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Brand-new Ohio Statehouse Museum Opens to Public
6/9/2009
CONTACT:
Gregg Dodd, Deputy Director
Communications, Marketing & Events
Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board
gdodd@csrab.state.oh.us
(614) 728-2130
WHAT: The newly constructed Ohio Statehouse Museum will open to the public on June 10 at 10:00 a.m. in the Ohio Statehouse Crypt, ground floor. The Museum will function as an interactive place for learning about Ohio government for more than 80,000 Ohio Statehouse tour visitors annually.
The opening celebration includes a short ribbon cutting ceremony on the ground floor. Scheduled program participants include: Governor Ted Strickland, Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, Senate President Bill Harris and House Speaker Armond Budish. Other notable legislative and community leaders will be on hand to cut the ribbon. The event is free and open to the public. The public and media are encouraged to attend.
About the Museum
The Ohio Statehouse Museum includes interactive, hands-on exhibits that will challenge visitors’ knowledge about Ohio history and the workings of state government, while equipping them to more fully participate as citizens. Historical artifacts and images will tell the stories of those who designed and built the Statehouse and those who have come to serve. Audiovisual media transports visitors to historical events and invites them to imagine themselves as governor or a legislator.
The opening of Phase II of the Ohio Statehouse Museum creates nearly 5,000 square feet of updated exhibits on the ground floor of the Ohio Statehouse that will enrich the experience of school children and visitors.
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