Atlanta History Center
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(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.
Friends & Fiction LIVE
Monday March 17, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Members. $45 (includes signed copy of The Story She Left Behind and pre-conversation reception).
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Michael Vorenberg
Tuesday March 18, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Members. $12.
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One historian’s journey to find the end of the Civil War—and, along the way, to expand our understanding of the nature of war itself and how societies struggle to draw the line between war and peace
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Members Genealogy Lecture
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:30 AM EDT
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Grab Your Tickets
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Not sure what to do with that box of old photographs under the bed or those grainy VHS tapes behind the TV? Family photographs and videos present unique challenges to the family historian. While these materials can provide additional information about the lives of our ancestors and open a window on ...
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Livingston Lecture featuring John Ferling
Wednesday April 2, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Members. $12.
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Bridgett M. Davis
Wednesday April 9, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Member. $12.
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Bridgett M. Davis
Wednesday April 9, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Member. $12.
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The Great Swan House Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday April 12, 2025 09:00 AM EDT
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Members. $30.
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Guests 3 and under are free, but tickets are required for attendance for all guests.
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Jonathan Horn
Wednesday April 23, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Members. $12.
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Cherokee Garden Library Celebrates 50 Years & Growing with Charlotte Moss
Wednesday May 7, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center
Cost: $150
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Please join us on Wednesday evening, May 7, 2025, to celebrate the Cherokee Garden Library—a growing collection of 40,000 rare and contemporary works telling the diverse and meaningful stories of people and plants that have shaped the Southeastern United States and beyond.
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Rick Atkinson
Thursday May 22, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Members. $12.
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Judith Giesberg in conversation with Lisa Rayam
Tuesday March 11, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Members. $12.
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Drawing from an archive of nearly five thousand letters and advertisements, the riveting, dramatic story of formerly enslaved people who spent years searching for family members stolen away during slavery.
Of all the many horrors of slavery, the cruelest was the separation of families in slave auc...
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Colleen Oakley in conversation with Emily Giffin
Monday March 10, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Members. $12.
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Living Room Learning Week 8
Wednesday March 5, 2025 02:00 PM EST
Atlanta History Center
Cost: $140
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We hope you will join us for our next series which will explore the origins of the American Revolution in honor of the forthcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Lecture topics will look at the intellectual traditions of the 18th century that drove the Revolution, cultural pra...
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Ryan Hendrickson
Monday March 3, 2025 07:30 PM EST
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Member. $12.
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Party with the Past: Center for Puppetry Arts
Thursday February 27, 2025 06:30 PM EST
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Free w/RSVP
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On Thursday, February 27th, from 6:30-9:30 pm ET, join us for our first Party with the Past of the year as we head down to Center for Puppetry Arts! Located inside the old Spring Street School building, Center for Puppetry Arts has been a valuable resource to the Atlanta performing arts community fo...
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Living Room Learning Week 7
Wednesday February 26, 2025 02:00 PM EST
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Register
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We hope you will join us for our next series which will explore the origins of the American Revolution in honor of the forthcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Lecture topics will look at the intellectual traditions of the 18th century that drove the Revolution, cultural pra...
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Daniel Stone
Tuesday February 25, 2025 07:00 PM EST
Atlanta History Center
Cost: $12, Not-Yet Member.
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Daniel Stone
Tuesday February 25, 2025 07:00 PM EST
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Member. $12.
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David Levering Lewis
Thursday February 20, 2025 07:00 PM EST
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-yet-members. $12.
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The Stained Glass Window: A Family History as the American Story by David Levering Lewis
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Panel Discussion: Gene Kansas, Jacqueline Jones Royster, and Ed Bowen, moderated by Mike Jordan
Wednesday February 19, 2025 07:00 PM EST
Atlanta History Center
Cost: Not-Yet Members. $12.
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Atlanta Cyclorama at Atlanta History Center
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...
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Atlanta History Center Gardens
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.
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Margaret Mitchell House
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...
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Swan House at Atlanta History Center
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130 West Paces Ferry Road N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30305
(404) 814-4000
Atlanta, GA 30305
atlantahistorycenter.com
Tourist Attractions, History Museum
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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
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Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, 130 West Paces Ferry Road N.W.