Remarkable. I have to return. The Lion tells his- story of the Jungle, not the gazelle. I'll be back to spend a day. Gazelle that I am, no one wrote me down from head to foot. Tje expected pieces of me are there: Clarence Thomas and the Gullah community of Pinpoint, Georgia; the Dobbs Family, Herndon, MLK (sort of)....Fascinating exclusion of certain embarassments and abominations. "The past is not dead, it's not even past." . Bring your camera, a note pad and audio. It may take several trips. Who knew there was a French Settlement here, a Spanish culture here, obviously a strong indigenous culture here and not just Echota and the Cherokee nation! So much explained here in these extraordinary displays. And the building is an architecturally stunning place to store the patrimony of Western cvilization from its origins in Greek mythology and the godhead Zeus to King George's agraian colony . Patrimony....
Read moreVery beautiful museum. I had my wedding ceremony here on 07/2023. Richard was very helpful during the beginning up until the ceremony. A couple of weeks after our event I noticed that I was never refunded my security deposit. Everything was cleaned up and put back to place & when I called to ask about it they said that they were working on it. Never got the deposit or a response whenever I would inquire about it. Fast forward to 07/2024 a whole year later they said that there was a discrepancy on their behalf and they would like to offer me an evening for cocktails for 6 instead of the deposit. I kindly declined and said that I wanted my deposit instead….. again no response from them. I went ahead and decided to try a dispute a...
Read moreMy dad and I really enjoyed our visit to the Millennium Gate Museum! We weren't expecting a guided tour, but ended up received a 2-hour tour of the entire museum. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable about the museum and its collection, and did a great job of answering our questions. This museum provides a high level overview of Georgia history (everything from Spanish colonialism to present day), so it's especially great for people who are visiting or new to Atlanta. And we were amazed by the last stop on the tour -- two pages of papyrus with oldest written texts of the Lord’s Prayer (from the 2nd century, on loan from the Vatican). I would definitely recommend...
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