Off-site Exhibitions Coming in 2023

It’s time for the Museum to hit the road! Join us throughout 2023 for “The Columbus Museum On Tour,” as we share our collection at venues around the city, during our upcoming renovation. Enjoy this sneak peek and stay tuned for more details (including added tour stops and perks for our most dedicated groupies)!

A Ribbon Runs Through It: Textiles from The Columbus Museum

January 17 – March 4, 2023

Illges Gallery, Corn Center for the Visual Arts, Columbus State University

The history of Columbus and the Lower Chattahoochee River Valley is thoroughly intertwined with the history of textiles in the region. As a repository for American art and regional history artifacts, The Columbus Museum has, over time, acquired a variety of textile pieces with high aesthetic value and historical significance that will be featured in this exhibition.

Columbus’ Bradley Olmsted Garden

February – May 2023

Columbus Botanical Garden

Of the 13 Olmsted Brothers residential projects completed in Georgia, the W.C. Bradley estate in Columbus is recognized by landscape historians as the most significant. This panel exhibition will explore the history of the Bradley Olmsted Garden, as it is now known, first in its design and construction and then through its use by hundreds of Columbus residents and visitors.

Breaking News: Ledger-Enquirer Photographs

April – June 2023

Do Good Fund Gallery

Since the 1850s, American audiences have learned about news events through images in newspapers. The Columbus Museum owns more than 250 photographs from the archives of the

Ledger-Enquirer, the city’s longest-running newspaper. This exhibition highlights the many stories told through the faces and places of the Chattahoochee Valley, as captured by Ledger-Enquirer photographers.

Contemporary Realism from The Columbus Museum

Summer 2023

The Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus State University

This installation presents the very best contemporary realist paintings from the holdings of The Columbus Museum. As a survey in miniature, the exhibition provides visual evidence to students and visitors of the style’s different inflections since the 1950s. In addition, the exhibition will chart how the use of realism has evolved from straightforward transcription to encompass more conceptual approaches.

Americans & the Holocaust: Columbus

July 7 – August 18, 2023

Columbus Public Library

The Columbus Museum will share local artifacts from its collection as part of the Columbus Public Library’s hosting of Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling panel exhibition presented by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association.