Museums
Art
- Center for Puppetry Arts.
"The Center for Puppetry Arts' mission is to entertain and
enlighten audiences, nurture the world community of artists,
expand the puppetry art form, and explore the past, present, and
future of puppetry.
The Center for Puppetry Arts is a unique cultural treasure - a
magical place where children and adults are educated,
enlightened and entertained. Since 1978, the Center has
introduced millions of visitors to the wonder and art of
puppetry, and has touched the lives of many through enchanting
performances,
curriculum-based
workshops and the hands-on
Museum,
as well as
Distance Learning and
Outreach
Programs."
- High Museum of Art Atlanta.
"The grand opening of the new High Museum of Art in November
2005 was a historic milestone not only for the Museum, but also
the city of Atlanta and the Southeast. The renowned Italian
architect Renzo Piano fashioned an architectural masterpiece in
Midtown Atlanta. Richard Meier's critically acclaimed building
in 1983 established the High among the nation's leading cultural
institutions. Renzo Piano's 2005 expansion takes the High to a
new level as one of the nation's great museums of the
twenty-first century.
Architect Renzo Piano designed a 'Village for the Arts' in
Midtown Atlanta and created dynamic new spaces for the High's
growing collection and expansive program of museum-organized
special exhibitions. Three new buildings now surround the piazza
more than doubling the Museum's size to 312,000 square
feet—allowing the High to display more of its growing
collection, increase public programs, and offer new visitor
amenities. Learn
more about the new buildings.
The 177,000-square-foot expansion of the High is the centerpiece
of an overall upgrade of the Woodruff Arts Center, which
encompasses the High Museum of Art, the Atlanta College of Art,
the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Young
Audiences of Atlanta and the 14th Street Playhouse."
- Margaret
Mitchell House and Museum.
- Michael C. Carlos
Museum of Emory University. "The collections of the
Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University span the globe and
the centuries. Housed in a
distinguished building by renowned architect
Michael Graves, the Carlos maintains the largest collection
of ancient art in the Southeast with objects from ancient Egypt,
Greece, Rome, the Near East, and the ancient Americas. The
Museum is also home to collections of nineteenth- and
twentieth-century sub-Saharan African art and European and
American works on paper from the Renaissance to the present day.
The Carlos Museum works with Emory faculty members to develop
unique special exhibitions that draw on
collections from around the world to engage the public and
contribute to current scholarship. The Museum also mounts
exciting traveling exhibitions developed by other institutions
and makes them available to its community."
Children's
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Imagine It! The
Children's Museum of Atlanta. "The mission of Imagine
It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta is to create environments
and activities where young children experience the power of
imagination and the pure delight of learning with each other and
with grown-ups.
The museum is ideal for children age 8 and younger."
Commercial
- The World of Coke.
"Our new and expanded World has something for everyone!
- Thrilling 4-D Theater
- World's largest collection of Coke memorabilia
- Fully functioning bottling line that produces
commemorative 8-ounce bottles of Coca-Cola®
- Tasting experience with nearly 70 different products to
sample
- Pop Culture Gallery featuring works by artists such as
Andy Warhol and Steve Penley
- World-famous Coca-Cola® Polar Bear
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History
- Atlanta
History Center. "The 14 founders of the Atlanta
History Center could not have envisioned their future impact
when in 1926 they formed what was then known as the Atlanta
Historical Society. Beginning as a group of civic-minded
Atlantans – led by prominent attorney Walter McElreath and
meeting in each other’s homes, collecting early manuscripts and
photos, and publishing research bulletins to “arouse in the
citizens and friends of Atlanta an interest in history” – it has
turned into a primary source of Atlanta, regional and national
history.
In 1990, the Historical Society and all its holdings became
known as the Atlanta History Center. Today, the History Center
is located on 33 acres in the heart of Atlanta’s Buckhead
district and includes: one of the Southeast’s largest history
museums; a research library and archives that annually serves
more than 10,000 patrons; two historic houses illustrating over
a century of Atlanta’s history; a two-acre midtown campus which
houses the Margaret Mitchell House & Museum; and a series of
gardens unique in both design and horticultural presentation in
the metropolitan area..."
Natural History
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