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NEW EXHIBIT

Carter Presidential Library & Museum

Age 16 and under FREE

17 and over - Museum ticket purchase required

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum presents an exciting new exhibition, Georgia on My Screen: Jimmy Carter and the Rise of the Film Industry. Beginning with then-Governor Jimmy Carter’s creation of the first state film office, the exhibition traces the development and impact of a multibillion-dollar industry in the state. The exhibition will be on display through the end of the year.

Created with the generous support of the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office, major production studios, local film offices and museums, the exhibition includes artifacts from over 60 productions, filmed over the last 46 years in Georgia, including critically-acclaimed films, blockbuster movies, and major television series.

BLUE STAR MUSEUM/MILITARY PERSONNEL

Carter Presidential Library & Museum

Free Military Personnel and Family Admission (NOW THROUGH LABOR DAY)

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum is a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well as members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum.

Film Screening

Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater

Free and Open to the Public

In anticipation of the release of its third season, the Carter Library will have free, public screenings of the first two seasons of Stranger Things. Filmed here in the Peach State, the first season follows the story of a young boy who mysteriously disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends who must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back.

Film Screening

Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater

Free and Open to the Public

In anticipation of the release of its third season, the Carter Library will have free, public screenings of the first two seasons of Stranger Things. Filmed here in the Peach State, the first season follows the story of a young boy who mysteriously disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends who must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back.

Film Screening

Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater

Free and Open to the Public

In anticipation of the release of its third season, the Carter Library will have free, public screenings of the first two seasons of Stranger Things. In the second season, old cast members and new battle a mysterious enemy from another dimension that threatens to consume the world as we know it.

Film Screening

Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater

Free and Open to the Public

In anticipation of the release of its third season, the Carter Library will have free, public screenings of the first two seasons of Stranger Things. In the second season, old cast members and new battle a mysterious enemy from another dimension that threatens to consume the world as we know it.

Film Screening

Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater

Free and Open to the Public

Join us at the Carter Library as we celebrate the Georgia film industry and our nation’s independence with a free, public screening of “First Man”. This riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon focuses on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. The movie will explore the sacrifices and the cost—on Armstrong and on the nation—of one of the most dangerous missions in history. Film runtime 2h 22m.

Film Screening

Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater

Free and Open to the Public

In anticipation of the release of its third season, the Carter Library will have free, public screenings of the first two seasons of Stranger Things. In the second season, old cast members and new battle a mysterious enemy from another dimension that threatens to consume the world as we know it.

Lecture/Booksigning

Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater

Free and Open to the Public

In contrast to the anxiety surrounding our voting system, with stories about voter suppression and manipulation, there are actually quite a few positive initiatives toward voting rights reform. Professor Joshua A. Douglas, an expert on our electoral system, examines these encouraging developments in this inspiring book about how regular Americans are working to take back their democracy, one community at a time.

Film Screening

Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater

Free and Open to the Public

While set in Alabama, this classic tale of empowered women and undying friendship was captured on film right here in The Peach State! Please join us for this free public screening as we continue to celebrate “Georgia on My Screen!” Film runtime 2h 17m

Lecture/Booksigning

Carter Presidential Library & Museum

Free and Open to the Public

The daughter of Secret Service agent Rufus Youngblood discusses and signs his memoir, “20 Years in the Secret Service.” This candid memoir includes Youngblood’s first-hand account of the Kennedy assassination and its aftermath, as well as highlights from his twenty-year career in the Secret Service during which he protected Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon In addition, a unique and comprehensive collection of more than one hundred photographs now illustrate this agent’s amazing story.

Lecture/Booksigning

Carter Presidential Library & Museum

Ticketing information coming soon

Whether you want to leave a dead end job, break an addiction, learn to dance, heal a relationship, grow a business, master your money, travel the globe, or solve world hunger, “Everything is Figureoutable” will train your brain to think more creatively and positively—especially in the face of setbacks. Named by Oprah as a thought leader for the next generation, author Marie Forleo is the star of the award-winning show MarieTV, with over 47 million views, and host of The Marie Forleo Podcast, with more than eight million downloads.