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  • Apex Museum (African American Panoramic Experience)

    Atlanta’s museum of black culture and history celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. The museum details the lives of African Americans in the U.S. with a focus on Atlanta and Sweet Auburn. A short film gives a history of the area. On temporary exhibit are: Africa: The Untold Story, which highlights a period known for the worst slavery ever perpetrated on mankind; and Black Inventors, showcasing more than 100 inventions from the golf tee to a horse saddle. Through May. 31. Tu-Sa 10 am-5 pm. Adults $4; children, students and seniors $3, under 4 free.

  • AT&T Telephone Museum

    This museum is the invention of the BellSouth Telephone Pioneers, an association of former telephone company employees. Exhibits trace the history of the telephone, before and after the switchboard. M-F 11 am-1 pm. Free admission.

  • Atlanta Contemporary Art Center

    Multi-disciplinary arts center showcasing the work of regional, national and international artists. Tu-Sa 11 am-5 pm, Th 11 am-8 pm, Su noon-5 pm. Adults $5, students and seniors $3, children under 12 free.

  • Atlanta Cyclorama

    Only three cycloramas survive, and Atlanta’s, built in 1921, is considered the best. As visitors sit in rotating, stadium-like seating, a 3-D battle complete with soldiers, cannons and covered wagons unfolds on the walls around them (look for Rhett Butler in the fray). Also on display are war uniforms, artillery, soldiers’ supplies and The Texas Locomotive. On exhibit in Atlanta since 1893, the Cyclorama is the longest-running show in the U.S. Tu-Su 9 am-4:30 pm. Adults $7, seniors $6, children ages 6-12 $5, under 6 free.

  • Atlanta History Center (AHC)

    The center includes the Atlanta History Museum with permanent and changing exhibits, the Centennial Olympic Games Museum, historic homes (the Swan House and Tullie-Smith Farm), a research center and 33 acres of beautiful gardens. The Swan Coach House includes a restaurant and art gallery. On temporary exhibit are: Norman Rockwell's Home for the Holidays, featuring works by the beloved illustrator, through Feb. 15; Jim Henson’s Fantastic World, an inside look into the creator of the Muppets, through Jan. 18; and Pioneer Landscape Architect: Edward L. Daugherty, which traces the seminal works in landscape architecture, urban planning, conservation and historic preservation, through March 28. Tour the center’s historic homes decorated for Christmas by candlelight, and enjoy period demonstrations, musical performances and storytelling during Candlelight Nights. Puppet-making workshops with the Center for Puppetry Arts, film screenings of the Henson classic, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, special musical performances and various holiday treats take place Dec. 9&16 from 5:30-9 pm. M-Sa 10 am-5:30 pm, Su noon-5:30 pm. Adults $15, seniors and students $12, ages 4-12 $10, under 4 free.

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