Atlanta: Bold and Beautiful

From hip-hop to fine art, street art to high fashion

In collaboration with

ChooseATL

Atlanta History Center

High Museum of Art

The Atlanta Preservation Center, Inc.

Georgia Public Broadcasting

Clark Atlanta University (CAU)

Living Walls, The City Speaks Inc.

Atlanta Contemporary

Trap Music Museum

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights

HipHop2020 Innovation Archive

Atlanta Jazz Festival

Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

Discover Atlanta

and 16 more collections

Meet the third coast

The city changing the past, the present, and the future

Changing the past

5 Ways Atlanta Changed the World

Locally, nationally, and globally, Atlanta makes an impact

Changing the future

"Atlanta Influences Everything"

Atlantan extraordinaire, Bem Joiner wants to introduce you you to his city

Let's Get Situated

From the West End to East Atlanta, where's your spot?

Pick your Atlanta adventure

Rap Capital

Learn about the city's favorite music

Fine Arts

Art-lanta is leading the way

History

How Atlanta shaped the nation

Parks and Rec

Get outside and visit the hotspots

One work, one city

Explore the painting that explores Atlanta

The City on Canvas

How Fahamu Pecou's "King Maker" represents what's great in Atlanta

Atlanta's neighborhoods are unique

Take a video tour of different communities in Atlanta

West End

A front porch community

East Atlanta

Home to the city's cool and grit

Buford Highway

ATL's multicultural core

Midtown

It's colorful and commercial

Little Five Points

Discover Atlanta's iconic countercultural district

Summerhill

Discover Atlanta's startup city

Let's Get Situated

Take a trip to each unique neighborhood

Street Art by Neighborhood

Discover the city's most vibrant murals

Just like Atlantans themselves

Find out why chefs, pop stars, and fashion icons love their city

Janelle Monáe

Grammy-winning musician

Killer Mike

Rapper, activist, swag authority

Dashboard

Creating art experiences on vacant properties

DJ Kemit

Songwriter and producer

Robert Spano

Conductor with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Lotus Eaters

Artist collective for murals and augmented reality

Tara Lee

Ballerina and choreographer

Tiny Doors ATL

Creator behind the city's tiniest artwork

Camille Love

Atlanta's Office of Cultural Affairs

Speech

Conscious rapper and musician with Arrested Development

Dr. Dax

Graffiti artist and muralist

Chef Kevin Gillespie

Culinary superstar and fan favorite

Atlanta United

Soccer team and city obsession

Kap G

Musician

Mike Jakob

Owner of Elliott Street Deli & Pub

Michael Haverty

Co-artistic director at 7 Stages Theatre

Chantelle Rytter

Atlanta BeltLine Lantern Parade icon

Sugarland's Kristian and Brandon Bush

Country music stars

Myrna Perez

Owner of LottaFrutta

Lauri Stallings

Choreographer with GLO Atlanta

CLAVVS

Pop duo

HeaveN Beatbox

Beatboxing master

Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics

Soul singer extraordinaire

Fahamu Pecou

Artist and Scholar

The city has always been a hub for civil rights

Atlanta and the South in the fight for equal rights

Explore Civil Rights Photography

Documenting the social protest movement

Changing Tides in the Struggle

A brief history of the fight for civil rights in Atlanta

Voices Across the Color Line

The story of a group of Atlanta students who altered the course of history

The Temple Bombing of 1958

How an act of terrorism transformed Atlanta during the Civil Rights Movement

Taking a Stand for Justice

Thank you, Rosa Parks

What Were the Freedom Rides?

The dangerous, pivotal bus rides that protested segregated transport

A Journey to Educational Equality

Schools were crucial in the fight for equal rights

How Leaders in Georgia Fought for Equality

A future president and the first black mayor of a major Southern city

John Lewis: Congressperson and friend of MLK, Jr.

In paint and pencil, The National Center for Civil and Human Rights spotlights the civil rights champion

Boyhood: How Lewis Became a Leader

Teenage John Lewis was inspired by news of the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and the defiant courage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Making History: How Lewis Changed America

John Lewis was the youngest speaker at the historic March on Washington

ATL is ground zero for American hip hop...

Forget East Coast vs. West Coast: How Atlanta became the rap capital

A Brief History of Atlanta's Rise in Hip-Hop

Hip-hop scholar Joycelyn Wilson guides you through a music scene unlike any other

The Grind and Hustle of Atlanta's Hip-Hop

"The South got sumthin' to say"

Is Trap Music a Response to the Civil Rights Movement?

Hip-hop as its own form of protest

The Sacred and The Secular in Atlanta's Music Scene

How Atlanta's hip-hop artists wrestle with religion, faith and spirituality

How Rappers Addressed the Racial Violence of 1979-81

Learn how the trauma of those years shaped Atlanta's music

Preserving Hip Hop Culture in Atlanta

How do you archive vinyl records, autographs, and street promo?

Some of the world's most famous rappers call Atlanta home, including Outkast, Ludacris, Gucci Mane, Childish Gambino, CeeLo Green, Waka Flocka, and Killer Mike

...Especially trap music

The Trap Music Museum is the first institution commemorating the chart-topping genre

Artists at the Trap Music Museum

Explore paintings of your favorite Trap icons

Today, the city is a startup hub

As well as home to iconic companies like Coca Cola

Welcome to Atlanta's Startup Scene

Goodie Nation's founder spotlights startups in the city

Atlanta's diversity is seen through food...

Peach pie, sweet tea, kimchi, and biryani

... as well as the fine arts

Hammonds House: the museum preserving and celebrating Black art and artists

Maurice Evans and Grace Kisa’s Nu Africans

How Africans of the diaspora have evolved into their own tribe

Artists Explore Blackness at the Hammonds House Museum

Exploring creative brilliance and spiritual resilience

The Cultural Diversity And Legacy Of Artists Of African Diaspora

Dive into the permanent collection

Paying Tribute to the West End Gem

"Painting is a form of prayer."

Romare Bearden's Powerful Scenes

The iconic artist in the Hammonds House Museum permanent collection

The city's art collections are extraordinary

From museum darlings to emerging superstars

Historically Black Colleges and Universities are an essential part of the city

People move from around the country to be a part of the HBCU community

Capturing HBCUs in Linocut

Explore Hale Woodruff's depictions of Morehouse, Atlanta University, and more

Spelman College's Art Collection

Trace the College's collecting history of artworks from the African Diaspora

Clark Atlanta University's Creative Legacy

Arts and culture is key to CAU's mission

Discover Georgia's deep Cherokee roots

From the first Cherokee newspaper to Georgia's gold rush

The Tale of the First Cherokee-Language Newspaper

Begun in 1828, the "Cherokee Phoenix" was a popular bilingual publication

Governance in the Cherokee Nation

The evolution of the Cherokee council

How the Cherokee Fought For Their Rights in Washington

They brought their case to the Supreme Court in 1831

Gold Rush on Cherokee Land

How an 1829 gold rush contributed to the loss of Cherokee land

Take a break in Atlanta's Urban Oasis

45 years of blossoming attractions

Gardens Under Glass

Where a tropical rainforest meets the South African desert

Then have a night on the town

A night out at the symphony or theater

From Visual Arts Collaborations to Yo-Yo Ma

Friends of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Get Outside!

ASO loves performing outdoors

Come For Classics, Stay For Originals

Since it's founding, Alliance Theater premiered 120+ productions

The Road to Broadway

How the Alliance Theater premiers the country's best work

The Atlanta Jazz Festival is Home to the Greats

One of the country’s largest and longest-running free jazz festivals

Step inside the Swan House

Take a trip back in time to a Jazz Age mansion with guided street view

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