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Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, a museum in Georgia
Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, a museum in GeorgiaBroadmoor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, a museum in Georgia
Broadmoor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, a museum in Georgia
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Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, a museum in Georgia
Federalreserve · Public domain

Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The New Oval, a park 0.1 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is a museum located on the Spelman College campus in Atlanta. Prior to 2025, the museum was only housed in the Camille O. Hanks Cosby Academic Center named after philanthropist Camille Cosby, who had two daughters attend Spelman College. In 2025, the museum expanded to the newly constructed $96 million Center for Innovation & the Arts building. The museum states that it is the only museum in the nation dedicated to art by and about women of the African diaspora. Some Black Women artists the museum has featured include Amy Sherald, Harmonia Rosales, Mickalene Thomas, Beverly Buchanan, Zanele Muholi, and Reneé Stout. Each semester, the museum features a new exhibit.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7575917, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes
Seasonal
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.74631, -84.41241
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The New Oval: 0.1 mi
  • The Oval: 0.2 mi
  • Cleopas R. Johnson Park: 0.4 mi
  • John Hope Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Dean Rusk Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Attractions: 39
  • The Wren's Nest: 0.8 mi
  • The Walking Dead - Terminus filming location: 1.3 mi
  • Fountain of Rings: 1.4 mi
  • Olympic Rings: 1.5 mi
  • The Walking Dead - Kingdom filming location: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 20
Nature reserves: 19
  • Cascade Springs Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
  • Lullwater Conservation Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Intrenchment Creek greenspace: 6.1 mi
  • Woodlands Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Glenn Creek Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Aarlington Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNNW 329°543 m18.6 mi
Stone MountainENE 75°514 m15.9 mi
Sweat MountainN 354°500 m22.3 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNNW 327°488 m18.5 mi
Lost MountainNW 310°462 m21.5 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 344°418 m17.0 mi
Pine MountainNW 322°396 m21.5 mi
Cedar MountainW 271°379 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:50
June solstice06:2820:1520:52
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:3916:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854627077807974635246
Precip in4.34.34.53.63.63.85.04.03.43.63.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Fulton CO AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/271023967

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