Ohio Statehouse museum goes 21st century
Visitors to the Ohio Statehouse soon will be able to balance the state’s budget, give a State of the State speech and cast a vote in the legislature.
Not for real, of course, but they can experience those tasks and others as part of a new museum wing opening June 10 in the capital building.
The relocation of the museum gift shop last year made room for the 5,000-square-foot museum space, which is chock-full of interactive displays, colorful storyboards and computerized exhibits.
The modernization project, which has cost about $3 million so far, has expanded the 15,000-square-foot Statehouse museum’s offerings from a mishmash of staid historical displays to include an array of dynamic exhibits tied to the daily activities of Ohio government.

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