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Museum Symposium features wide range of activitiesBy Jessica Brumbelow
According to Seth Hopkins, the director of the Booth Museum, "the festival and symposium is designed to be both entertaining and educational for people of all ages." "Through events like this, the Booth Museum hopes to attract visitors from throughout the region and help those visitors place the museum's collection within the context of our Western American heritage" said Hopkins. Kathy Lyles, marketing director for the museum, said that the museum was given as a gift to the community by James and Carolyn Millar and was named after their friend, Sam Booth, an Atlanta businessman. The museum contains artifacts from American history, paintings by artists from the past and present and sculptures throughout each gallery. The museum is divided into several different galleries related to the American West and a Presidential Gallery featuring portraits, trivia and a letter written by each American president. There is also a gallery that rotates throughout the year. The museum's goal is to bring in different exhibits from around the world. Operating hours are Tues., Wed. and Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sun. 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for students and free for children 12 and under. The museum also has a reference library along with a cafe and gift shop that is open during museum hours. More information about the upcoming festival and symposium, and a detailed schedule of events, may be found at www.boothmuseum.org |
The fifth annual Cowboy Festival and Symposium is making its way back to Cartersville( Oct. 25-28) at the Booth Western Art Museum.
Located in downtown Cartersville, the festival and symposium will feature special artists, poetry, a concert by Riders in the Sky, activities for children, re-enactments of western gunfights and Native American dancing.
