Inside March 15, 2005's Issue

Volunteer/Learning Services needs students for community projects

Smashin' fashion makes a saucy student at Floyd

A bit o' St. Patty history

Cartersville Museum expands views westward

Features Cowboy, American Indian, Civil War and presidential exhibits

By Amy Waters
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Assistant Editor

The Booth Western Art Museum is an 80,000 square foot museum that displays a wide variety of Western art.

Illustrations of the American West,�Western movie posters, contemporary Civil War pieces and presidential letters and portraits are just a few examples of the exhibits one explores with a visit to the museum.

The museum is located in downtown Cartersville behind the "under-the-bridge" district.

It features a cafe, museum store, a Special Exhibition Gallery and a 60-seat theatre, where an orientation film, "The American West," is shown every 20 minutes.

The Special Exhibition Gallery is a 3,500 square foot gallery that hosts temporary or traveling exhibitions.

"American Spirit Remembered" will be featured until May 30.

This exhibition is based on the career of Mort Kunstler, "the leading historical artist in�America," according to www.boothmuseum.org. Kunstler is the author of "American Spirit," a book which also serves as a guide to the exhibition.�

Exhibits are spread through a number of galleries, the American West Gallery houses exhibits that focus on cultural differences between the American Indians and cowboys; the Mythic West Gallery, features Old West movie icon sculptures and exciting cowboy illustrations used for book and magazine covers and the Reel West Gallery exhibit displays movie posters and an original 1864 stagecoach.

The Cowboy Gallery�exhibit showcases the lives of the cowboys and cowgirls of the American West, the War is Hell Gallery depicts the events of the American Civil War and the Presidents Gallery�houses one page signed letters from 42 United States presidents, as well as�a portrait of each one along with other presidential memorabilia. Booth Western Art Museum has something for all ages.

Sagebrush Ranch is set-up like a real-life working ranch. This gallery features a farmhouse, a barn, a bunkhouse and a corral.

Parents may accompany children ages 2-12 to ride in a stagecoach, learn to draw a buffalo, learn to brand a cow and take part in many other activities.

Admission prices for non-members are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors (65 and over), $4 for students. Children 12 and under get in free.�

�The Booth Western Art Museum offers many opportunities for students to get involved. Volunteer workers greet guests, work in "The Store" or "The Caf�," assist with programs and events or help the staff with administrative duties.

Students who might be interested in becoming a museum volunteer should call Marcia Dillard, volunteer coordinator, at (770) 387-3849 or email her at [email protected].

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