Comics & Cartoon History: New Archives, Methods, and Discoveries
Thursday, September 26 & Friday, September 27

FREE and open to the public. A two-day academic comics symposium.
Sullivant Hall Collaboratory (room 141)

Join us for the tenth year of CXC!

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) is an annual European-style festival that spans four days and stretches throughout the city of Columbus, Ohio. Each year, CXC continues to do what it originally set out to do: make genuine connections between people who share a love, a passion, and a personal reason to believe in the future of cartoon art.

More information, including the full schedule, can be found at cartooncrossroadscolumbus.org

Ring in the back-to-school season with a book sale blowout at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum!

Hundreds of duplicate items from our collection will be available for purchase. We will be accepting cash and credit cards for payment, and all proceeds will be used to help process our collections. Don’t miss out!

Join us for NANCY FEST at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Memorial Day weekend, May 24–25 2024!  The Nancy Show: Bushmiller and Beyond is an exciting new exhibit coming to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum (BICLM) in Columbus, Ohio, May 22, 2024 – November 3, 2024. Curated by Brian Walker, this two-gallery show will feature original art, stunning color Sunday newspaper pages, photographs, merchandise, and other artifacts celebrating Ernie Bushmiller’s beloved and iconic comic strip Nancy. The exhibit will also highlight those who carried on the comic strip after Bushmiller, and the wide variety of artists inspired by Nancy, from punk zines to fine art paintings, parodies, and more.

Registration is required for this event

NANCY FEST IS SOLD OUT!

Please call the Engagement Center at 1-800-678-6011 or
614-247-4105 to be added to the waitlist.

Sunday, April 28 at 2:00 pm, exhibition curator Nhora Lucía Serrano will be at the museum to lead a tour of Depicting Mexico and Modernism: Gordo by Gus Arriola. This tour is FREE and open to the public. Admission to the museum is FREE.