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Newcomer’s Guide to Atlanta Museums
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
National Health Museum
All this Health Museum madness — you can read AJC stories about here and here and here and here, and let’s not forget blog posts! — got me wondering about what we’ve already got in this town.
The answer: a lot. Of every variety, from historic houses to libraries to aquariums. Here’s a list of ‘em, courtesy of AccessAtlanta.
This is all good news if you’re a “From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler” kinda person. (I am.) But I’m also way beind, even for a newcomer. So far, I’ve been to two of them, assuming you consider the Georgia Aquarium and Zoo Atlanta to be museums. (I do.)
Here’s a handy map of Atlanta museums I slapped together with the help of Google.
I might have missed some — your favorite, even. (I hope not.) So tell me about it down in the comments: what’s the best in town, exhibit-wise and value-wise? And which will never bother with again after the half-asleep docent and painfully overpriced gift shop?
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By NoDogInHunt
June 24, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
Thanks for not missing the Michael C. Carlos Museum.
It is amazing and never gets the attention from the public it deserves!
By Shannon
June 25, 2008 12:12 AM | Link to this
Ahh! Mixed-Up Files!!!
#By BPJ
August 21, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this
I just noticed this post, as it has shown up on the arts page. The list of museums on AccessAtlanta includes the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, but your google map does not include it - it’s near Ga. Tech. It’s the leading place in Atlanta to see cutting-edge contemporary art from all over. And it has educational programs, films, and subsidized studio space for 14 artists.
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