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 The High
Museum of Art is the leading
art museum in the southeast, where visitors
can expect a broad, diverse selection
of art comprising 19 th- 20 th century
American works, European paintings, decorative
arts, African, African-American art,
photography, modern and contemporary
art. The High recently completed
a major expansion, the cornerstone of
Atlanta 's Woodruff Arts Center .
Three new buildings have more than doubled
the size of the museum's landmark building
designed by Richard Meier. In October
2006, the High also launched an unprecedented,
three-year partnership with the Musee
du Louvre which will bring hundreds of
works of art from Paris to Atlanta . |
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| Located near Centennial
Olympic Park, Imagine It! The Children's
Museum of Atlanta features hands-on, colorful
exhibits and activities in which children
can look, listen, touch and explore as they
learn how things work in their world. The
30,000-square-foot space helps expand children's
minds using proven sensory learning techniques
where they can invent, create, observe and
absorb. |
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One of 10 presidential libraries administered
by the National Archives & Records
Administration, the Jimmy
Carter Library and Museum includes
photographs, historical memorabilia from
his presidency (1976-1981), an exact replica
of the Oval Office, an exhibit of significant
events during Carter's life and political
career, and the permanent home of the former
president's Nobel Peace Prize. |
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| This city, established
in 1832, is introduced to visitors through
a walking or driving tour of its five National
Register Historic Districts. Visit
the square, with specialty and
antique shops, nightspots, restaurants, Theater
in the Square and Glover Park . |
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 This
area served as the thriving
center of black enterprise in
Atlanta from the 1890s through the 1940s and
is the birthplace of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference and Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Explore his birth home, historic
Ebenezer Baptist Church and The
King Center, where Dr. King's
Nobel Peace Prize is on exhibit. The gravesite
of Dr. King and his wife, Coretta Scott King
are also located at The King Center. The Visitors
Center features exhibits t elling the Civil
Rights Movement story. |
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| A cosmopolitan community
connecting Downtown Atlanta with Buckhead,
Midtown has cultural destinations, green
space, neighborhoods and contemporary high-rise
condos springing up along Peachtree Street
. Serving as the bookends for Midtown's cultural
explosion are The
Fox Theatre at its southern
boundary and the Woodruff
Arts Center, a few blocks away. The
Woodruff Arts Center is the largest in the
southeast, ranked among the top four centers
in the United States , and serves as the
home to the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra, High Museum of Art, Alliance Theatre,
the 14 th Street Playhouse and Young Audiences
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| The NEW
World of Coca-Cola at Pemberton
Place™ in downtown Atlanta , is the only
place where you can explore the past,
present and future of the world's best-known
brand. See a 4-D movie experience, a
fully operational bottling line and sample
more than 70 Coca-Cola products around
the world. |
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 Piedmont
Park , with more than 180 acres, is situated
between 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue in
Midtown. The Park features woods, sports
fields, Lake Clara Meer, picnic spots, walking
and skating paths and annual events. These
events include the Atlanta
Dogwood Festival; Bark
in the Park concert by the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra for patrons
and their canine friends; and Screen
on the Green, weekly free movies
in June played on a large outdoor screen. |
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Take a walking
tour of Roswell starting
at the Historic Roswell Visitors
Center or tour the antebellum
homes such as Bulloch Hall ,
the childhood home of former United
States President Theodore Roosevelt's
mother, or Smith Plantation built
in 1845 and fully furnished in period
pieces belonging to the original family. |
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Atlanta 's universities provide a vibrant
contribution to the community.
- Spivey
Hall on the campus
of Clayton State College & University
in Morrow is an acoustically superb
recital venue presenting classical,
vocal, chamber music and more.
- Georgia Tech's Robert
Ferst Center for the Arts attracts
national and international music,
dance and theatrical presentations.
- Georgia State University's Rialto
Center for the Arts offers
an 833-seat performing arts venue
located in downtown Atlanta . Georgia
State is also home to the GSU
Welch School of Arts & Design
Gallery .
- The four-story Miriam H. and
John A. Conant Performing Arts Center opened
at Oglethorpe University to primarily
serve as home to Georgia
Shakespeare and the university's
theater program. Oglethorpe also houses
the superb Oglethorpe
University Museum of Art.
- In the fall of 2002, Emory University
completed its 90,000-square-foot Donna
and Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing
Arts featuring a world-class
concert hall, dance studio and theater
lab for new work. The Michael
C. Carlos Museum, which
focuses on the art of the ancient cultures
of the Mediterranean , the Americas ,
Egypt , Far East and Africa , is also
located on the campus of Emory University
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- The Savannah
College of Art & Design,
cited as one of the hottest design
schools in the U. S. has also opened
a campus and gallery in Atlanta .
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