
CMA SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF EDUCATORS AS THEY RELATE TO BEST PRACTICES IN CREATIVITY AROUND IMAGINATION, CRITICAL THINKING AND INNOVATION. WE HAVE RECEIVED WIDESPREAD RECOGNITION FOR THIS WORK INCLUDING BEING AWARDED THE NATIONAL MEDAL FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES, THE NATION'S HIGHEST HONOR FOR INSTITUTIONS MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITY. WITH THE OPENING OF A NEW CENTER FOR CREATIVITY IN 2010, CMA ADOPTED CREATIVITY AS OUR SOCIAL MISSION AND RALLY CALL IN WHICH TO CHAMPION, ENGAGE AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. PROGRAMS / LEARNING: CMA CONTINUES TO BE AN INNOVATOR IN THE FIELD OF MUSEUMS AND LEARNING, RECEIVING WIDESPREAD RECOGNITION IN BOTH THE MUSEUM AND EDUCATION WORLD. OF LIVELIER, MORE EXPERIENTIAL SPACES AND INCREASED CMA'S PUBLIC VALUE BY DEEPENING ITS CAPACITY TO SERVE IN WAYS THAT ARE RELEVANT AND MEANINGFUL IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

WALTER WING, OPENED IN 2015, ADDED 50,000+ SQ. PRIOR TO CLOSURE, CMA HAS JUST OPENED ITS CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED EXHIBITION ART AFTER STONEWALL: 1969-1989 AS THE FINAL STOP ON A NATIONAL TOUR INCLUDING VENUES IN NEW YORK AND MIAMI.

MUSEUM CAPACITY HAS BEEN REDUCED TO ACCOMMODATE SOCIAL DISTANCING IN THE GALLERIES AND ALL VISITORS MUST RESERVE TICKETS IN ADVANCE OF THEIR VISIT.
COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART ALTZHEIMERS PROGRAM FULL
IN A YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER, CMA FACED A VARIETY OF NEW CHALLENGES BROUGHT ABOUT BY COVID19, INCLUDING A 14-WEEK FULL CLOSURE FROM MARCH 13 THROUGH JIN ACCORDANCE WITH RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE BY THE STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. CMA HOUSES MORE THAN 13,000 WORKS OF ART INCLUDING AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COLLECTION OF AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN MODERNIST WORKS. THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART SEEKS TO CREATE GREAT EXPERIENCES WITH GREAT ART FOR EVERYONE.ĮXHIBITIONS / COLLECTIONS: IN 2020, CMA CELEBRATED 142 YEARS OF CREATIVE EXPERIENCES, ENGAGED LEARNING, AND CONNECTIVITY FOR RESIDENTS OF AND VISITORS TO CENTRAL OHIO.
