ACCESS to Celebrations

Building Understanding (BUDS)

Dec 16: ACCESS to Celebrations at the Atlanta History Center

On Sunday, Dec 16th 7PM, in partnership with lead organizer AJC ACCESS, and the Indian Professionals Network, World Affairs Council, and Atlanta Jewish Music Festival, Building Understanding is pleased to present a one-of-a-kind event at the Atlanta History Center.

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Celebrate the vast multi-cultural community of our great city at the Atlanta History Center’s exciting new event: Passport to Celebrations. This one-of-a-kind installation will take visitors on a whirlwind flight around the world featuring tablescapes and vignettes created by an impressive roster of interior designers and retailers showcasing holidays from across the globe – both secular and religious – tantalizing the eye and educating the spirit of values we all share when families and friends come together.

Cost is $36 and will include cash bar and world music in addition to the exibits.
See the Facebook page for more details. VIP reception access at $100.

On display from November 14 through December 30, 2012, Passport to Celebrations will offer visitors a unique opportunity to explore more than twenty international holidays - from Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights; to Carnevale in Venice; to Mexico’s Dias de Muertos; to the Festival of Yams in Ghana; to the Jewish harvest festival Sukkot - through the lens of locally and internationally renowned designers. The event will also honor Georgia’s federal, state, and local leaders; Consuls general; and clergy representing all faiths; as well as lay leaders with a demonstrated record of bridge building in our community.

For more on the exhibition click here.

Holidays Represented
Bastille Day, Diwalii, Palio Di Siena, Buddha's Birthday, Easter, Passover, Carnevale, Enkutatash/New Year in Ethiopia, Ramadan, Chanukah, Festival of Yams, Rosh Hashanah, Chinese New Year, Fourth of July, Sakura Matsuri, Christmas, Nowruz, Sukkot, Day of the Dead, Octoberfest, Thanksgiving

Atlanta History Center is at 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW | Atlanta, GA 30305-1366 | Phone 404.814.4000