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A museum at Pemberton Place.
An introduction to downtown Atlanta, where the National Center for Civil and Human Rights stands at Pemberton Place, on the north side of Centennial Olympic Park.
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Read the city from Pemberton Place
The Center shares Pemberton Place with the Georgia Aquarium and the World of Coca-Cola, on the north side of Centennial Olympic Park, which was built for the 1996 Summer Olympics.
A city guide can give context without turning a neighbourhood into a backdrop. Notice how the towers of downtown rise behind the lawns, and how buildings from different decades sit side by side.
Glass and bronze-toned panels
Philip Freelon’s design, with HOK, pairs a tall glass front with curved walls clad in panels of bronze and copper tones.
Begin with a detail and ask how it was made and maintained. A photograph alone cannot tell you who built a building or the conditions in which they worked.
A museum chapter
The Center opened in 2014 on land donated by the Coca-Cola Company, a short walk from the park built for the 1996 Games.
Look at the meeting of the two: a museum about rights and dignity at the heart of a busy visitor district.
Make room for context
Pair this city reading with the Center’s history and the Journal. This is an introduction for visitors, not a claim that our team manages these places, commissions their restoration or represents their makers.
Read at the source
Sources & further reading
- Wikipedia: National Center for Civil and Human Rights
- Wikipedia: Centennial Olympic Park
- National Center for Civil and Human Rights: Visit
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