Atlanta History Center

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Call: (404) 814-4000 or visit www.atlantahistorycenter.com
Founded in 1926, the center includes the Atlanta History Museum featuring signature and traveling exhibitions, the Smith Family Farm, the 1928 Swan House mansion, research archives/special libraries, and 22 acres of gardens.
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Wednesday August 28, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $6 members/$12 non-members
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Despite its apparent isolation as an older region of the country, the Southeast provided a vital connecting link between the Black self-emancipation that occurred during the American Revolution and the growth of the Underground Railroad in the final years of the antebellum period. From the beginning... [click here for more]
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Saturday September 7, 2024 04:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $15+
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Experience mouthwatering Southern baking! From humble home kitchens to innovative new Southern chefs. [click here for more]
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Tuesday September 24, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $6 members $12 not yet members
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Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 launched a momentous period of decision-making for the United States. With fascism rampant abroad, should America take responsibility for its defeat? For popular hero Charles Lindbergh, saying no to another world war only twenty years after the first w... [click here for more]
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Sunday September 29, 2024 03:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $6 members/$12 non-members
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The first in a new in-depth nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott, beginning with the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut. 1983: the United S... [click here for more]
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Wednesday October 2, 2024 07:30 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $6 members $12 not yet members
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Wright Thompson’s family farm in Mississippi is 23 miles from the site of one of the most notorious and consequential killings in American history, yet he had to leave the state for college before he learned the first thing about it. To this day, fundamental truths about the crime are widely unknown... [click here for more]
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Tuesday October 8, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $6 members/$12 non-members
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William Cope Moyers was a model of sober success. As his inspiring story of overcoming addiction was on its way to becoming a New York Times bestseller, everyone thought he had finally achieved the redemption promised by recovery—including him. But the perfect story that helped Moyers become a famou... [click here for more]
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Wednesday October 9, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $6 members/$12 non-members
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Born into poverty in rural Alabama, Lewis would become second only to Martin Luther King, Jr. in his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. He was a Freedom Rider who helped to integrate bus stations in the South, a leader of the Nashville sit-in movement, the youngest speaker at the 1963 March... [click here for more]
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Tuesday October 15, 2024 07:30 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $6 members $12 not yet members
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Featuring new recipes and photographs, this revised and updated edition of Virginia Willis’s best-selling culinary classic also features new variations and commentary on the original recipes plus options using healthier ingredients. More than two hundred heritage and new recipes seamlessly blend int... [click here for more]
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Wednesday October 16, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $25
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In a powerful combination of contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis, and storytelling, The Well-Gardened Mind explores the magic many gardeners have known for years””working with nature can radically transform our health and well-being. Sue Stuart-Smith shares illuminating stories of people navig... [click here for more]
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Monday October 21, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $6 members $12 not yet members
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A Forgotten Migration tells the little-known story of “segregation scholarships” awarded by states in the US South to Black students seeking graduate education in the pre-Brown v. Board of Education era. Under the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, decades earlier, southern states could provide graduat... [click here for more]
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Monday August 12, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $10
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The 1987 brutal murder of Lita McClinton Sullivan shook Atlanta to its core. A Black socialite from a politically powerful Atlanta family, gunned down in broad daylight just around the corner from the Atlanta History Center. The shooter, who delivered a dozen pink roses, vanished into the cold winte... [click here for more]
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Wednesday July 31, 2024 07:30 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $6 members/$12 non-members
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After his retirement in 1976, Aaron’s reputation only grew in magnitude. But his influence extended beyond statistics. Based on meticulous research and extensive interviews The Last Hero reveals how Aaron navigated the upheavals of his time—fighting against racism while at the same time benefiting f... [click here for more]
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Thursday July 18, 2024 09:00 AM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: Free
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Meet Fulton County Extension Agents who will be displaying livestock, and AHC staff demonstrating beekeeping, historic farming practices, and more. Come by and see what the nation’s largest youth development program is doing at Atlanta History Center. [click here for more]
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Friday July 12, 2024 06:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: Not Yet Members: $31 (includes signed book)
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About the Author Emily Giffin is the author of ten internationally bestselling novels: Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Baby Proof, Love the One You’re With, Heart of the Matter, Where We Belong, The One & Only, First Comes Love, All We Ever Wanted, and The Lies That Bind. She lives in Atlanta ... [click here for more]
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Thursday July 11, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $10
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Wednesday June 26, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $31 includes book
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Wednesday June 19, 2024 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $10
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Most Americans know of Harriet Tubman’s legendary life: escaping enslavement in 1849, she led more than 60 others out of bondage via the Underground Railroad, gave instructions on getting to freedom to scores more, and went on to live a lifetime fighting for change. Yet the many biographies, childre... [click here for more]
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Monday June 17, 2024 07:30 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $35 includes book
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Saturday June 15, 2024 01:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $85.00
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Join us for an interactive tasting inspired by “Watermelon & Red Birds Cookbook: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebration” by Nicole A. Taylor. This event is part of our free Juneteenth program, but requires a ticket which will include family-style bites and a beverage offering. We will acc... [click here for more]
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Saturday June 15, 2024 11:00 AM EDT
Atlanta History Center Cost: $85.00
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Join us for an interactive tasting inspired by “Watermelon & Red Birds Cookbook: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebration” by Nicole A. Taylor. This event is part of our free Juneteenth program, but requires a ticket which will include family-style bites and a beverage offering. We will acc... [click here for more]

UPDATE: The Battle of Atlanta cyclorama painting was moved to the Atlanta History Center as part of a project announced in 2014. The old Cyclorama building in Grant Park has been remodeled as an event space and became part of the Atlanta Zoo. At 358 feet long, the Cyclorama claims to be the larges... | more...

Founded in 1926, the center includes the Atlanta History Museum featuring signature and traveling exhibitions, the 1845 Tullie Smith Farm, the 1928 Swan House mansion, research archives/special libraries and 33 acres of gardens. $10-$15. | more...
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The house where much of Gone with the Wind was written beckons to tourists and native Atlantans alike who want to understand more about the author of the most popular novel of all time. The house also plays an important part in keeping Atlanta’s literary scene alive through regular events with local... | more...
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130 West Paces Ferry Road N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30305
(404) 814-4000

Buckhead

Tourist Attractions, History Museum
COVID-19
Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
facebook: @Atlanta History Center

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