Culture

A proven commitment to cultural excellence

The Columbus, Georgia Region has a strong history of creating public/private partnerships in order to fund a wide variety of cultural offerings in our community.

Recent examples include:

  • $169 million raised in a one-cent sales tax which, in part, helped support a 10,000 seat Civic Center and helped our community become an Olympic Host City
  • $100 million raised in the “Columbus Challenge” to build the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, renovate The Springer Opera House, and expand the historic Liberty Theatre Cultural Center.

Discover our excellent variety of cultural resources:

Civic Center

  • 10,000 seat venue for sporting events, concerts and family shows
  • Home of the Columbus Cottonmouths ice hockey team

The Coca-Cola Space Science Center

  • Challenger Learning Center—for simulated space missions
  • Omnisphere Theater—laser light shows, media performances and nighttime sky displays
  • Mead Observatory

Columbus Museum

  • Second largest art museum in Georgia
  • Focus on American and regional art
  • 17 galleries

Columbus State University—Department of Theatre

  • Undergraduate program in theater arts
  • Classes offered include: acting, directing, lighting, design, stage movement and children’s theater

Columbus State University Schwob School of Music

  • An internationally known center for music excellence
  • Located in the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
  • An "All-Steinway" school

The Columbus Symphony Orchestra

  • Founded in 1855
  • Oldest continuously operating symphony in the U.S

Historic Columbus Foundation, Inc.

  • Spotlights a district of historic homes
  • Includes walking tours of five historic house museums

The Human Experience Theatre

  • Non-profit community theater
  • Offers a wide variety of theater experiences including traditional, original, children’s and musicals
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National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus

  • Only museum dedicated to Civil War navies
  • Collection of some of the rarest and most significant Civil War Navy artifacts in the world

National Infantry Museum

  • Traces evolution of infantry from 16th century to present
  • Includes an exhibit on the history of Fort Benning

Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center

  • Unique, interactive facility
  • Focus on the Chattahoochee River and area wetlands

Rankin Arts Center

  • Classes in a wide variety of arts including visual, performing, culinary and cultural
  • Dance and art studios, kitchens, multi-purpose studio space

RiverCenter for the Performing Arts

Home to the:

  • Columbus Symphony Orchestra
  • The Columbus State University Schwob School of Music
  • A variety of auditoriums and support facilities

Springer Opera House

  • Founded in 1877
  • The State Theater of Georgia
  • Home to the Springer Theater Academy, a well-known training school for young actors
  • Recently underwent a $12 million historic renovation

 

Contact us today to learn how
The Valley Partnership can help you grow your business.

1200 Sixth Avenue
PO Box 1200
Columbus, GA 31902-1200
Phone (706) 327-1566 or
(800) 360-8552
Fax (706) 327-7512
info@thevalleypartnership.com