COLUMBUS, Ohio — Six Columbus museums are joining forces to make admission more accessible by offering discounted tickets.
COSI, the Columbus Museum of Art, the Wexner Center for the Arts, Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, National Veterans Memorial and Museum and Ohio History Center and Ohio Village launched “Museums for All Columbus” Monday making the attractions easier to access for underserved communities.
The chapter stems from the national “Museums for All” program, and will offer admission discounts ranging from free to $3.45 per person.
“Earlier this year, we partnered with the Columbus Foundation to engage in a practice of listening with underserved and underrepresented people,” the museums wrote in a joint statement. “Each of us and our institutions also committed to examine and align operations and resources to support greater access; re-evaluate and re-design programming and re-evaluate and re-design communication practices.”
The Museums for All initiative launched in 2014-15, and anyone who is receiving food assistance such as SNAP benefits can get a discount.
So far, more than 600 museums across the nation have joined the program.
“Columbus is a diverse city with a rich culture, and launching Museums for All Columbus is the first step in providing an opportunity for people to come together, learn something new and spend quality time with family, friends and our community,” the museums wrote in the statement.
