GeorgiaThe Columbus Museum, founded in 1953, is among the largest museums in the Southeast and is distinctive for its dual focus on American art and the regional history of the Chattahoochee Valley. Its collection numbers roughly 14,000 objects, ranging from American fine and decorative arts to artifacts documenting the area's past. The institution grew from the estate of Columbus business leader and philanthropist W.C. Bradley, whose family donated his nine-acre Wynnton-neighborhood property after his 1947 death; the museum opened in a 1912 Mediterranean Revival house that remains part of the complex. A capital campaign in the 1980s funded a major expansion that opened in 1989, enlarging the building from about 32,000 to 86,000 square feet, and in 1992 the museum sharpened its emphasis to American art and cultural history.
Columbus Museum
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Columbus Museum is a museum in Columbus, Muscogee County. It is one of 11 museums documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.4663, -84.9752 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Bradley Olmsted Garden (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wynn House, Wynnton Academy, and Wynnton Community.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Columbus Museum, founded in 1953, is among the largest museums in the Southeast and is distinctive for its dual focus on American art and the regional history of the Chattahoochee Valley. Its collection numbers roughly 14,000 objects, ranging from American fine and decorative arts to artifacts documenting the area's past. The institution grew from the estate of Columbus business leader and philanthropist W.C. Bradley, whose family donated his nine-acre Wynnton-neighborhood property after his 1947 death; the museum opened in a 1912 Mediterranean Revival house that remains part of the complex. A capital campaign in the 1980s funded a major expansion that opened in 1989, enlarging the building from about 32,000 to 86,000 square feet, and in 1992 the museum sharpened its emphasis to American art and cultural history.
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