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Welcome to the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is
part of the Presidential Library system administered by the National
Archives and Records Administration, a Federal government agency.
- After 9/11: Messages from the World and Images of Ground Zero - Sept. 4, 2004 - Jan. 2, 2005
This exhibit includes letters, poems, paintings, drawings, quilts, photos and other gifts that poured in after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. more...
- Dorothy Allison & Elizabeth Anderson - Saturday, October 16, 2004 at 7:30 pm Free and Open to the Public
"Reading, Writing, and Rabble Rousing". Dorothy is the author of the acclaimed books "Bastard Out of Carolina", "Cavedweller", "Skin", and other works. Elizabeth is a graduate student in Southern literature at the Univ. of Mississippi and an alumna of Charis Circle's High School Writer's Group. more...
- Philip Lee Williams - Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 8:00 pm Free and Open to the Public
One of Georgia's favorite authors has an exciting new historical novel set in Civil War-era Atlanta, "A Distant Flame". more...
- Evening of Poetry, Song & Drama - Friday, October 22, 2004 at 8:00 pm Free and Open to the Public
Six of the South's most dynamic writers, performers and spoken word artists will take the stage in the theater at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. The readings and performances celebrate the publication of "MANIFESTATIONS: the d'Arts Literary Anthology," edited by Gary Corseri. more...
- Three Pulitzer Historians Come to Atlanta - Aug. 27 at 8pm, Oct. 24 at 2pm and Nov. 11, 2004 at 8pm - Free and Open to the Public
A first for Atlanta - a series of public appearances by three of America's most distinguished historians, all winners of the Pulitzer Prize. The series, "A Trio of Pulitzers," is sponsored by the Georgia Center for the Book at the DeKalb County Public Library with the Carter Library. Featured are Dr. Gordon S. Wood, Richard Rhodes, and Dr. David H. Donald. more...
- Hand to Hand: Two Grand Masters of Suzhou Embroidery - February 19 - June 11, 2005
This exhibit features works by Gu Wenxia, Grand Master of China and Yu Fuzhen, Grand Master of Jiangsu Province. The collection will include 32 pieces by Gu Wenxia, and her protege Yu Fuzen.
The Carter Presidential Library & Museum will be the sole venue for this show outside China. more...
- past exhibits & events...
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