State Museum of Georgia History

Atlanta, GA

Working with the Georgia Building Authority, Lord, Aeck & Sargent prepared a comprehensive predesign study for the State’s planned history museum, which will include permanent and temporary exhibits depicting the history of Georgia’s land and inhabitants.
Planned for Polk Plaza adjacent to the State Capitol, the State Museum of Georgia History will be a significant addition to the education complex that already serves visitors to the State Capitol.
The program incorporates sophisticated climate control in the museum’s galleries and storage areas and also includes ultra-violet-protective features to protect and preserve the original historic documents housed there.

For the predesign study, Lord, Aeck & Sargent convened and facilitated a group of state history experts who shaped the content outlined for the exhibit program. The exhibit program, building space program and operational plan contained in the predesign study will ensure not only that the State’s goals are clear and well-defined, but also that the museum is feasible before the project is submitted to the Governor and State Legislature for funding.