Altama Museum of Art and History • 611 Jackson Street • Vidalia (call the Vidalia Area CVB for more information at 912.538.8687 or call the Gallery at 912.537.1911 • Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, closed on weekends, summer and December—although special arrangements may be made with advance notice by calling the Vidalia Area CVB) Cross over Highway 280 on Jackson Street • The Altama Museum collection is housed in the neoclassic-style Brazell House, which was built in 1911 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum’s permanent collection includes the Normal Damon Libby Collection of Staffordshire porcelain, one of the largest collections in the country on public display with over 260 pieces and approximately 210 different patterns represented. Also housed in the Altama Museum, is a group of 24 first edition, hand-colored prints by John James Audubon from his Quadrupeds of North America. Other permanent collections include hand-colored bird prints by John Could, c. 1840, and William Morris, c. 1857, and chromographs of birds by Jacob Studer, c. 1881. Wooden sculptures, a 200-piece collection of 20th century Southern art, and a collection of 18th and 19th century botanicals, including English, French and German prints is also part of their permanent collection. Every April brings a new student exhibit, showcasing the artwork of local students. See the Girl Scout room—a room dedicated to Girl Scouts of all ages and Girl Scouting exhibiting scouting memorabilia dating back to 1929, when the Vidalia Women’s Club house used to be the Girl Scout Day Camp and Little House Girl Scout Nursery.
