Museum Hours Monday: Closed Tuesday: 10am - 5pm. Wednesday: 10am - 5pm Thursday: 10am. - 8pm Friday: 10am - 5pm Saturday: 10am - 5pm Sunday: 1pm - 5pm Admission Is Free Traveling Exhibitions Drawing Near Avail. for national tour through 2013. Across India Avail. for national tour through 2013.

Sound and Vision: Monumental Rock & Roll Photography December 10, 2011 – April 1, 2012, Third Floor Galleries   On With The Show! The Springer Opera House and History of Columbus Theatre (1830-present) September 24, 2011 – February 12, 2012, History Gallery To Remember a Vanishing World: The Photographs of D.L. Hightower August 30, 2010 – February 29, 2012, Sidney H. Yarbrough III Gallery

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Accessibility
The Columbus Museum is wheelchair accessible.

Abandoned Property Listing
The Columbus Museum has stewardship over items that we have reason to believe may be on loan and for which the Museum does not know the owner or have any reasonable means of determining the owner.  These include items such as decorative arts objects, books, documents, drawings, electrical equipment, glass, jewelry, prints, sculpture, textiles, tools, toys, and weapons; a complete listing of the items, with photographs, may be found on the Museum's website here, or may be mailed upon request by calling706.748.2562 ext.210. The Museum considers these objects to be abandoned, and pursuant to the Georgia Museum Property Act (06 SB195/AP; http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/fulltext/sb195.htm), the Museum is hereby making public notice for claims of ownership of these objects. The Museum will become the owner of the property if the present owner does not submit a written claim to the property to the Museum no later than March 31, 2012.  All claims must include proof of ownership and should be mailed to Kristen Miller Zohn, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, The Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus, GA 31906.  Upon confirming the validity of any claim filed by March 31, 2012, the Museum will make arrangements with the owner to return the property to the owner or dispose of the property as the owner requests. 

Visitor Feedback and Suggestions
The Museum would like to get your feedback concerning ideas for upcoming exhibitions. Please visit the Columbus Museum blog to post your ideas and suggestions.

Photography Policy
Still photography of the permanent collection for private, non-commercial use only is permitted in the Columbus Museum,
provided the following provisions are met:

1.      Flash photography is NOT allowed anywhere in the museum.

2.      No photographic aids, such as a flash, lighting devices or tripods, may be brought in or used in the Museum, except by professional photographers under contract by the museum.

4.      Taking photographs of objects and art owned by the Columbus Museum is allowed only in the art galleries, Chattahoochee Legacy galleries and in Transformations. Photography is not permitted in special exhibits or in areas designated as "No Photography;" works on loan to the Columbus Museum from other institutions may not be photographed. 

5.      To obtain photographs of objects or art owned by the museum for any purpose other than private and non-commercial use, please inquire with the Museum's Registrar.