500 10th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30332-0620
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A smart place to PLAY! Ideal for crawling babies and children up to eight years old, Children's Museum of Atlanta is the city's only children's museum for fun, hands-on learning through play. Five permanent learning zones, feature exhibits, and the Museum's dedicated troupe of actors and educators - the Imaginators - bring learning to life for young children. Atlanta's only dedicated toy store designed to provide age-appropriate toys for children. Also ideal for party celebrations, field trips, and summer camp!
The Center for Puppetry Arts opened to the public on September 23, 1978, when Kermit the Frog and his creator Jim Henson cut the ceremonial ribbon. The first puppetry center in the United States, today it is the largest American organization solely dedicated to the art of puppet theater. The Center's story begins when a young puppeteer from Florida, Vincent Anthony, began touring with Nicolo Marionettes under the tutelage of Nicholas Coppola based out of New York. By 1966, he was ready for a smaller community where he could be an active partner and make a difference. He pursued the vision of a center that would promote puppetry and become a vital part of the community. He decided to call Atlanta home and created Vagabond Marionettes with Mitchell Edmonds. The Vagabond Marionettes traveled around the Southeast and presented several seasons at Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center. In 1978, Anthony found a permanent home in the former Spring Street Elementary School and the Center was born. That first season, the Center mounted an exhibition of puppets, presented shows for adults and families, and hosted community-based workshops and activities that continue to this day. Since its inception, the Center has worked to serve the diverse populations of Atlanta, the state of Georgia, and the country at large. The Center reaches the community through its focus on core programming: performance, Museum and education. Throughout the years, the Center has been a leading voice in the field, and has hosted numerous conferences and festivals. In addition, the Center has been recognized both nationally and internationally as an organization for excellence. The Ford Foundation recently selected the Center as one of only 28 national organizations to be recognized for success in management and innovative programs. The prestigious Kresge Foundation awarded the Center three different grants to support its capital campaigns. The Center was also the only theater group chosen by the 1996 Olympics to participate in all four years of its arts festival program, garnering recognition from Newsweek as "one of the most exciting companies in American theater."
Founded in 1973 as Nexus, a grassroots artists’ cooperative, Atlanta Contemporary has since become one of the southeast’s leading contemporary art centers. We play a vital role in Atlanta’s cultural landscape by presenting six–10 exhibitions within four seasonal cycles each year, featuring consequential artists from the local, national, and international art scenes. We are one of the few local institutions that commissions new works by artists, paying particular attention to artists of note who have not had a significant exhibition in the Southeast. We organize 50+ diverse educational offerings annually, unrivaled by other local organizations of our size. We are the only local organization to provide on-site subsidized studio space to working artists through our Studio Artist Program, removing cost as a barrier to the creative process.
Extreme Dinosaurs features some of the newest dinosaur discoveries from this ‘Golden Age’ of paleontology, and explores why scientists believe these dinosaurs may have had such bizarre features like horns, plates, frills and feathers. Visitors will experience some of the world's strangest dinosaurs showcased through life-size animatronic models, skeletons, real and replicated fossils, and more. Immersed in a naturalistic landscape filled with lifelike and life-size animatronic dinosaurs, guests will hear them roar and see them move.
The Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking is a research institution and public museum dedicated to the preservation of the history of paper and paper technology. Located inside the Paper Tricentennial Building at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, the museum features the largest collection of paper and paper-related artifacts in the world, including watermarks, papers, tools, machines, and manuscripts. Changing exhibits focus on paper art, and a permanent exhibit details the science and technology used in papermaking.HistoryOriginally called the Dard Hunter Paper Museum, the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum began in 1939. The original museum was created by Dard Hunter and located at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hunter filled the museum with various artifacts representing the art of papermaking. Few people visited the museum while it was at MIT and eventually it was moved to a smaller building on campus.In 1954 the then Institute of Paper Chemistry of Appleton, Wisconsin offered the museum a prominent place on its campus. Hunter became the museum's curator, a job he held until his death in 1966.In 1989 the Institute of Paper Chemistry was relocated to Atlanta, Georgia and renamed the Institute of Paper Science and Technology. The Dard Hunter Collection was packed and moved as well.
Contemporary Art Gallery in West Midtown Atlanta.
In June 2013, Fay Gold reopened her art gallery in the new Westside Cultural Arts Center. She had been working as an art consultant since closing her previous gallery in 2009. She is known for her groundbreaking exhibitions of artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat , Cindy Sherman, Robert Rauschenberg, Alex Katz, Keith Haring, Irving Penn, Andre Serrano. and Robert Mapplethorpe. Gold continues to be dedicated to enriching the Atlanta art scene.
Extreme Dinosaurs features some of the newest dinosaur discoveries from this ‘Golden Age’ of paleontology, and explores why scientists believe these dinosaurs may have had such bizarre features like horns, plates, frills and feathers. Visitors will experience some of the world's strangest dinosaurs showcased through life-size animatronic models, skeletons, real and replicated fossils, and more. Immersed in a naturalistic landscape filled with lifelike and life-size animatronic dinosaurs, guests will hear them roar and see them move.
MODA is the only museum in the Southeast devoted exclusively to the study and celebration of all things design. MODA examines how design affects our daily lives through engaging exhibitions, K-12 educational outreach and exciting adult programming. MODA regularly features exhibitions on architecture, industrial and product design, interiors and furniture, graphics, fashion and more.
SCAD FASH is a preeminent fashion and film museum situated within the SCAD Atlanta campus at 1600 Peachtree Street. Opened in October 2015, the museum hosts international fashion exhibitions, films and lectures for students and the public. Visitors have the rare opportunity to engage with one-of-a-kind garments created by the world's leading fashion houses as well as looks from SCAD's permanent collection, featuring designs by Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta and Givenchy.
The Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta is an engaging cultural attraction that connects The American Civil Rights Movement to today's Global Human Rights Movements. Experience family fun, interactive exhibits, original art & powerful stories of courage at The Center! Tour four immersive exhibit spaces, including The Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection, where visitors can view the personal papers and items to Dr. King. Visit our gift shop for T-shirts, memorabilia and more! The Center's designated event spaces and educational programs inspire visitors to join the ongoing dialogue about contemporary movements for human rights around the world. For more information on The Center, please visit http://www.civilandhumanrights.org/. Join the conversation on civil and human rights on Twitter @Ctr4CHR and Facebook. #1NSPIRED