Category: Culture

The High Museum of Art has received more than 35,000 advance ticket orders for the Chinese terra cotta warrior exhibit opening Nov. 16, a record for the Atlanta institution. The...

Pierre Vimont, France’s ambassador to the U.S., is coming to the Georgia capital Oct. 5-6 for the opening of Louvre Atlanta’s third year. The partnership first opened in fall 2006...

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue on Aug. 14 launched an Atlanta chapter of People to People International, an organization that promotes cultural understanding through the exchange of ideas and experiences. President...

The Indonesian-American Chamber of Commerce hosted a gala in downtown Atlanta’s Fulton County Atrium Aug. 23 to celebrate the country’s 63rd year of independence and to promote its culture and...

The National Council for International Visitors held its Southern Regional Meeting in Atlanta Aug. 6-8, drawing officials from 25 different chapters and the group’s government partners in Washington. The national...

Cartersville’s rock and mineral museum is undergoing a makeover to attract a wider audience and showcase its diverse exhibits collected through years of operation. Jose Santamaria, executive director of the...

The new Acropolis museum in Athens, Greece, is scheduled to open in September, marking the end of the monumental tasks of building a 270,000-square-foot structure on an earthquake prone site...

The Bastille Day celebration in Atlanta drew some 530 Francophiles who danced the night away to Martinican rhythms and lamented the absence of a nonstop flight from Georgia’s capital to...

Now that “Freedom fries” are back to being “French fries,” Philippe Ardanaz, the French consul general in Atlanta, has planned a “Bastille Day” celebration on July 14 emphasizing the positive...