Last updated: 3/21/2011
Atlanta, Georgia
Address
990 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
phone: 404-249-7015
web: www.margaretmitchellhouse.com

Hours

Tours begin every half hour starting at 10:30 AM with last tour at 4:30 pm.
Monday - Saturday
10 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
12 PM - 5:30 PM

Admissions

General admission includes guided tours, free parking, and access to the exhibitions, Margaret Mitchell: A Passion for Character and The Making of a Film Legend: Gone With the WInd.
•Adults: $13
•Seniors (65 and older): $10
•Students (13 and older): $10
•Children (4-12): $8.50
•Free: members and children under 4 years old

Staff

Hillary Hardwick
phone:
Description

Operated by the Atlanta History Center, the Margaret Mitchell House features guided tours of the apartment where Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone With the Wind, a Gone With the Wind movie exhibition, an exhibition showcasing the life and times of one of America’s most famous authors, and the Margaret Mitchell gift shop. Throughout the year, enjoy a variety of programs presented by the Literary Center at the Margaret Mitchell House. Designed to honor and preserve the legacy of Margaret Mitchell, the Literary Center hosts regular programs with award-winning authors, as well as annual creative writing classes for adults and youth, and community initiatives that engage younger generations in the process of writing, reading, and reciting literature, such as the Big Read and Poetry Out Loud.

Guided tours of the Margaret Mitchell House are offered daily and include visits to her Crescent Avenue apartment, which she affectionately nicknamed “The Dump,” and to exhibitions about her life and the movie version of her book

Designed to honor and preserve the legacy of Margaret Mitchell, the award-winning Literary Center at Margaret Mitchell House hosts regular programs with authors such as Alice Walker, Pat Conroy, Stuart Woods, Tom Wolfe, Jon Meacham, and Marilynne Robinson. In addition to lectures, the Literary Center also offers annual creative writing classes for adults and youth, and community initiatives that engage younger generations in the process of writing, reading, and reciting literature, such as Poetry Out Loud.

Whether you’re planning to host an outdoor Atlanta wedding ceremony and reception on the lawns, a rehearsal dinner or birthday celebration inside the Margaret Mitchell House, an awards dinner or corporate presentation in Commercial Row, discover the picturesque ambiance of this unique urban Atlanta event venue.

Services
Special Event Rental
Group Tours
ADA
Wheelchair Accessible
Exhibitions
Museum Events
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