Wexner Center for the Arts

Wexner Center for the Arts
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Location1871 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio
TypeContemporary art
OwnerOhio State University
Public transit accessBus transport Central Ohio Transit Authority 1, 2, 31, Night Owl
Websitewww.wexarts.org

The Wexner Center for the Arts is the Ohio State University's "multidisciplinary, international laboratory for the exploration and advancement of contemporary art."

The Wexner Center is a lab and public gallery, but not an art museum, as it does not collect art. However, when the center was constructed, it replaced the University Gallery of Fine Arts, and assumed possession and stewardship of the University Gallery's permanent collection of roughly 3,000 art works. The collection serves a secondary role in the center's programs in the visual, media and performing arts. The Wexner Center is made available to Ohio State University students and scholars for study, and is open to the public.[1] The Wexner Center opened in November 1989, named in honor of the father of Limited Brands founder Leslie Wexner, who was a major donor to the center.

  1. ^ Jones, Emily L. (August 13, 2000). "What will become of OSU's art collections?". The Lantern. Retrieved 2021-04-15.