Columbus Museum of Art

As a VENUE: Host your event…

Surround yourself with beauty and creativity. Located in downtown Columbus, the Museum is an elegant and welcoming location for all things event-related. The Columbus Museum of Art, built in 1931, is on the National Register of Historic Places. It houses many famous works by the greats including Picasso, Cezanne, Monet, and Pollock. The ambiance is hard to replicate, especially with event spaces among the world-renowned art collection. Galleries with soaring ceilings, sculpture gardens, an event pavilion and other intimate spaces create a stunning backdrop for your * wedding * corporate business meeting * social gathering, or * other special event.

Weddings: At Columbus Museum of Art, we believe in creating curated experiences for all. We value creativity and honor every form of love, culture, and tradition. From your first visit to the last dance, our Special Events Team is here to ensure your event is seamless and unforgettable. Hosting your wedding at the museum means celebrating in a space as distinctive and inspiring as your story. Convenient Wedding Packages are offered.

Corporate or Social Events: Nestled in the heart of downtown Columbus, Columbus Museum of Art offers a distinctive setting for memorable corporate and social events. With striking architectural features, a world-renowned art collection, and a variety of flexible venue spaces, the museum provides an inspiring backdrop for any occasion.

• Corporate Team Building: Columbus Museum of Art is the perfect place to plan your next corporate team building or leadership workshop. We’re proud to partner with Just Bloom, the business education arm of Dr. Angus Fletcher’s groundbreaking research into the brain-science of creativity. As seen in Harvard Business Review and validated at the world’s top moonshot factories, Just Bloom offers award-winning workshops in leadership, innovation, and team building. Just Bloom at CMA incorporates our permanent collection into their science-backed process. The result is an engaging and immersive art-inspired experience that activates your deep brain creativity to give your organization tangible results.
• Events at The Pizzuti: Located in the heart of the Short North Arts District, Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti offers a distinctive setting for memorable corporate and social events. The venue features multiple gallery spaces and two outdoor areas, allowing for a flexible and dynamic event layout. Our Special Events team will work closely with you to tailor your vision to the unique character of the museum.

Twelve distinctive spaces are available:

• Schottenstein Property Group Pavilion & The Atrium: Our largest event space, the Pavilion features a sleek, modern design with light wood floors, skylights, and a glass wall that fills the space with natural light. Crisp white walls offer a flexible backdrop for any event vision. Amenities include two adjacent hospitality suites, three AV projectors with screen, rigging capabilities, in-house staging, and a balcony with garden views.
  • Pavilian Capacity: Seated Dinner (300 guests); Cocktail Reception (350 guests); Theatre Style (350 guests)
  • The Atrium Capacity: Cocktail Reception (300 guests)
• Edwards Court & The McCoy Family Broad Street Lobby: With a soaring atrium-style glass ceiling and Dale Chihuly’s vibrant Isola di San Giacomo in Palude sculpture, Edwards Court offers an inspiring setting with distinctive architectural detail. Features include two adjacent hospitality suites, access to ten permanent collection galleries, built-in speakers, and entry through the historic Broad Street Lobby.
  • Edwards Court Capacity: Seated Dinner (175 guests); Cocktail Reception (200 guests)
  • Lobby Capacity: Seated Dinner (65 guests); Cocktail Reception (75 guests)
• Patricia M. Jurgensen Sculpture Garden: This beautifully landscaped garden in the heart of downtown Columbus features The Mountain fountain by Aristide Maillol and a shaded patio. The lawn is perfect for open-air receptions and ceremonies.Please note: This space is weather-dependent and not available during museum open hours without an approved rain plan.
  • Capacity: Seated Dinner (150 guests); Ceremony/Theatre Style (250 guests); Cocktail Reception (300 guests)
• Cardinal Health Auditorium: This formal, theater-style space offers excellent acoustics, updated AV capabilities, and overflow screening options. It’s a favorite for lectures, performances, and screenings—and features a 1929 Steinway grand piano available for rental.
  • Capacity: Seated (288 guests)
• Loann W. Crane Forum: Intimate space perfect for luncheons, meetings, or receptions. The room showcases museum artwork, and offers projection capabilities, laptop hookups, and optional AV packages.
  • Capacity: Seated Dinner (60 guests); Cocktail Reception (75 guests); Theatre Style (75 guests)
• American Electrical Power (AEP) Foundation Ready Room: Intimate space perfect for luncheons, meetings, or receptions. The room offers projection capabilities, laptop hookups, and optional AV packages.
  • Capacity: Seated Dinner (55 guests); Cocktail Reception (75 guests); Theatre Style (75 guests)
• Schokko Art Café: Schokko Art Café, is a vibrant, contemporary café. The north wall of glass opens up onto the sculpture garden terrace, making this the perfect location to host network gatherings, intimate dinners, or an indoor/ outdoor reception after a day of training.
  • Capacity: Seated Dinner (60 guests); Cocktail Reception (80 guests)
• Ralph and Joan Talmage Meeting Room: A versatile, boardroom-style gallery meeting space located near the Huntington Atrium. Features mobile tables and chairs—ideal for small presentations, meetings, or working sessions.
  • Capacity: Seated Dinner (25 guests); Cocktail Reception (35 guests)
• Whole Museum

Support the Columbus Museum of Art… by simply booking your next special occasion here:

https://www.columbusmuseum.org/host-your-event/

As a SHOP: Discover unique gifts…

The Museum Store at the Columbus Museum of Art offers products carefully chosen to capture the essence of creativity and excellent design. We are the shopping destination for all life’s special occasions – fun and functional gifts, jewelry and personal accessories, toys designed for imaginative play and a diverse mix of books on art and design. All purchases support the museum’s mission to foster creativity, broaden perspectives, and make space for inspiration and renewal, sparking dialogue, energizing communities, and providing transformative encounters with art. Merchandise is catalogued within these collections: * Books (From artist monographs, to the perfect coffee table book, to kids books and cookbooks) * CMA Exclusives (Exclusive merchandise available only at the Columbus Museum of Art) * Gifts (Find gifts for all of life’s special occasions) * Jewelry (Carefully selected handmade and designed jewelry from rings and necklaces, to pins and more).

Support the Columbus Museum of Art… by simply purchasing your specialty merchandise here:

https://museumstore.columbusmuseum.org/

As an EATERY: Food for thought…

Schokko Café: Located just inside the main entrance, the café offers a warm, contemporary setting for a relaxing meal or quick bite. Guests can dine indoors or on the patio nestled within the Patricia M. Jurgensen Sculpture Garden. Open during all regular museum hours, the café serves a seasonal menu featuring locally sourced ingredients, inventive takes on modern cuisine, and comforting classics. Private Dining Experience: Hosting friends, family, or colleagues? Private dining at Columbus Museum of Art offers an intimate, shared dining experience for 6 to 20 guests. Enjoy a multi-course, family-style meal—no venue rental required. Seating is first come, first served.

Support the Columbus Museum of Art… by simply dining here:

https://www.columbusmuseum.org/schokko-cafe

Be a DONOR: Show that you care…

Your contribution provides critical operating support to Columbus Museum of Art and helps sustain the Museum’s community programs, preserve, and expand CMA’s art collection and make it accessible to all, and bring world-class exhibitions to Central Ohio. It is because of support like yours that CMA can create new experiences and share the power of art, inspiration, and creativity with thousands of visitors in our galleries and online. 

Membership:

Membership provides you with an entire year of access to art and culture through free admission to the Columbus Museum of Art and the Pizzuti Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art, invitations to member-exclusive events, and free or discounted tickets to public programs. Your membership contribution provides critical operating support to CMA and helps sustain the Museum’s community programs, preserve and expand CMA’s art collection and make it accessible to all, and bring world-class exhibitions to Central Ohio. A membership to the Columbus Museum of Art is a meaningful gift that will be enjoyed all year long. You can find the perfect membership for everyone on your gift list. Memberships at specified levels are offered: Individual * Duo * Family * Reciprocal * Supporter * Patron * Benefactor * Donor Circle * CMA Council * Special Interest Groups: Friends of Jewish Art, Loud & Proud, and The Contemporaries.

Donation

There’s something truly special about Columbus Museum of Art — a place where creativity comes to life, where ideas spark imagination, and where visitors of all ages can connect with art in meaningful ways. It’s a space that honors the past, engages the present, and inspires the future. Your gift of any size is an investment in the social, cultural, and economic growth of our community through a vibrant hub for the arts. Thank you for keeping creativity at the heart of our community through a gift to Columbus Museum of Art! 

Give to the Annual Fund:  Your gift helps conservation of art and makes the Museum’s collection available and accessible for our future generations; provides school tour programs serving nearly 14,000 students from 19 counties, including providing tours to all Columbus City Schools fifth-grade students; brings popular and critically acclaimed exhibitions to Columbus; supports the endless possibilities that happen when creativity is championed, cultivated, and fostered. Bring art into the lives of others by making a tax-deductible gift to CMA, and honor a special person in your life. Tributes and donations in the honor or memory of someone special can be made as a one-time or recurring gift.

• Donations at specified amounts are designated. Memorial and Tribute Gifts are encouraged.
• Sponsorship: Each year, generous individuals and institutions help fund specific Columbus Museum of Art programs and events. These gifts are vital to the museum’s ability to offer outstanding exhibitions and an expansive collection that lend themselves to engaging public programming. Sponsors have the benefit of supporting the museum’s most important work – providing great experiences with great art for everyone – while receiving outstanding benefits: * Visibility and positive association among museum visitors and members, a key consumer profile * High audience impressions through print ads, print materials, direct mail, monthly newsletter, robust social media, annual report, website postings, museum signage, and press releases * Entertainment opportunities for customers, prospective clients, and employees through museum events and curated experiences.
  • Sponsorship opportunities are available in several areas: (To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact a member of our development team.)
    • Exhibition sponsors support the creation of 4-6 shows annually, including new exhibitions organized by CMA, which enhance Columbus’ national profile, and shows on loan from other major cultural institutions.
    • Programming sponsors fund one-time and recurring experiences for children, teens, professionals, and life-long learners of any age.
    • Community outreach sponsors ensure that the proven benefits of art are available to every member of our community through partnerships with Columbus City Schools, Community Day programming, Free Sundays, and more.
    • Special event sponsors fund annual fundraising efforts such as Wonderball, Art Celebration, and CMA Comes Alive.

Planned Giving: When you include Columbus Museum of Art in your estate plan, your generosity supports providing Central Ohio with a world-class collection of art, educational programs, and cultural enrichment. Stand alongside others who have made bold investments in providing financial support to Columbus Museum of Art for generations to come by making a planned gift. Naming CMA in your will, establishing a charitable gift annuity, or designating CMA as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy are just a few ways to help secure the museum’s financial future. To discuss planned giving, including sample bequest language, contact our Development team.

Gifts of Art: Gifts of art that have been approved by CMA curators and funds for the purchase of art greatly help CMA strengthen and broaden its collection. Making a gift can also further your current and future financial and personal goals.

Docent Opportunities: Year-round docents provide museum tours to visitors of all ages. They are the primary educational outreach to students, visitors, and the Columbus community. Docent volunteers undergo an extensive five-month training period that focuses on critical thinking skills, museum education principles and practice and the museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions. Docents agree to serve for at least two years as gallery educators following their training. They also enjoy social events as well as local and national art trips.

General Volunteers: Please contact our managemt team for an update on the status of the program. Thank you for your interest in volunteering.

Online Shopping Support:  You can generate funding that goes directly to Columbus Museum of Art with a simple everyday activity you’re probably already doing: shopping online.

Support the Columbus Museum of Art… by simply joining, donating, or volunteering here:

https://www.columbusmuseum.org/donate