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CHAMPIO

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OF SPO

RTS

Auditorium

DiscoveryTheatre

Discovery Park

Red Carpet Area & Stairs

to Plaza

Lobby

Ohio History Store

Front Desk

Trilobite Classroom

Exploration HQ

OHIO–CHAMPIONOF SPORTS

The Ohio History Center

First Floor

LEVELS

Plaza Level (accessible by stairs or elevator)

• Transportation Collection Display

• Sports Exhibit—Innovation

• NEW! Plaza Cafe & Vending (Open 11 a.m.–2 p.m. daily)

• Restrooms

First Floor• Main Entrance

• Museum Exhibits

• Ohio History Store

• Discovery Theatre

• Restrooms

Third Floor (accessible by stairs or elevator)

• Library

• State Archives

• Research Room

• Sports Exhibit—Photo Finish

• Restrooms

The Nature of Ohio

Start at the famous Conway Mastodon and tour Ohio’s unique natural history from Ice Age to the present.

Follow the Flag

See real Civil War battle flags and learn more about the war from those who experienced it.

1950s: Building the American Dream

You are invited to explore a Lustron home and learn more about life in the 1950s in this interactive exhibit.  

Following in Ancient Footsteps

Journey into the past and learn about the ancient people of Ohio, and see highlights from our world famous archaeology collection.

Ohio Through Time

Travel through Ohio’s history, from the frontier days to WWI, exploring everything from technology to politics to art.

Buildings, Places and Spaces

Learn about the power of places as they help tell the story of our state and nation in this exhibit that highlights historic preservation.

THE GREAT COLLECTIONS EXPERIMENTGalleries 1, 2 & 3

In our Great Collections Experiment we’re trying out new ways of displaying and sharing more of the amazing, priceless and sometimes quirky objects in our vast collection. Don’t forget to stop at Exploration HQ where you can get hands-on with history!

SPECIAL EXHIBIT

OHIO—CHAMPION OF SPORTSOpens March 16, 2019

Ohio—Champion of Sports is unlike any exhibit we have ever had at the Ohio History Center! It is highly interactive and full of stories told by the athletes, owners and coaches. This special exhibit shares the rich and varied stories of sports across our state. Ohio—Champion of Sports also has features on the Plaza Level and Third Floor.

OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2019!

Please enjoy your food on the Plaza Level. No food or drink permitted in the Exhibit Galleries.