Museum Mice Tours at Marietta Museum

The Marietta Museum of History is located in downtown Marietta, Georgia and has been open since 1996. The museum is located in the Kennesaw House, which was once a cotton warehouse and then the Fletcher House Hotel. The museum features four galleries that include collections of home life, local history and the military, as well as changing exhibits. The Civil War collection offers displays of materials from the Georgia Military Institute, the story of a slave buried in a Marrietta cemetery and the involvement in the Union plot to steal the Confederate train called The General. The museum seeks to preserve both Marietta and Cobb history through its research, collections and exhibits. The museum has been visited by more than 50,000 people and offers an outreach program that visits schools, churches, libraries and assisted living facilities. They also operate a Museum Mice Tour. These one hour tours bring toddlers into the museum so they can learn about history at a level that is interesting and appropriate for their cognitive abilities. The tours highlight games, tools, jobs, shapes and sounds and bring to life the museum mascots, Murray and Etta. Tours include story time and arts and crafts projects. Themes change monthly and include Etta's Sweet Treats, Etta's Favorite Colors, Murray's Cool Tools and more.