Mission
ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER SEEKS TO CONNECT PEOPLE, HISTORY, AND CULTURE TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY. THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS, HISTORIC HOUSES, GARDENS, ARCHIVES, EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL TOURS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND DIGITAL AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS AND CONTENT, WE ENCOURAGE OUR CONSTITUENTS TO CONSIDER OUR SHARED PAST IN A DYNAMIC CONTEXT, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BROADER PERSPECTIVE. ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER-BUCKHEAD IS COMPRISED OF THE ATLANTA HISTORY MUSEUM, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST HISTORY MUSEUMS IN THE COUNTRY AND FEATURES SIGNATURE, TEMPORARY, AND TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS; GOIZUETA GARDENS INCLUDING 33 ACRES OF CURATED GARDENS, WOODLANDS, AND TRAILS; THREE HISTORIC HOUSES AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS: SWAN HOUSE, SMITH FARM, AND WOOD CABIN; AND KENAN RESEARCH CENTER. ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER-MIDTOWN INCLUDES MARGARET MITCHELL HOUSE, WHICH CONTAINS THE APARTMENT WHERE MARGARET MITCHELL WROTE GONE WITH THE WIND, ALONG WITH EXHIBITION GALLERIES; AND COMMERCIAL ROW, WHICH CONTAINS A TEMPORA