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Niles Spencer (1893-1952), Near Avenue
A (detail), 1933, Oil on canvas, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, Generously lent by The Museum of Modern Art, New York as part of the Art Bridges Collection Loan Partnership
This summer has been exceptional as we shared the reimagined Columbus Museum with our community and visitors. Since our reopening, we have had incredible attendance, with 36,914 visitors between April 27’s spectacular gala and July 31.
This fall, the third-floor galleries will feature Reckonings and Reconstructions: Southern Photography from The Do Good Fund , showcasing works by 73 artists. Based in Columbus, The Do Good Fund has over 800 photographs capturing the essence of the South, with its gallery located in Uptown. This major exhibition is returning to Columbus after an acclaimed national tour. Don’t miss the special related programming, including a panel discussion led by the exhibition’s curator, Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, on October 19.
I am thrilled to announce that we are participating in the Art Bridges Partner Loan Network by borrowing seven artworks from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. The works include paintings and sculpture from the 1920s and 1930s and will be displayed in conversation with work in our permanent collection galleries. The Art Bridges Foundation, founded by Alice Walton, has a mission of expanding access to American art throughout the country through initiatives such as the Partner Loan Network, which is offered at no cost to participants. Discover more about these extraordinary loans, which will be on view for the next year, in this issue.
It has been more than 10 years since Uptown was transformed by the opening of Columbus’ whitewater course, the longest urban course in the world. The exhibition Riverfront Renaissance looks at the transformation of our riverfront over the past 10–15 years, including the Riverwalk,
new businesses, and the growth of recreational tourism.
During the 18 months that C OMU was closed, we made significant acquisitions to the art and history collections, among them the sword and scabbard used by James Fleming Waddell in the Battle of Columbus, an acquisition made possible by the generosity of Dan and Kathelen Amos. We received another generous anonymous gift of Kevin Cole’s Circles with Ladders Series: Winning Against the Odds I . Cole, who lives in the Atlanta area, received the 2020 Governor’s Award for the Arts & Humanities, among other honors, and in 2023 gave a presentation about his work to members of the Museum’s Alma Thomas Society. We also purchased Samuel Phillips Savage by John Singleton Copley at auction this year. This painting by the preeminent American portraitist of the 18th century augments our collection of colonial American portraiture. This issue of The Muse has more information about these and other acquisitions.
Third Thursdays returned to C OMU in June, and we have a great lineup this fall for these free evening events that feature a variety of performers and activities each month. We also have hands-on art-making programs for children, families, and adults, alongside glassmaking, monthly noontime talks, and more.
C onnecting people with art and history through our programs, collections, and exhibitions is at the core of everything we do at COMU. Thank you so much for your generous support—this is your Museum, and I hope to see you often this fall!
COMU is proud to participate in the Art Bridges Partner Loan Network program with seven unique loans of American art from the 1920s and 1930s. The sculpture and six paintings are owned by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.
Art Bridges, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, exists to expand access to American art and to inspire institutions to open their vaults and share important works. The organization covers costs for packing and shipping as well as for educational programs centered around the borrowed objects.
For this generous year-long loan, COMU will incorporate the loans from MoMA into the permanent collection galleries. Visitors will have
the opportunity to discover new works by familiar artists like Milton Avery and Stuart Davis. Fresh visual juxtapositions with “conversation partners” in the galleries will prompt new insights and interpretations for old favorites at COMU. Stay tuned for more information about another exciting group of loans from MoMA and Art Bridges to debut at COMU in summer 2025.
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Thursday, September 12
Curator Tour: Works from the MoMA Collection
5:30 – 7 PM
FREE for Reciprocal ($150) Level Members & above. Registration required. Space is limited.
Join Curator of American Art Jonathan F. Walz, Ph. D., for a guided tour of COMU’s loans from the Museum of Modern Art via the Art Bridges Partner Loan Network. Through discussion of paintings by artists like Stuart Davis and Milton Avery, attendees will gain new insights into American art of the 1920s and 1930s.
The first rafters on Columbus’ whitewater course floated down the Chattahoochee River in the spring of 2013. Since then, the world’s longest urban whitewater course has been the catalyst for economic development up and down the riverbanks.
Adaptive reuse of historic mill buildings, such as City Mills, Bibb Mill, and the powerhouses of the Eagle & Phenix Mills, has played a major role in the revitalization of Columbus’ riverfront.
This exhibition will present an overview of activities along the Chattahoochee River in Columbus’ industrial past, as well as over the last 10–15 years. Artifacts from the Museum’s collection, as well as special images and object loans, will shine a spotlight on the renovation of historic structures into new businesses along the water; remnants of textile and food goods once produced in those
same buildings; the completion of the Chattahoochee Riverwalk; environmental restoration, particularly the resurgence of the shoal spider lily; and how people use the river for recreation and commerce today.
Images: 1. Postcard, “The Rapids, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Ga.,” 1911, Gift of Mr. Kenneth F. Murrah, The Columbus Museum G.2002.59.5 // 2. Cathy Fussell, Basilica di Chattahoochee, 2023, taffeta and cotton, The General Acquisitions Fund, The Columbus Museum G.2023.47.1 // 3. Lantern slide, “Bibb Mill/Lover’s Leap,” c. 1925, Gift of Daniel Bellware, The Columbus Museum G.2022.34.1 // 4. Shoal spider lily, 2022, Courtesy of Henry M. Jacobs, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
In celebration of The Do Good Fund’s 10th anniversary, this exhibition presents selections from its sweeping photography collection to tease apart the tangled cultural memory of the American South.
This show features over 125 photographs by 73 artists, ranging from Guggenheim Fellows to emerging artists. The exhibition includes works by such renowned photographers as Debbie Fleming Caffery, William Christenberry, Gordon Parks, Rosalind Fox Solomon, Shelby Lee Adams, Sheila Pree Bright, and Chandra McCormick.
Themes of land, labor, law and protest, food, ritual, and kinship link images throughout the exhibition. Together these photographs present the enigmatic, ever-changing qualities of the South and its people—a place where despair and hope, terror and beauty, and indignity and dignity have coexisted and commingled. They picture a region that has sought restoration; they also capture communities bound together across centuries of toil and through bold acts of breathless
exuberance. The Columbus Museum is the exhibition’s final venue, and it is proud to welcome The Do Good Fund’s collection home after an acclaimed national tour.
Founded in 2012 and located in Columbus, The Do Good Fund’s collection of more than 800 images focuses on photographs taken in the American South since World War II, with a mission of making them broadly accessible through regional museums, nonprofit galleries, and nontraditional venues and to encourage complementary, community-based programming to accompany each exhibition.
ReckoningsandReconstructions:SouthernPhotographyfromTheDoGood Fund is organized by the Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia. The exhibition program is supported in part by the Wyeth Foundation for American Art, the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation, and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.
American artist John Singleton Copley was born in Boston. Essentially self-taught, he rose to prominence as the most sought-after portraitist in the British colonies before the American Revolution. His careful attention to details—the expressions of his sitters, the textures of their clothing, and the light around them—made and sustained his reputation. Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Paul Revere were among his clients. Copley’s marriage to a member of the Loyalist Clarke family obliged the artist to leave Massachusetts for England in 1774. He remained there for the rest of his career, where he became a notable and innovative history painter.
The subject here is Samuel Phillips Savage (1718–1797), who founded a successful business enterprise in 1741. As a young man, Savage became involved with the civic and political life of Boston. After Parliament passed the Tea Act of 1733, Savage actively participated in the Sons of Liberty meetings that led to the destruction of several
cargo holds of tea on December 16, 1773—known today as the Boston Tea Party. He later served as a representative to the Provincial Congress, the chair of the Massachusetts Board of War, and a judge. Savage married three times; the likeness of his first wife, Sarah Tyler, now resides at the Worcester Art Museum in central Massachusetts.
The Columbus Museum’s new acquisition has enjoyed an interesting history. It was first passed down through the Savage family over five generations. John D. Rockefeller III later purchased it as one of his many American art acquisitions in the 1960s. (The bulk of that material now forms the basis of the American art collection at the De Young Museum in San Francisco.) Over the past two and a half centuries and a series of owners, the painting—remarkably—has retained its richly carved Rococo giltwood frame. The Savage portrait is currently installed in the Museum’s Leebern Gallery where paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries provide a meaningful context.
Winning Against the Odds I is the first work by the multi-talented artist Kevin Cole to enter The Columbus Museum’s collection. It is characterized by several features for which the Fairburn, Geor gia-based Cole has become well known: exuberant colors, ribbon-like forms, and a title grounded in personal growth and spiritual affirmation. Anoth er “classic Cole” characteristic is the “in-between status” of the sculpted paper piece, which hovers in the fertile space between painting and drawing on the one hand and three-dimensional objects on the other.
Kevin Cole received a B.S. from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, an M.A. in art education from the University of Illinois at Urbana, and an M.F.A. from Northern Illinois University. Over the course of his career, he has received numerous
awards, including the 2020 Governor’s Award for the Arts & Humanities and the 2020 Brenda and Larry Thompson Award from the Georgia Museum of Art. Cole has also created more than 45 public art works, including the Coca-Cola Centennial Olympic Mural for the 1996 Olympic Games and a 20 x 55 x 16-foot installation for the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. His work can be found in the holdings of the Phillips Collection, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the High Museum of Art, among many other important repositories. The Columbus Museum is pleased to welcome this unique work on paper to its collection of American drawings. It was recently on view in the exhibition A Decade of Drawings: New Acquisitions, 2014–2024.
James Fleming Waddell (1826–1892), a North Carolina native, left home in 1846 to fight in the Mexican-American War as a lieutenant in the 12th U.S. Infantry. He served throughout the conflict, enduring at least one serious wound and receiving a promotion to captain. When the war ended, President Millard Fillmore appointed Waddell to serve as U.S. consul in Matamoros, Mexico, on the southern bank of the Rio Grande. He then moved to Galveston, Texas, where he was admitted to the bar but chose to become the editor of a popular newspaper.
In 1859, Waddell moved to Russell County, Alabama, and practiced law while living with his parents. When the Civil War began, he briefly commanded a company of the 6th Alabama Infantry before returning home in 1862 to organize an artillery battery. Known as “Waddell’s Battery,” the
unit became part of the 20th Alabama Light Artillery Battalion in 1863, and Waddell was named a major in the Confederate army. In 1865, he served as the ranking Confederate officer at the Battle of Columbus. This engagement, one of the last significant skirmishes of the war, resulted in the destruction of the city’s wartime industrial facilities. After the war, Waddell returned to his law practice and represented Russell County in the Alabama State Senate.
The sword Waddell carried into battle was made by Prussian immigrants Louis and Elias Haiman. The brothers turned their tinsmith shop into a weapons factory, becoming the largest Confederate sword manufacturer. The Museum is honored to be the new repository of this sword, which remained with Waddell’s descendants for generations.
The Professional Golf Association (PGA) arrived in Columbus in 1970 with the first edition of the Southern Open. The Green Island Open Invitational, as it was first called, came into being through the efforts of local businessman and avid amateur golfer G. Gunby Jordan II. Georgia Power’s construction of the Oliver Dam and Lake Oliver in 1959 inspired Jordan to fulfill the dream of his grandfather and namesake, who had envisioned a residential retreat known as Green Island Hills in the early 20th century. The younger Jordan financed an 18-hole golf course, which opened in late 1961, to complement the new homes rapidly being built. When the PGA found itself with an unexpected hole in its 1970 schedule, Jordan convinced executives to create a new tournament at his Green Island Country Club. In 1971, the event was renamed the Southern Open, beginning two decades of professional golfers descending on Columbus every fall.
Buick became the Open’s sponsor in 1990, and in 1991 the tournament moved to Callaway Gardens near Pine Mountain. The event rebranded as
the Buick Challenge from 1995 to 2002 but ended once the car company stopped its sponsorship. For more than 30 years, though, the Southern Open was a consistently popular stop on the PGA Tour. It counts among its champions Mason Rudolph, Johnny Miller, Gary Player, Ken Brown, Fred Funk, Davis Love III, David Duval, and Jonathan Byrd.
Promotional items recently added to the Museum’s collection include an ice bucket from the 1976 Southern Open, featuring a map of the Green Island Country Club course and a blank scorecard, and 13 tournament buttons.
A popular program has made its grand return on the Third Thursday of each month! The reimagined Third Thursday provides visitors a recurring opportunity to enjoy a dynamic mix of gallery experiences, art making, live musical performances, film screenings, and more. Each month, we spotlight a different exhibition or collection object, offering a free and fun way for people to enjoy all the things at COMU. Come join us soon at an upcoming Third Thursday to experience this perfect date night or fun outing for yourself.
Online Auction: September 27 – October 15
Preview Reception: Friday, September 27 // 5 – 7 PM
The Columbus Museum is pleased to announce our online auction featuring remarkable wooden bowls by renowned artists Philip and Matt Moulthrop. This stunning collection is crafted from the wood of a stately oak tree that stood at the Museum entrance until 2021.
Join us for a preview reception on September 27 for an up-close look at these exceptional works. The online auction opens during the reception and runs through October 15.
Philip and Matt Moulthrop have received critical acclaim for the beauty and high craftmanship of their work, which is in noted collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Mint Museum, the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the White House Collection of American Crafts, The Carter Center, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and The Columbus Museum.
7 Saturday & 10 Tuesday Artful Babies
10:30 – 11:30 AM // FREE
Ages 6 - 24 months & caregivers. Drop-in event. No registration required.
Explore books, hands-on objects, and an art activity for children and caregivers to enjoy together.
10 Tuesday Look at Lunch
12:15 PM // FREE No registration required.
Spend your lunch break at COMU with a 20-minute gallery presentation followed by lunch in the courtyard. Bring your food or purchase from the Museum Café.
10 Tuesday After School Art Break
2:30 – 4:30 PM // FREE Drop-in event. No registration required. Join us in the Studio for art making! Each month, we will take inspiration from an object in COMU and experiment with new materials.
12 Thursday Garden Volunteer Work Day
Bradley Olmsted Garden
8:30 AM – Noon
No registration required.
12 Thursday Curator Tour: Works from the MoMA Collection
5:30 – 7 PM
FREE for Reciprocal ($150) Level Members & above. Registration required. Space is limited. Join Curator of American Art Jonathan F.
Drop-In Tour: Celebrating the COMU Collection
Every Saturday at 2 PM // FREE
Join a COMU docent for a guided tour highlighting our permanent collection.
Walz, Ph. D., for a guided tour of COMU’s loans from the Museum of Modern Art via the Art Bridges Partner Loan Network. Through discussion of paintings by artists like Stuart Davis and Milton Avery, attendees will gain new insights into American art of the 1920s and 1930s.
13 Friday
The Art of Glassmaking Workshop: Pumpkins
3 & 5 PM
$65 Members/$75 Non-members Registration required. Space is limited. Learn to make your own glass pumpkin with Kelly Robertson of Calvary Glass. All materials are provided. No experience is necessary.
14 Saturday & 15 Sunday
The Art of Glassmaking Workshop: Pumpkins
10 AM, Noon, 2 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM
$65 Members/$75 Non-members Registration required. Space is limited.
14 Saturday & 17 Tuesday Mini Makers
10:30 – 11:30 AM // FREE
Ages 2 – 4 years & caregivers Drop-in event. No registration required. Explore new art materials and create mini masterpieces to take home.
14 Saturday Yoga at the Museum
10:30 AM – Noon
$5 Members/$10 Non-members Registration required. Space is limited. Relax with a gentle, all-levels yoga session led by Sue Tomkiewicz. Yoga mats are available on a first come, first served basis.
15 Sunday
Signature Sunday with Jack and Caroline Schley
3 – 5 PM
(Location provided upon reservation)
$20 for Reciprocal ($150) Level Members & above Registration required. Space is limited. Explore the home and personal collection of historian Jack Schley and his wife, Caroline. Their collection ranges from numismatics
to natural history, 19th-century local history, and works of art by local and regional artists.
17 Tuesday COMU Lifelong Learners
Columbus Creatives: Literary Columbus
12:15 PM // FREE
Optional Gallery Experience at 11:30 AM
Registration required. Space is limited. This month’s lunch lecture series will feature Curator of History Rebecca Bush who will speak about authors and poets from Columbus. Participants can purchase lunch from the Museum’s Café or bring their own.
19 Thursday Third Thursday
5 – 8 PM // FREE
Join us for a fun night of trivia, games, drinks, and delicious snacks with host April Norris! Gather a group and form a trivia team to win awesome prizes.
21 Saturday Family Saturday
10 AM – Noon // FREE
Ages 4 & up
Drop-in event. No registration required.
Drop by COMU each month for new activities exploring the Museum’s permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. This month’s theme: Nature!
27 Friday
5 – 7 PM // FREE for Members (Auction takes place Sept. 27 - Oct. 15) Registration required. Space is limited. Join us for an exclusive preview of the wooden bowls created by renowned artists Philip and Matt Moulthrop with wood of the stately old oak tree that graced the front of the Museum until it sustained damage in August 2021. Enjoy light refreshments and have the first opportunity to bid on these stunning works of art. The online auction opens during the reception and runs through October 15.
3 Thursday Artist Talk with Monica Ikegwu
Hosted by the Alma Thomas Society
6 – 8 PM // FREE
Registration required.
Join us for a talk with Baltimore-based artist Monica Ikegwu, the selected artist from COMU’s 2024 Alma Thomas Society Purchase Party. Her work explores themes of self-identity within her portraiture of African Americans.
5 Saturday & 8 Tuesday Artful Babies
10:30 – 11:30 AM // FREE Ages 6 - 24 months & caregivers Drop-in event. No registration required.
5 Saturday Adult Workshop: Charcoal Portraits with Monica Ikegwu
2 – 4 PM
$40 Members/$50 Non-members Registration required. Space is limited. Join Baltimore-based collection artist Monica Ikegwu for a beginner’s workshop on charcoal portraiture. All materials provided.
8 Tuesday Look at Lunch
12:15 PM // FREE
No registration required.
8 Tuesday After School Art Break
2:30 – 4:30 PM // FREE Drop-in event. No registration required.
10 Thursday
Garden Volunteer Work Day
Bradley Olmsted Garden
10 Thursday
Art Unwrapped: American Portraits
5:30 – 6:15 PM // FREE
Registration required. Space is limited.
Eager to learn more about art? Enjoy this new quarterly series! This month, discover how artists captured their subjects, from early colonial figures to contemporary icons.
12 Saturday
Yoga at the Museum
10:30 AM – Noon
$5 Members/$10 Non-members
Registration required. Space is limited.
15 Tuesday & 19 Saturday Mini Makers
10:30 – 11:30 AM // FREE
Ages 2 - 4 years & caregivers
Drop-in event. No registration required.
15 Tuesday
COMU Lifelong Learners
Columbus Creatives: Columbus Musicians
12:15 PM // FREE
Optional Gallery Experience at 11:30 AM
Registration required. Space is limited.
CSU Musicology professor Reba Wissner will give a talk about musicians from the Chattahoochee Valley and the impact they have made on American music. Participants can purchase lunch from the Museum’s Café or bring their own.
17 Thursday
Third Thursday
5 – 8 PM // FREE
No registration required.
Join us for a fun evening of music, gallery experiences, and more as we celebrate the opening of our newest exhibition, Reckonings and Reconstructions
18 Friday
Opening Reception: Reckonings and Reconstructions: Southern Photography from The Do Good Fund
5 – 7:30 PM // FREE
Registration required.
Reckonings and Reconstructions is the first large-scale survey of The Do Good Fund’s remarkable photography collection, featuring 125 photographs by 73 artists from the 1950s to the present.
19 Saturday
Rothschild Speaker Series: Jeffrey Richmond-Moll on Reckonings and Reconstructions
3 – 5 PM // FREE
Registration required.
Join curator Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, Ph.D., of the Peabody Essex Museum for a panel discussion with exhibition photographers.
24 Thursday
Halloween Screen on the Green: Kiss of the Tarantula
6:30 – 9 PM // FREE
Hosted by COMU Young Art Patrons Registration required.
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets for our under-the-stars screening of Columbus-made film, Kiss of the Tarantula! Food trucks will be onsite, and COMU will be open to explore. The movie begins at dusk.
26 Saturday Fall Festival: Seasons
10 AM – 3 PM // FREE
Drop-in event. No registration required. Enjoy a day of creativity and experimentation with activities at the annual Fall Festival!
27 Sunday
Art & Sip with Addie Newcomer
2 – 4 PM
$45 Members/$50 Non-members
Registration required. Space is limited. Enjoy wine and charcuterie as you create your own watercolor masterpiece to take home. Addie Newcomer will lead the session.
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2 Saturday & 5 Tuesday Artful Babies
10:30 – 11:30 AM // FREE
Ages 6 - 24 months & caregivers
Drop-in event. No registration required.
2 Saturday COMU at Steeplechase
Ticket information: steeplechaseatcallaway.com
The Museum is honored to be a beneficiary of Steeplechase. The COMU Shop will host a tent featuring select mer chandise, including products by local artists, fine jewelry, and children’s items.
7 Thursday Behind the Scenes with Rebecca Bush
5:30 – 7 PM
12 Tuesday
After School Art Break
2:30 – 4:30 PM // FREE Drop-in event. No registration required.
14 Thursday
Garden Volunteer Work Day
Bradley Olmsted Garden
8:30 AM – Noon
No registration required.
14 Thursday
Artist Talk with Kira Nam Greene
6 – 8 PM // FREE
Registration requested.
FREE for Reciprocal ($150) Level Members & above. Registration required. Space is limited. Join Curator of History Rebecca Bush for an exciting behind-the-scenes look at objects from the Museum’s history collection and see how objects and artifacts are stored with a tour of the Museum’s vault.
9 Saturday & 12 Tuesday Mini Makers
10:30 – 11:30 AM // FREE
Ages 2 - 4 years & caregivers
Drop-in event. No registration required.
9 Saturday Yoga at the Museum
10:30 AM – Noon
$5 Members/$10 Non-members
Registration is required. Space is limited.
12 Tuesday Look at Lunch
12:15 PM // FREE
No registration required.
Enjoy an artist talk featuring New York-based contemporary artist Kira Nam Greene in conversation with Jonathan F. Walz, Ph. D., Curator of American Art. Greene’s work draws from the feminist traditions of the Pattern and Decoration Movement and has been exhibited internationally.
15 Friday
The Art of Glassmaking Workshop: Ornaments
3 & 5 PM
$55 Members/$60 Non-members
Registration is required. Space is limited.
16 Saturday The Art of Glassmaking Workshop: Ornaments
10 AM, Noon, 2 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM
$55 Members/$60 Non-members Registration required. Space is limited.
16 Saturday
Family Saturday
10 AM – Noon // FREE
Ages 4 & up
Drop-in event. No registration required. This month’s theme: Sculpture House by Beverly Buchanan!
16 Saturday Kids’ Printmaking Workshop
2-3:30 PM // Instructor: Lucy Kacir
$25 Members/$40 Non-Members
Registration required. Space is limited. Students will take inspiration and explore COMU’s permanent collection and develop their artistic skills with printmaking techniques. All skill levels are welcome!
17 Sunday
The Art of Glassmaking Workshop: Pumpkins
10 AM, Noon, 2 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM
$65 Members/$75 Non-members
Registration required. Space is limited.
19 Tuesday COMU Lifelong
12:15 PM // FREE
Optional Gallery Experience at 11:30 AM
Registration required. Space is limited. Photographer and Columbus State University professor Rylan Steele will give an artist talk. Participants can purchase lunch from the Museum’s Café or bring their own.
21 Thursday
Third Thursday
5 – 8 PM // FREE
In collaboration with Bytes and Brews, it’s Game Night! Enjoy a selection of board games and console games in the Galleria. Those who come in their best cosplay will be entered for a special drawing. Indulge in delicious food for purchase from Bytes and Brews and a cash bar.
For event information and tickets, visit our website or contact:
Museum Store Sunday
Sunday, December 1
Master Circle Dinner
Monday, December 2
The Art of Wreath Making Workshop
The COMU Gift Shop is excited to showcase a new collection of pottery by local artist Elizabeth Sabatino, offering visitors the chance to bring home a unique piece of Columbus craftsmanship. Treat yourself at the Garden Café, which now features a fresh grab-and-go menu by Fountain City Coffee! Savor gourmet salads, sandwiches, wraps, snack boxes, and freshly baked goods, all made with quality ingredients and a touch of local flair. Whether you’re in the mood for a quick bite or a leisurely snack, the Garden Café offers a delightful array of options to enhance your Museum visit.
The Museum welcomed Columbus State University for its Day of Service in our Bradley Olmsted Garden in August. The students who participated helped beautify the garden under the direction of our staff horticulturist, Matt Thompson.
Volunteer & Docent Social Hour
Monday, December 9
Members & Friends Open House
Thursday, December 12
Featuring sweet treats, a cash bar with signature cocktails, door prizes, live music, and more! Glass maker and Columbus native Sally Denham will be on site with works for sale, as well as local jeweler Lindsey Richard with Common Link.
Pictures with Santa Saturday, December 21
Aimee Brooks is our Collections Manager at The Columbus Museum. Since 2000, she has overseen the COMU collection of nearly 11,000 objects. At the core, a collections manager is responsible for the long-term preservation of the collection. This is accomplished in many ways: proper artifact handling and storage, cataloging and researching objects, inventory, environmental monitoring, insurance, and collections database management, to name a few. She is responsible for shipping, processing, condition reporting, and storing all loans and acquisitions. She recently served as the lead staff liaison for the renovation of the Museum’s collections storage area and the creation of our new collections workroom.
Aimee is an active member of the Southeastern Registrars Association. She previously served as Assistant Curator of the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida. She earned a B.A. in Archaeology from the University of Virginia and an M.A. in Museum Science from Texas Tech University.
“I’ve always had an interest in history and culture. With my undergraduate degree in archaeology, working in museums was a pretty natural fit. I like working with the collection objects. Museums generally only have a small portion of their collections on exhibit. I get the chance to see everything. We add objects to the collection every year, and there’s always something fun to learn about them. Even the objects that have been here for years can offer surprises, either through more research or just noticing something new that went unseen before.”
What ’s been her favorite exhibition at COMU? “Given my educational background, I tend to enjoy history-based exhibitions, but I do like it when both history and art are used together to tell stories. Even better when textiles are involved, because they’re something I’m drawn to. Two come to mind right now. One was here 15 years ago, called The Right Chemistry: Colors in Fashion, 1704-1918
The dresses and costumes were beautiful, and learning about the chemical processes used to make dyes was fascinating. More recently, And Still We Rise: Race, Culture, and Visual Conversations was a favorite of mine. Textiles again … but I like the storytelling aspect to it as well. I also appreciated the artists’ skills in both sewing and composing the quilt ‘paintings.’”
Miles Kirkpatrick is Associate Collections Manager at the Museum. He joined the staff in 2019 after his experience as a Museum Technician at the Harpers Ferry Center with the National Park Service. He received his B.A. in Anthropology from Texas Tech University and remained there for his M.A. in Museum Science.
“It ’s more than just safely handling objects; we’re regarded as the ‘keepers of the details’ when it comes to everything surrounding the collection,” Kirkpatrick explained. “We must make sure that conditions in which an object will be displayed will not cause it damage in the long run. Because of this, we are monitoring light levels, temperature and relative humidity, and how the object will be displayed on the walls or in a case. One role I’ve taken on since I got here is the leader of our Integrated Pest Management System in identifying insects or other pests. I work with staff to ensure that our works are protected and that the exhibits remain pest-free.”
Both Brooks and Kirkpatrick enjoy working at COMU. “I love how the staff comes together to create fun, interesting, and educational offerings to the public. We have a lot of laughs along the way. It makes it a great place to be,” says Brooks. “Working here has been a blessing as Aimee has been a great teacher and supervisor,” says Kirkpatrick. “Our goal is to keep our collections in the best condition possible for our guests. We hope they find great appreciation for not just our objects but for the creator and the time period they were made in as well.”
April 1 to June 30, 2024
**Continuous member for 20+ years // *Continuous member for 10+ years
The Columbus Museum is grateful to recognize our President, Director, Collector, Master Circle, & Patron level members. Those who joined or renewed within the last quarter are in bold print.
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Amos**
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Hecht**
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Henson, Jr.**
Helen Jordan Hobbs**
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Martin II**
Mr. & Mrs. W. Michael Ogie**
Mr. & Mrs. Alan C. Ramsay, Jr.**
D. Steven Sharp**
Mrs. Lovick P. Corn**
Dr. & Mrs. Thornton F. Jordan**
Mr. & Mrs. Mason Houghland Lampton**
Mrs. Cherry N. Pease**
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Robbins**
Maxine R. Schiffman**
Katherine & Wright Waddell**
Mrs. Donald F. Broda, Jr.**
Ed & Suzanne Burdeshaw**
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Butler**
James G. & Kathryn A. Hillenbrand
Marjorie & Jerry Newman**
Mr. & Mrs. Otis J. Scarborough**
Bobsie Swift**
Dr. Chip & Audrey Tillman*
Mrs. Davis Ronald Watson**
Rebecca K. & Sidney H. Yarbrough III, M.D.**
Dr. & Mrs. A. C. Alvarez**
Dr. & Mrs. David P. Antekeier
Fred & Catalina Aranas Family Foundation
Ms. Betty L. Auten*
Mrs. Champ Baker, Jr.**
Bo Bartlett & Betsy Eby*
Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Beck, Jr.**
Catherine & Rennie Bickerstaff**
Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Bickerstaff
Mrs. James J. W. Biggers**
Mr. Wilson W. Blackmon**
Mr. & Mrs. James H. Blanchard**
Thomas R. Bowden & Troy P. Mann
Minnie R. Bradley**
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Y. Bradley**
Ms. Sara B. Bradley
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Brewer*
Dr. & Mrs. Philip L. Brewer**
Mr. & Mrs. Lance Brooks
Ms. Patricia A. Butts
Dr. Kia L. Chambers
Mr. & Mrs. R. Keith Chambless
Mrs. Forrest L. Champion, Jr.**
Dr. & Mrs. Hunter Champion
Rhonda Pritchett Clippinger
Bonnie & Leslie Cohn**
Craig & Traci Courville**
Ms. Florene C. Dawkins
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mack Dixon, Jr.
David Durant
Ms. Brooks Dykes & Mr. Eugene Dykes
Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Elliott, Jr.**
Mint & Robert Flowers**
Cindy & Spencer Garrard
Mr. & Mrs. Gardiner W. Garrard, Jr.**
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Gates**
Gail B. Greenblatt**
James E. & Kelli Hall
Mr. & Mrs. Kerry W. Hand**
Mr. Christopher R. Harman**
Judye S. Harris**
Dr. & Mrs. Ed P. Helton
Darren & Becky Horne
Mrs. Lula Huff**
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Irby
Mr. & Mrs. Randolph B. Jones III*
Dr. William P. Kendall**
Mrs. Erwin D. Key**
Jack & Libbie Key**
Dr. & Mrs. Edward B. Kinner**
Mr. & Mrs. Mason Hardaway Lampton
Mrs. Donald M. Leebern, Jr.**
Mrs. R. Scott McGurk
Mr. & Mrs. W. Fray McCormick**
Mr. (†) & Mrs. Thomas F. McKnight
Mr. & Mrs. L. Pierce Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Miller
Mr. & Mrs. W. Bradley Mullins
Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Pahl*
Mr. & Mrs. William Roland Peek**
Thom Pegg, Black Art Auction
Mr. & Mrs. Ben B. Philips**
Ms. Sally Phillips
Dr. & Mrs. Andrew W. Pippas*
Ms. Marianne Richter
Mr. & Mrs. Chandler Riley*
Mrs. Kathy J. Riley**
Mr. & Mrs. Alan F. Rothschild, Jr.**
Mrs. Benno G. Rothschild**
Ms. Melanie Slaton & Mr. Ben Holden*
Dr. & Mrs. J. Lacey Smith
Celia & Murray Solomon*
Dr. Eva Sperk
Ms. Rose H. Steiner**
Ms. Jeanne R. Swift**
Elizabeth A. Taylor**
Patty Kimbrough Taylor**
Jim & Melissa Thomas
Ms. Beth Thrift
Mr. & Mrs. Wade H. Tomlinson III**
Townsend Wealth Management
Mr. & Mrs. James Trotter, Jr.**
Dr. Amandah S. & Mr. John T. Turner*
Mr. & Mrs. William B. Turner, Jr.**
Mr. Robert H. Vardaman, Jr.
Dr. Thomas A. & Sherry F. Wade**
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Walden, Jr.**
Whitni & Mulford Waldrop
Chris Weaver**
Mr. L. Rexford Whiddon
Susan Smith Wiggins*
Pat & Jack Wilensky**
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Wilson**
Mrs. Brevard House Windsor**
Kay & Billy Winn**
Bob & Liz Wolverton
Keith & Susan Wood
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Woodruff
Mr. & Mrs. Joel O. Wooten*
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey G. Adams
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Adams, Jr.
Mrs. Julia S. Alexander**
Drs. Karin & Champ Baker III*
Mrs. Marjorie B. Bickerstaff**
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred O. Blackmar
Mr. & Mrs. Gary O. Bruce**
Garrett & Shawn Burns
Ann P. Burr**
Mr. & Mrs. Gill Cargill
Ms. Jan Carter**
Elizabeth & Shaun Conlin
Scott & Pam Cotter
Sherricka Day
Mrs. Frank S. Etheridge III**
Mr. & Mrs. Frank D. Foley III**
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Frakes
Rich Godfrey & Kim Dodd
Mr. & Mrs. Lee R. Grogan, Jr.**
Mr. & Mrs. Madden Hatcher, Jr.**
Mrs. Richard Hallock
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Huff**
Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Johnson**
Mr. & Mrs. Miles Jordan
Dr. Ronald E. King
Mr. & Mrs. Seth L. Knight III**
Mr. & Mrs. R. J. Krieg*
Betty Krulik
Ashok & Mary Kumar*
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Lewallen
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony D. Link**
Drs. Kevin T. & Amanda McPherson*
Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. Martin III**
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Metry
Mr. William Morgan & Mr. Steve Morse
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Olson**
Mr. & Mrs. J. Donald Peek**
The Honorable & Mrs. William C. Rumer**
Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd Sampson**
Edith H. Satterwhite**
Ms. Charlotte Alexander Saunders**
Mr. Claude G. Scarbrough III**
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Schley
Kenneth A. Shaw**
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Swift**
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Thayer*
Mr. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Tomlinson**
Mr. & Mrs. Jack G. Turner**
Mrs. W. David Varner, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Mal Waldrep
Mrs. Jessie G. Wright**
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Yancey**
The Columbus Museum is grateful to recognize our Reciprocal, Family, Supporting, & Civic level members who joined or renewed within the last quarter.
Mr. & Mrs. George Boyd
Barbara & David Brandenburgh
Faye Carles**
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Carter
William J. Cunningham, Jr.**
Kathleen Dickinson
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Flournoy**
Mr. John F. Greenman & Ms. Alice Budge**
Susan Schley Gristina**
Mr. & Mrs. David Hay**
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Howard**
Dr. Susan Hrach
Mrs. Ben H. Hudson II**
Celia Jenkins
Dr. & Mrs. Chris Kiggins
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Knight, Jr.*
Mr. & Mrs. Scott McCranie
Mike & Libby McFalls*
Mr. & Mrs. Quincy Miles
Ms. Karen L. Noell
Mrs. Ethel Patrick**
Ronald & Jenda Pettigrew
Stacy L. Poydasheff**
Mr. David Rothschild III**
Ms. Gwendolyn H. Ruff
Gerald & Jodi Saunders*
Mr. & Mrs. G. L. Sexton III**
Nancy & Kim Sheek
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Sheftall
Mr. & Mrs. John Swift*
Lois M. Tryon**
Margaret G. Zollo**
Ms. Dianne Affolter
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Burch
Mr. & Mrs. Romeo Byll
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Callaway
Dr. Kay E. & Dr. William D. Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. Cosby Cartledge
Bobbie & Don Dakin**
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Hannah Davenport
Art & Kathy France**
Ms. Brittany Furr
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Gallops
Mr. & Mrs. J. Hudson Garrett
Mr. & Mrs. David Hancock
Carol & Doug Harvey**
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Hinton
Mr. & Mrs. Matt Houser
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Jordan
Franny & Paul Kilpatrick**
Jenna Kissel & Yolanda Bermudez
Ms. Melinda Klamer
Neal & Julie Littlejohn**
The Luker Family
Mr. & Mrs. Travis C. Miller*
Don & Lilah Morgan
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Moye
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Norris
Mr. Joshua Florio & Ms. Emily Ohlin
Mrs. & Mrs. Olive-Allison
Mrs. Billy A. Phelps**
Margie & Mark Riles
Alan & Libbie Rothschild
Ms. Kara Sasser
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Shalishali
Mr. & Mrs. William Standard
Myrad Marleen Tharpe
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Truett
Lisa Turner
Cheyenne & Luke Valenzuela
Yien Wang
Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Watkins
Ms. Kelly Williams-Sowers
Dr. Jennifer Roberts-Woodbury & Mr. Lee Woodbury II
Tegrin Averett
Susannah Bellew
Raquel Bennett-Gittens
Ms. Michelle P. Blanchard
Ms. Stacey Boyd
Mr. & Mrs. Hunter Bryan
Mrs. Leslie M. Bryan
Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Bryan
Mr. & Mrs. Hunter Bryan
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel L. Buracker III*
Mr. Robert F. Burgin III**
Rick Carpenter
Linda & Michael Cavaliere
Jan McGlaun Caves
Sharon L. Chambers
Mr. & Mrs. William Wade Cliatt
Kat Cole
Carla J. Collins
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Coolik*
Stephanie Cox
CW Creations
Lindsey Davis
Lyndsay Deano
Mr. & Mrs. Will Dillon
Susan R. Dolan**
Richard Edwards
Brandon Elder
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Evans, Jr.
Caroline Fields
Allison Gardner
Peggy Gindville*
Mrs. Joyce W. Gosha**
Seth Grant
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Gregory
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Gridley
Ken Hamill
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Hannay
Leslie Holloway
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Holt, Jr.
Christy & Ben Hubbard
Mary Hurley
Derek Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Larry A. King**
Mrs. James B. Knight**
Leo Lawson
Ashley Lenard
Kenneth Luker
Jennifer Lunsford
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Mahone**
Brantley Manderson
Mr. & Mrs. Paul McClung
SOC Zackary W. Miller II
Ms. Alison Nalley
Addie Newcomer
Jennifer & Anthony Newman
Sarah & Ryan Nupen
Danielle Patterson-Varner
Mr. Drew Payne
Ms. Vonnetta Perry
Ms. Olivia L. Philips
John Posey
President Stuart Rayfield
Howard & Leslie Reiney
Mr. & Mrs. Oz Roberts
Bronwen Rogers
Chandler S. Rohwedder
Christy & Mike Schreck
Edwina Smith & Sam Simmens
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin L. Smith, Sr.**
Ms. Jeanette S. Snavely**
Angela Springer
Jamie Stovall
Mr. & Mrs. John Swift
Mr. & Mrs. Asa V. Swift
Mrs. Jack H. Tinkler*
Ms. Judith Tucker
Tara Van Etten
Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Vaught
Ms. Josie Venable
Dr. Jose & Joanna Villavicencio
Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Waddell III
Kern Wadkins
Dr. & Mrs. Carl Wallman**
Georgia West
Mr. & Mrs Dave Wilson
Angel Wilson
Ashley Woitena & Amber Camp
CIVIC
Mrs. Sadiyah Abdullah
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Anderson
Mr. Philip Chan**
Mrs. Felecia Mathews Cienfuegos**
Mrs. Tesa De Young
Morgan Fleming
Dr. Britney Farmer
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Hughston
Ms. Jan Hyatt
The James Family
Michael A. Jarvis**
Joseph E. Kmiecik
Dr. & Dr. Joshua Koerner
Adele Lindsey
Deborah Lynn
Luise May
Ms. Anne Plott
Doris Meacham Rowe**
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Shrum
Marilyn Crafton Smith
Sylvia Tatum
Suzanne Taylor*
Lindsey Townson & Ben Thigpen
Caitlin Tidewell
Sarah & James Winter
The Columbus Museum thanks our active Affiliate Group Members who joined or renewed within the last quarter.
Garrett & Shawn Burns
Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Elliott, Jr.
James E. & Kelli Hall
Darren & Becky Horne
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Martin II
Mrs. Ethel Patrick
Ms. Gwendolyn H. Ruff
Dr. Chip & Audrey Tillman
Lisa Turner
Garrett & Shawn Burns
Mr. & Mrs. Philliip Elliott Kirven, Jr.
Howard & Leslie Reiney
Alan & Libbie Rothschild
The Columbus Museum gratefully acknowledges the following contributions in honor or in memory of special friends.
In honor of Jonathan Frederick Walz, Ph.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ceccato
In honor of Dr. & Mrs. Alex C. Nichols
Donald Nichols
In memory of Shay Byars
Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Beck, Jr.
The Columbus Museum gratefully acknowledges the following friends for their contributions
Donation of assorted promotional material and ephemera from On The Table, 2019
Gift of The Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley
Donation of artwork by Ilya Bolotowsky
Gift of F. Hawryliw
Donation of artwork by
Thomas Hovenden
Gift of Dr. Thornton F. Jordan
Donation of artwork by Mark Messersmith
Gift of the artist
Donation of artwork by Robert Schatz
Gift of the artist in honor of the Museum’s 70th anniversary
Donation of artwork by
Frederick Judd Waugh
Gift of Dr. Thornton F. Jordan
Donation of items owned by Roberta Yonge Browne
Gift of Sandra Strother Hudson
Donation of artwork by Yasmine Nasser Diaz
Gift of a Friend of the Museum
Donation for the Fund for African American Art
Bea Haledjian
Melinda Hunter
Donation for the Bradley Olmsted Garden
The Green Island Garden Club
The Sprig & Dig Garden Club
Donation for general operations
Estate of Mrs. Otis B. Burnham
Cliboca Foundation
The Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens
George & Ann Swift Family Foundation, Inc. through Joan S. Redmond & Asa V. Swift
Katherine C. Wilson through the Katherine Corn Wilson Fund
Sponsorship of Our Own Work Our Own Way:AscendantWomenArtistsinthe Johnson Collection exhibition
Aflac Foundation, Inc.
Donation for staff appreciation
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Amos
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Y. Bradley
Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Elliott, Jr.
Mint & Robert Flowers
Gail B. Greenblatt
Mr. & Mrs. Kerry W. Hand
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Henson, Jr.
Dr. William P. Kendall
Mr. & Mrs. Mason Houghland Lampton
Mr. & Mrs. W. Michael Ogie
Ms. Gwendolyn H. Ruff
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Schley
D. Steven Sharp
Bobsie Swift
Mr. & Mrs. Tyler A. Townsend
Presenting Sponsor for the Grand Reopening
Aflac Foundation, Inc.
Donation to the Grand Reopening Gala
Mr. & Mrs. John Laska
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Schley
Mr. Henry W. Swift, Jr.
Chris Henson
President
James E. Hall
Vice President
Gwendolyn H. Ruff
Corresponding Secretary
Marianne Richter
MuseumDirector/RecordingSecretary
Tyler A. Townsend
Treasurer
D. Steven Sharp
Immediate Past President
Daniel P. Amos, Kathelen V. Amos, Mary B. Bradley, Kay Broda, Lance Brooks, Lark Champion, Florene Dawkins, J. Robert Elliott, Jr.,
Mint Flowers, Gail B. Greenblatt, Pace Halter, Donna Hand, Helen Hobbs, Thornton F. Jordan, William P. Kendall, Tricia Llewellyn Konan, Elizabeth Lampton, Mary Lu Lampton, W. Fray McCormick, Becky Miller, Stephen Morse, Dionne Rosser-Mims, Jack Schley, Melanie Slaton, Bobsie Swift, Thomas Wade, Jr., Whitni Waldrop, Elizabeth Wolverton, Blair Woodruff
Christine Hull
Ex-officio MCSD Representative
LIFE TRUSTEES:
Phillip L. Brewer, Elizabeth T. Corn, Judye S. Harris, Robert Hecht, F. Clason Kyle, Betsy T. Leebern, Jerry B. Newman, Rebecca K. Yarbrough
HONORARY TRUSTEES:
James H. Blanchard
The Honorable Calvin Smyre J. Barrington Vaught
Marianne Richter Director
Lacey Yeend Assistant to the Director
COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS
Jonathan Frederick Walz Director of Curatorial Affairs & Curator of American Art
Rebecca Bush Curator of History & Exhibitions Manager
Aimee Brooks
Collections Manager
Miles Kirkpatrick Associate Collections Manager
Keith Smith
Lead Preparator/Art & Artifacts Handler
Benny Weldon
Associate Preparator/Art & Artifacts Handler
EDUCATION
Lucy Kacir
Director of Education & Engagement
Jessamy South Youth & Family Programs Manager
Rachel Vogt Academic Programs Manager
Kimberly Finn Director of Development
Julie Garner Event Sales Manager
Morgan Wilson Membership Manager
MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Kristen Hudson
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
Marcolm Tatum
Graphic Designer
Cesar Colon Torres
Marketing & PR Coordinator
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Kimberly Beck
Deputy Director for Operations
Paula Evans
Accounting Specialist
Brooke King
Gift Shop Manager & Volunteer Coordinator
Samantha Wooden
Visitor Services Representative
Josh Latta
Visitor Services Representative
Rick McGowan
Security Chief
Larry Hunter
Security Deputy
Al Johnson
Security Deputy
Edward Diamond
Maintenance Engineer
Jonathan Jones General Maintenance
Alice Holmes
Custodian
Dorothy Walker Custodian
Rita Palm
Custodian
Matthew Thompson Horticulturist
The Columbus Museum is supported in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency –
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