Announcing the Reimagining The Columbus Museum Campaign!
The first major renovation of the Museum since 1989, Reimagining The Columbus Museum is a renewed dedication to ensuring that our collections, exhibitions, and gardens are engaging and relevant to people of all ages. The reimagined Museum will be the bridge between the people who call the Chattahoochee Valley home and their cultural heritage, regional creativity, and the rich world of American art. Museum Director Marianne Richter said, “We are excited to share the wonderful news of our renovation plans with our members. These plans will transform both the building and the grounds, including restoration of original features of the historic Bradley Olmsted Garden. The ‘reimagined’ Columbus Museum will be more welcoming and interactive, a true cultural gathering place. We are very grateful to the incredible campaign committee for creating a
remarkably successful capital campaign to achieve this renovation. We are also grateful to the Muscogee County School District for including the Museum in its ESPLOST.” The reimagined Columbus Museum will feature: A new and expansive Children’s Gallery with an adjoining Children’s Garden, adjacent to the Museum’s main entrance, to encourage creative play and discovery A welcoming public courtyard and interactive orientation spaces to engage visitors immediately as they enter the Museum Redesigned History Galleries that tell the stories of all the people of the Chattahoochee Valley Improved connectivity - unifying the experience between our Art, History, and Children’s Galleries Expanded ways to integrate the historic Bradley Olmsted Garden and the Museum building with the surrounding community greenways and bike trails, such as the Dragonfly Trail Network “The Columbus Museum has been a refuge of solace and respite for me for over a quarter of a century,” said Museum Board President Steve Sharp. “My hope is that the reimagination of the Museum will transform how our communities utilize this space. My vision is that the Museum will be a source of energy and a spark for young people as well as being a source of calm, inspiration, and
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