Atlanta History Center

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are here! For Olympic archival items and stories, we encourage you to explore our Atlanta 96 exhibition. Drawn from Atlanta History Center’s distinctive collections, Atlanta ’96 is filled with iconic and unexpected objects, stories, and expanded memories of the Games. Access to Atlanta 96 is in included with a general admission ticket to Atlanta History Center. Tap the following link to learn more: https://bit.ly/4bLLYdj

The Atlanta Braves will host the MLB All-Star Game in 2025. The first time Atlanta hosted this event was during the 43rd Midsummer Classic, which took place on July 25 at then-Atlanta Stadium. Dignitaries at the game included Atlanta mayor Sam Massell, Georgia governor Jimmy Carter and former Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen, who was credited with bringing the Braves to Atlanta in 1966. The only Braves player in the 1972 All-Star game was none other than Hammerin’ Hank Aaron. Learn more about Aaron in our More than Brave exhibition on display at Atlanta History Center through September 2025. This exhibition is sponsored by ⁠the Henry Louis Aaron Fund, The Rich’s Foundation, and the @bravesfdn. Click the following link to purchase tickets: https://bit.ly/3VZ05WM

 📸: Atlanta Fulton County Stadium during a Braves game circa 1970s, VIS 71, from the Floyd Jillson Photographs Collection, Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center 


Join us on July 31 for an exclusive Author Talk with Howard Bryant. Bryant, a senior writer for ESPN and NPR sports correspondent, will discuss his definitive, highly praised biography "The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron," which explores the life and legacy of baseball legend Hank Aaron. Guests will also have the opportunity to view the exclusive exhibition "More Than Brave: The Life of Henry Aaron" either before or after the event. Don't miss this chance to delve into the story of an American icon and his fight for racial equality, both on and off the field. Click the following link to purchase your tickets now: https://bit.ly/4c02bLQ

An East Point institution, Atlanta Utility Works is a machine shop turned event space that has served the Tri-Cities area for over a century. To get you ready for Party with the Past, we uncovered the history of Atlanta Utility Works and its role in the community that surrounded it. Party with the Past: Atlanta Utility Works is Thursday, July 25th, 6:30-9:30 pm. Entry is free to the public, and alcohol will be available for purchase. This event is in partnership with the East Point Historical Society. Click the following link to learn more: https://bit.ly/4dbz2hV

Join us at the Margaret Mitchell House on July 30 for an engaging panel discussion on the history and cultural impact of "Gone With the Wind." The event includes a viewing of the new exhibition "Telling Stories: Gone With the Wind and American Memory" and features esteemed panelists Dr. Stephane Dunn, Dr. Matthew Bernstein, and Timothy Frilingos. Doors open at 6pm, panel begins at 7pm. Visit the following link in for tickets: https://lnkd.in/egaC7h9W

On this day in 1996, Atlanta made history with the opening of the Centennial Olympic ceremonies. The Games brought 2 million visitors with an economic impact of $5.14 billion. More than 10,000 athletes from 197 nations competed in 271 events and for the first time in Olympics history, all nations that were invited sent athletes to the games. Learn more stories from the Centennial Olympic Games here: https://bit.ly/4bLLYdj

Join us on July 30 for a panel discussion featuring experts discussing the history and cultural impact of landmark book and film, Gone With the Wind. Guests will have the opportunity to view the new exhibition Telling Stories: Gone With the Wind and American Memory before hearing from some of the scholars and curators involved in creating the exhibition. This event will be held at Margaret Mitchell House at Atlanta History Center Midtown. Get tickets: https://lnkd.in/egaC7h9W

On July 14, 1976, Jimmy Carter secured the democratic nomination at the Democratic National Convention. He was still governor of Georgia when he announced his candidacy for president. It was a fierce fight for the original “Washington outsider,” but the Plains, GA native eventually became the first candidate from the deep south to be elected since the Civil War. 📸: President-elect Jimmy Carter with members of his family at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on election night during the 1976 presidential campaign, VIS 71, from the Floyd Jillson Photographs collection, Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center.

We're thrilled Atlanta History Center Midtown at the Margaret Mitchell House is officially open. As The New York Times says: "The exhibit, titled 'Telling Stories: Gone With the Wind and American Memory,' was not meant to be a searing indictment of Mitchell or a rebuttal of the criticism leveled against the book and the film, organizers said. Instead, the intention was to lay out a complicated history and show how Mitchell and her book, the only one she published, were the product of a certain time and place." We invite you to explore our new exhibition in Midtown. Tickets are available now and you can read The New York Times piece here: https://lnkd.in/eumxxS7R

Make plans to join us later this month for the return of Party With the Past, our popular after-hours event series for young professionals in Atlanta! Join us on July 25 at Atlanta Utility Works to learn more about the city of East Point and the role this institution played in its history. Tap the link below to register!
Entry is free to the public, and alcohol will be available for purchase. This event is in partnership with the East Point Historical Society. https://lnkd.in/eVwZsSNN