
Over-21s evening with a complimentary drink, snacks and a 30-minute mini-tour through different art styles and periods, with admission to the museum.
The Columbus Museum of Art is hosting Art History Happy Hour on Thursday, November 5, from 6 PM to 7 PM. It's an over-21s session that works as both a social hour and a crash course in art history, and it's not just a one-off—there's a second date on Thursday, December 17, at the same time.
The museum describes the evening as being built for the art-curious rather than the academic. The format is straightforward: you start with a drink, then move into a 30-minute mini-tour that walks through different art styles and periods, all tied together by a single big idea. There are no textbooks required, and the tour is designed to be fun and informative rather than a lecture. It's a good way to get a sense of how different eras of art connect without needing a background in the subject.
Because it's an over-21s session, the night doubles as a social hour. You've got the drink to start, the tour to follow, and a chance to connect with other people who are there for the same thing. The ticket covers the snacks, the complimentary drink, the 30-minute tour, and admission to the museum, so you can stick around and look through the galleries after the tour wraps up.
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Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers, and both include the snacks, the drink, the tour, and museum admission. Both sessions run from 6 PM to 7 PM at the museum, 480 East Broad Street in Columbus.