If you are in Columbus OH, you must visit Ohio Crafts Museum at least one. At this unique museum, you get a lot of opportunities to learn. There is so much creativity and education around this place that even your kids will enjoy to be here. But one must not be surprised by the word "museum" associated with its name.

Ohio Crafts Museum is a private company that has been categorized under Museums. It is located in Columbus, OH. This private company was established in 1963 and its inception was in Ohio. Today, there are only 7 to 9 employees who look after this art and craft museum.

At this art museum, you will come across exhibits and summer camps also. It is operated by Ohio Designer Craftsmen and the numerous exhibits at this art museum range from quits to Romanian crafts to figurative clay sculptures. If you are a creative person and want to kids to be creative as well, you can make them join a two-week program offered by this art museum as a summer camp for kids. The program is known as the Young Masters. It is great hands on or hand in hand experience for them as they learn many creative aspects of life. At programs organized by Ohio Crafts Museum, people from all age groups can learn how to make clay tiles, baskets, kites, ceramic candles, glass beads and many more things like these.

With Craftsview Nights program, people can learn raku pottery; cast silver jewelry, found-object masks and stained-glass sun-catchers.

There is variety of entertainment options in Columbus to meet the taste of all travelers. Ohio Crafts Museum is one of them.

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The Ohio crafts museum is a special program of Ohio Designer Craftsmen which is presented every year through five major exhibitions along with rotating display of permanent collection and exhibits. The museum also has crafts research library where wonderful reading material is available. Various educational workshops and events are also organized by the museum for all ages and groups of people. Ohio Arts Council, Columbus Foundation and Greater Columbus Arts Council provide the funding for Ohio crafts museum. The Ohio crafts museum has amazing collection of sterling silver, hand made silk scarves, glass flowers, perfume bottles, Swarovski crystal and many other items which are created by American artist and are priced at suitable range for buying. The museum is located at 1665 West Fifth Avenue in Columbus and free parking is easily available on its east side.

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Staying Near the Ohio crafts museum:

There is no shortage of hotels in Columbus Ohio which are located in close proximity to places of attractions and Ohio crafts museum is no exception to this. There are many upscale hotels present in the nearby areas of museum which include Cross Country Inn, Varsity Inn, The Blackwell, Holiday Inn, Knights Inn and many others. You can choose to stay in any one of these as per your need and your budget.