Buckhead's Swan House reopens Saturday with new civil rights exhibition

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0400

The Swan House at the Atlanta History Center reopens Saturday after a three-month renovation, with a new permanent exhibition exploring the building’s connections to Atlanta’s civil rights history.

The 1928 Philip Trammell Shutze-designed mansion, which sits on the history center’s Buckhead campus, was closed to the public in April while crews restored the exterior and updated the interior exhibits.

The new exhibition, titled “Swan House: A More Complete Story,” adds context about the enslaved people who built and worked in the home before the Civil War, as well as the family’s role in shaping post-war Atlanta.

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Buckhead's Swan House reopens Saturday with new civil rights exhibition