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Atlanta History Center and Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Present The Big Read

Atlanta Metro-wide Campaign Encourages Reading of Luis Alberto Urrea’s Into the Beautiful North and Attendance of FREE Accompanying ProgramsThe Atlanta History Center - in partnership with the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System - presents the Atlanta Metro campaign, The Big Read. A program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, The Big Read is designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment. The Big Read is the largest reading program in American history and a multi-faceted

Atlanta History Center Announces Long Range Calendar

Calendar Release Lists All Exhibits, Programs, and Performances Occurring Months June 2014 through January 2015TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS: Wilbur G. Kurtz: History in Gone With the Wind On display July 2, 2014 – April 4, 2015 Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center  Atlanta illustrator Wilbur G. Kurtz served as the historian to the motion picture, Gone With the Wind. Created by the Atlanta History Center, Wilbur G. Kurtz: History in Gone With the Wind reveals Kurtz’s involvement and influence on

Wells Fargo Extends African American History Tour, Brings The Kinsey Collection to Atlanta History Center

On Display April 5 through July 13, 2014 at Atlanta History CenterATLANTA, GA, March 18, 2014- As the nation observes the Civil War Sesquicentennial and the fiftieth anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and the Atlanta History Center readies the opening of the nationally acclaimed exhibition, The Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, Where Art and History Intersect, on April 5, 2014. The Kinsey Collection includes artifacts and works of art demonstrating the artistic, historic, and cultural contributions and progress of

Atlanta History Center Presents Party With the Past in Piedmont Park

Celebrate Atlanta’s Haunted History with this Halloween Themed Event on October 24, 2013, 6 – 9 PMWHAT:                       Party with the Past promises guests a kick-awesome time at this free Halloween themed event. Geared towards Atlanta’s young professional crowd, Atlanta History Center’s Party with the Past program is hosted in a unique venue each time, and offers party-goers a free history lesson accompanied by beer, wine, and tasty treats. This month’s attendees will hear from a paranormal specialist about Atlanta’s haunted history while enjoying snacks available for purchase

Cherokee Garden Library at Atlanta History Center Presents Free Lecture With Landscape Architect Mary Palmer Dargan

Lecture Held Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 4:00 PM, Followed By a Book Signing and ReceptionWHAT:       Lecture by Mary Palmer Dargan, landscape architect and author of Lifelong Landscape Design, Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 4:00 PM, followed by a book signing and reception.    DETAILS:      Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 4:00 pm, followed by a book signing and reception, McElreath Hall, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305. The lecture is FREE to the public. Reservations required, please call 404.814.4046 or email scatron@atlantahistorycenter.com. For more

Celebrate Day of the Dead at Atlanta History Center

Annual Festival Offers a Full Day of Fun That Promises To Stimulate Your SensesEnjoy a day of cultural exploration during the Atlanta History Center’s annual family program, Day of the Dead or Dia de Muertos. Visitors of all ages enjoy learning about this ancient festival rooted in Mexican heritage and that serves as a way for families to remember their deceased loved ones while celebrating their children and the continuity of life.  Smiling faces, swirling brilliant colors, storytelling, and elaborately decorated altars designed to honor lost family and friends, and authentic Mexican food,

Greetings From Atlanta: A Postcard Retrospective

New Atlanta History Center Exhibition Opens April 14, 2012WHAT:                       Greetings from Atlanta: A Postcard Retrospective draws from the Atlanta History Center’s extensive collection of more than 3,000 postcards to provide fascinating glimpses of Atlanta and Georgia, while exploring various styles, printing technology, and social history aspects as uncovered by the unique details of its postmark, its message, its sender, and its recipient.  With more than 200 postcards on display depicting changing skylines, street scenes, businesses, homes, restaurants, neighborhoods,

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