Ohio History Connection

The Ohio History Connection will test and evaluate a community of support program model to encourage museum visits through Museums for All, an initiative through which museums offer free or reduced admission to people receiving food assistance. Based on an established model from the health care field, the museum will work with multiple community partners and a coalition of five additional museums in Columbus, Ohio, to recruit 10 “community navigators”—trusted members of the community—who will help create a process to engage visitors from the target community. The testing process will leverage activities such as community events to create bridges between the target community and the participating museums. If successful, the community of support program model can be used by other museums to strengthen relationships with this target audience and encourage more visitors to participate in Museums for All.