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Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, GA

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Booth Western Art Museum

A large Cartersville museum focused on Western art, American heritage, and popular culture, with a children's gallery.

501 Museum Drive, Cartersville, Georgia 30120 · Cartersville, GA

About Booth Western Art Museum

The Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, is a museum devoted to Western art and American history. Its homepage says it is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution and describes it as a 120,000 square foot building. Visitors can see contemporary Western artwork, a Presidential Gallery, and an interactive children's gallery. The museum opened in August 2003. Wikipedia describes its opening collection as including contemporary art, illustration, movie posters, Civil War art, Indigenous art, presidential portraits and letters, and authentic stagecoaches. The museum has rotating exhibitions, a permanent collection, and family and school programs.

  • #Western art
  • #art museum
  • #American history
  • #Smithsonian affiliate
  • #children's gallery

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