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The Wren’s Nest House Museum

3e141 Urbex Westend Wrensnesthouse
Call: (404) 753-7735 or visit www.wrensnest.org
The home of Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus tales, has recently undergone a revival shepherded by a descendant of the post-Civil War Atlanta writer. Sessions by master storytellers are the central attraction at the beautiful Victorian house.

Saturday September 23, 2023 10:00 AM EDT
We spend a lot of time following the heroes of stories. But what about the villains? Come have fun in this workshop where we will design the perfect antagonist for a story. Maybe it’s a monster, or a ghost, or even a sneaky trickster. Whoever your “bad” might be, we’ll craft them to be the kind that... [click here for more]

Saturday December 17, 2022 11:00 AM EST
Categories: Holiday Take a festive step back in time at Atlanta’s oldest house museum. For three Saturdays this holiday season, The Wren’s Nest will host special tours highlighting the architectural history of the house, which will be decorated with Victorian-era holiday installations created by Old... [click here for more]

Saturday December 3, 2022 11:00 AM EST
Categories: Holiday Take a festive step back in time at Atlanta’s oldest house museum. For three Saturdays this holiday season, The Wren’s Nest will host special tours highlighting the architectural history of the house, which will be decorated with Victorian-era holiday installations created by Old... [click here for more]

Saturday November 26, 2022 11:00 AM EST
Categories: Holiday Take a festive step back in time at Atlanta’s oldest house museum. For three Saturdays this holiday season, The Wren’s Nest will host special tours highlighting the architectural history of the house, which will be decorated with Victorian-era holiday installations created by Old... [click here for more]

Friday August 19, 2022 07:30 PM EDT
Jazz Matters Showcase Series, the signature annual fundraising event, will take place on the grounds of The Wren’s Nest, home of author Joel Chandler Harris on two evenings this year. The Wren’s Nest sits on 2-1/2 acres of magnolia and oak trees in the City of Atlanta’s historic West End. It is the ... [click here for more]

Friday August 19, 2022 07:30 PM EDT
Jazz Matters, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that celebrates and promotes the art of jazz by highlighting the diversity and cultural roots of jazz music and musical genres influenced by it. [click here for more]

Saturday May 14, 2022 02:00 PM EDT
On Saturdays at the Wren’s Nest, stories are center stage! As the school year ends and summer break begins, we want to keep reading top of mind and invite the community to join us for a special storytime hosted by Drag Queen Story Hour’s very own Miss Terra Cotta Sugarbaker. Drag Queen Story Hour ... [click here for more]

Saturday April 23, 2022 01:00 PM EDT
In celebration of National Poetry Month, an observance that uplifts poetry’s role in our shared culture, The Wren’s Nest will host a special reading and performance by the 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Out Loud Georgia State Champion Amaya A. McGee and Akbar Imhotep, a 2012 Governor’s ... [click here for more]

Saturday November 27, 2021 02:00 PM EST
An exhibition of the photo-based works of artist, Tokie Rome-Taylor at The Wren’s Nest. “One Day Soon Come” is Rome-Taylor’s artistic interpretation and celebration of children, and particularly African Americans of the south. The work puts them at the center, to see their connections, cultural ri... [click here for more]

Friday September 24, 2021 08:00 PM EDT
Categories: Séance, Halloween, Haunted House

The Wren’s Nest is proud to present our brand new Halloween-time experience, SÉANCE. Join us and a fleet of spirits for this family friendly fall season event that brings to life the séance craze popular around the turn of the 20th century.

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1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30310-1812
(404) 753-7735
Museum
COVID-19
Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sunday: Closed

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