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Museums for Specialized Tastes
By Joe Earle
When you think of the word “museum,”
does a big, dusty building come to mind?
Well, think again. Metro Atlanta has its
share of big museums, but there are plenty of
smaller, specialized ones filled with surprising
collections.
Atlanta Monetary Museum
Ever wonder just what a million bucks looks
like? Or a bar of gold? You can find out in
Midtown, where Atlanta’s Federal Reserve
Bank houses a museum of everything to
do with money. Museum displays recount
the history of money from barter to bills
and the history of banking in America. The
history also showcases rare coins and currency
and provides a look inside the Feds cash
processing operations, where millions of
dollars are counted, sorted or shredded daily.
Location:
1000 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta 30309
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Group tours
are offered by appointment Monday through
Friday at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
For more information:
frbatlanta.org; click on “About the Fed,” then
“Tours,” then “Atlanta Monetary Museum.”
Center for Puppetry Arts
Mingle with Muppets and learn about
puppets from around the world. The center
for Puppetry Art’s museum provides a home
to Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and other
Jim FFenson creations as well as displays
highlighting the international history of
puppetry. The center also offers regular puppet
shows.
Location:
1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta 30309
Hours:
Tuesday-Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday: 10
a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday: noon-5 p.m. Closed
Mondays and major holidays.
More information:
404-873-3391, puppet.org
Michael C. Carlos Museum
The Carlos Museum, located on Emory
University’s campus, turns 100 next year, but
its century barely compares to the antiquity
of many of the items it houses. This museum
provides a place to view some really old stuff:
Egyptian mummies and coffins, Greek and
Roman sculptures, Mayan carvings. The
Carlos also hosts traveling shows, including
one set to run until November on “divine
felines,” cats in ancient Egypt.
Location:
571 South Kilgo Cir., Atlanta 30322 (on the
campus of Emory University)
Hours:
Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday:
10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday: noon-5 p.m. Closed
Mondays and university holidays. Tours are
offered at 2 p.m. on Sundays, excluding major
holidays.
For more information:
404-727-4282, carlos.emory.edu
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occupies original
1940s-era Delta Air
Lines hangars minutes
from Hartsfield-
Jackson Atlanta
International Airport.
The museum, started
in 1995, promises a
chance to check out
historic aircraft dating
to the 1920s; to see
the only full-motion
flight simulator open
to the public in the United States; and to
learn the history of a company that started as
a crop-dusting operation and grew into one of
the world’s largest airlines.
Location:
1060 Delta Blvd., Bldg. B, Dept. 914, Atlanta
30354 (at Delta Air Lines’ headquarters)
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Wednesday:
closed; Sunday: noon-4:30 p.m.
For more information:
404-715-7886, deltamuseum.org [d
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