The Big Explore

Visit the Wexner Center for the Arts to enjoy the acclaimed exhibition Mickalene Thomas: I Can’t See You Without Me at no cost (galleries open 11 AM–8 PM), and take advantage of free COTA rides all day. Central Ohio residents can also enjoy free admission to the Columbus Museum of Art, COSI, Franklin Park Conservatory, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, Ohio History Connection, and the Pizzuti Collection as well. See parking and travel information below, and see you about town on December 29.

Members, please note: We are expecting a large number of guests Saturday, December 29. If you are planning to visit that day please know there could be longer wait times than usual.

Parking: There are many options for parking when coming to the Wexner Center.
On-campus parking is available at:

• Arps Garage to the north of the Wexner Center on High Street is available for visitor parking after 4 PM and on weekends.
• Ohio Union South Garage, just a little south of the center.The Ohio Union South garage is accessible from High Street and College Road.
• Wheelchair-accessible parking is available in the Ohio Union South Garage. There are also a very limited number of spaces in front of Mershon Auditorium; please note that some of these are reserved for Ohio State permit holders.

These are your closest options to the Wexner Center. For additional information please visit the CampusParc website. This will provide you with the most up-to-date parking information for The Ohio State University campus and provide a list of additional parking options.

The Big Explore Free COTA Rides: Free COTA rides will be available from 5 AM on December 29 until 1 AM on December 30. Plan your route ahead of time with this interactive map from COTA.