Experience life in the 1950s as seen through the eyes of one Ohio family, with a visit to their fully furnished ranch-style home—an all-steel Lustron house made in a Columbus factory after World War II, then rebuilt inside the Ohio History Center in 2013. Step back in time as you peek in the cupboards and snoop in the drawers of this totally hands-on exhibit, then learn more about the 1950s through videos featuring the recollections of Ohioans who grew up in the era, plus displays featuring TV, radio, movies, music, books and other Pop Culture of the time.
Explore the greatest journey in human history, one that put men on the moon and set the course for our nation’s space program
This MA Best Community Partnership award winning exhibit features 27 photographs and explores the stories of Ohio’s largest current-day refugee community – about 20,000 Bhutanese-Nepali people who now live in central Ohio after leaving their native Bhutan and living for as long as 20 years in temporary refugee camps in Nepal.
Buckeye Furnace is a reconstructed charcoal-fired blast furnace, one of many that once operated in southeastern Ohio’s Hanging Rock Iron Region.
Battle flags are a source of pride, fellowship and identity for soldiers and civilians alike. By learning about the battle flags we can draw inspiration from those who carried them. Preserving the flags is one way to show our gratitude for the sacrifices soldiers made on our behalf.
Explore how species become endangered and extinct and how you can make a difference. It features one of the last known wild passenger pigeons, Buttons, who was found in Ohio and is a part of the Ohio History Connection’s permanent collection.
It's not an exhibit—it's an experiment! Traditional museum exhibits only display a small portion of a museum’s collection. In our Great Collections Experiment we're trying out new ways of displaying and sharing more of the amazing, priceless and sometimes quirky objects in our vast collection. While conventional exhibits usually tell a story about an event or a time period, these new galleries focus on displaying beautiful and intriguing objects and leave the storytelling up to you.
