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Programs That Stir
The Imagination
And Original Puppet Shows
The museum changes its dramatic exhibits from time to time, focusing on a
new theme. The current exhibit is entitled
America's Pathways to Independence.
Previous museums exhibits included:
 Journeys into New Worlds
 The Making of Our Nation
 The First People:
Our Native American Heritage
 Transportation: From Paddles to Planes
 Careers in Cobb: A Century of Work
 Paths of Georgia's Past
Georgia's Golden Heritage
Journeys to Discovery (Vikings, Polar, Lewis &
Clark)
American Inventors: Fathers of Industry (Eli
Whitney, Thomas Edison, Orville & Wilbur Wright)
American Frontiers (Georgia Colony, Way West,
Space)
Becoming American: The Immigrant Experience
We The People: The U.S. Constitution
Quests: Three Who Made A Difference
The Drama of Science
An original puppet shows complements and expands upon the theme of each
guided tour while introducing the children to the excitement that live
theater brings to the learning experience.
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Our Marvelous Volunteers
And Board Of Directors
The Museum is staffed with a director, secretary/bookkeeper, tour
coordinators and volunteers who are docents and puppeteers. Members
of the Junior League of Cobb-Marietta volunteer their time and talents
to serve the museum. Volunteers and staff plan, research, design, script
and coordinate to install the exhibits; serve as docents and conduct tours;
plan, stage, produce and perform the original puppet shows.
The museum is governed by a 33 member Board of Directors comprised of
community leaders who volunteer their services. The Board oversees the
operational and fund raising programs.
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A Beautiful Natural Setting ...
The museum was built in 1970 in Marietta, Georgia. It is located
adjacent to the Cheatham Hill Area of the Kennesaw Mountain National
Battlefield Park. Visitors enter the 10 acre grounds at the Cheatham Hill
Battlefield entrance, three miles west of the Marietta square on Highway
120 (Dallas Highway).
The museum was chartered in 1964 and originally provided suitcase
exhibits to enhance the curriculum of the city and county schools. At
present, approximately 15,000 students, teachers, and other adults come
through the museum annually. This is a 501 (c) (3) organization, a
tax-exempt non-profit educational institution and resource center. It
offers children the opportunity to learn about significant historical,
social, and cultural events through institutional activities which
integrate arts and education while emphasizing personal involvement and
participation.
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Museum Hours
And Reservations
Classroom tours reservations should be made early in August. Summer
tours are also available for civic or church groups, day camps, and other
interested groups.
The museum hours are:
Monday - Friday
8:30AM - 1:30PM Office open
9:30AM - 1:30PM School tours
Admission charges:
$7.00 per child and $7.00 per adult. Minimum cost: $210.00 for students. If any tour has fewer than 30 children, please pay for 30 students, plus $7.00 for each adult attending the tour. We accept cash or checks only.
To schedule tours and make reservations, or for more information about
museum opening dates, classroom tours, or summer tours -- please write or
call:
Cobb County Youth Museum
P.O. Box 78, Marietta, GA 30061
Fax (770) 427-1060
Phone (770) 427-2563
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