Museum Gallery Hours

The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum exhibition galleries are open to the public and admission is FREE. Walk-in visitors are welcome. For groups larger than 10 people, please call 614-292-0538 or email cartoons.osu.edu at least one week in advance to plan your visit. 

Thanksgiving Holiday Closure: Thursday, November 24; Friday, November 25; & Saturday, November 26, 2022. Galleries will be OPEN Sunday, November 27, 2023
Monday: Closed
Tuesday–Sunday: Open 1:00–5:00pm

Please note that you will be asked to place coats, backpacks, large purses and bags, and umbrellas in designated areas at the entrance to the galleries or in lockers provided in the gallery or on the main floor. Non-flash photography in the galleries is permitted.

Library Reading Room Hours

Limited hours by appointment only

Monday – Friday: 
Open by appointment: 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Closed: 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Open by appointment: 1:30 – 3:30 pm

Please contact us for research and reproduction services by emailing cartoons@osu.edu or calling 614-292-0538.

Please note that we are a special collections library so our stacks are not open for browsing. Items from our stacks must be requested. See Visiting the Library Reading Room for additional information and online forms to request items before your visit.

BICLM Office

Monday-Friday: Open by appointment. Call 614-292-0538 to schedule.

Museum, Library and Office Closings

Thanksgiving: November 24, 25, & 26, 2022

Christmas Holiday: December 23 through 31, 2022

New Year’s Day: January 1-2, 2023

Martin Luther King Day:  January 16, 2023

Easter Sunday: April 9, 2022

Planned Exhibition Installation: May 8–19, 2023

Memorial Day:  May 29, 2023

Juneteenth: June 19, 2023

Independence Day:   July 4, 2023

Labor Day: September 4, 2023

Veteran’s Day: November 10, 2023 (observed) & Saturday, November 11, 2023

Thanksgiving: November 23, 24, & 25, 2023

Christmas Holiday: December 24 through 26, 2023