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Saving History Saturday: Georgia Trust For Historic Preservation Announces Awards
Earlier in April 2020 The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation announced the recipients of its annual awards for preservation and restoration. The Atlanta History Center received an Award for Excellence in Restoration for their conservation work and new display of … Continue reading
The Battle of Atlanta Opens (the cyclorama, that is)
After a $35.8 million restoration project that spanned four years, the Atlanta History Center unveiled its Battle of Atlanta cyclorama late last month. In 2017, I had the privilege of getting a behind-the-scenes tour of the restoration project from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta Cyclorama, Atlanta History Center
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A Backstage Tour of the Atlanta Cyclorama (part four)
(part four of four) We’ve been touring this week the new Atlanta cyclorama building at the Atlanta History Center—a state-of-the-art complex built specifically to showcase The Battle of Atlanta, a painting that depicts the July 22, 1864, Confederate breakthrough during … Continue reading
A Backstage Tour of the Atlanta Cyclorama (part three)
(part three of four) We continue today our behind-the-scenes tour of the Atlanta cyclorama at the Atlanta History Center’s Lloyd and Mary Ann Whitaker Cyclorama Building. Our guide is Dr. Gordon Jones, chief military historian and curator for the museum. … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War in Pop Culture, Material Culture, Memory, Western Theater
Tagged 101st Airborne, 8th Wisconsin, Atlanta Cyclorama, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta-Cyclorama-Tour, Blackjack Logan, cycloramas, Degress's Battery, George Peter, Gettysburg Cyclorama, Gordon Jones, John "Blackjack" Logan, John Logan, Lost Cause, Old Abe war eagle, Stone Mountain, Troup Hurt House, Wilbur Kurtz
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A Backstage Tour of the Atlanta Cyclorama (part two)
(part two of four) Back in June, I had the privilege to get a behind-the-scenes tour of the new cyclorama facility at the Atlanta History Center. This week, I’m glad to finally share my adventure with you. In yesterday’s segment, … Continue reading
A Backstage Tour of the Atlanta Cyclorama (part one)
(part one of four) While I had many great Civil War-related adventures in 2017, the highlight probably came in June when Dr. Gordon Jones, senior military historian and curator at the Atlanta History Center, treated me to a behind-the-scenes tour … Continue reading
