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As a 501c3 nonprofit, our mission is to preserve our significant historic site, champion storytelling, and cultivate readers and writers through educational and cultural programming, including guided tours, storytelling performances, free book programs, youth writing workshops, and special events.
To be the vibrant, welcoming cultural center and anchor institution that champions the art of storytelling.
To preserve our significant historic site, champion storytelling, and cultivate readers and writers through educational and cultural programming.
The Wren’s Nest is supported by its annual donors and by the Gable Foundation, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County Board of Commissioners through the Fulton County Department of Arts and Culture, and Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly and from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Step inside the oldest house museum in Atlanta! #WrensNest #AtlantaHistory #HistoricHomes #ThingsToDoInAtlanta #AtlantaMuseum

Learn the history of The Unspoken Voices Behind Br'er Rabbi and Joel Chandler Harris, where he recorded the classic American folklore and Brer Rabbit tales. #WrensNest #AtlantaHistory #HistoricHomes #ThingsToDoInAtlanta #AtlantaMuseum

If you’ve lived in Atlanta for years and still haven’t stepped inside consider this your official invitation to come explore The Wren’s Nest! Tucked away in the historic West End, this 1884 Queen Anne Victorian home isn’t just one of Atlanta’s oldest house museums, it's where the classic African American folklore and Brer Rabbit tales were recorded and most of the home is still completely original. Whether you’re stopping by for a quiet afternoon walkthrough, bringing the family for weekend storytelling sessions, or joining us for one of our seasonal community events, there’s always something new to experience! 📍 The Wren’s Nest | 1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 🎟️ Daytime tours available weekly! Have you visited us before? Tell us your favorite part of the house in the comments below! 👇 #WrensNest #AtlantaHistory #HistoricHomes #ThingsToDoInAtlanta #AtlantaMuseum

Learn the history of author Joel Chandler Harris, and where he recorded classic American folklore and Brer Rabbit tales. #WrensNest #AtlantaHistory #HistoricHomes #ThingsToDoInAtlanta #AtlantaMuseum

It's almost time! This Sat at 3pm is our Victorian Christmas event so get your tickets and kick off the festive season in Victorian style...we will have period ornament making, Victorian mini house tour, period refreshments and lovely holiday pics or get your pic with Krampus if you like!

Step into 1884 at the Wren’s Nest! 🕯️✨ Come see what makes this 1884 Queen Anne Victorian home in Atlanta’s historic West End so special. Not only is it architecturally stunning, it also holds massive cultural significance as the home of author Joel Chandler Harris, where he recorded classic American folklore and Brer Rabbit tales. Most of the furniture, books, and belongings inside are completely original to the Harris family, offering an incredible snapshot of late 19th-century life in Atlanta. Grab your tickets for a daytime tour or check out our special seasonal events at the link in our bio! 📍 The Wren’s Nest Museum | 1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 #WrensNest #AtlantaHistory #HistoricHomes #ThingsToDoInAtlanta #AtlantaMuseum

There’s nothing quite like a quiet morning inside The Wren's Nest. 🪺☀️ Tucked away in Atlanta’s historic West End, this 1884 Queen Anne Victorian home isn't just stunning to look at, over 95% of the furniture, books, and belongings inside are completely original. From the floorboards creaking to the original mailbox on the front porch every corner holds a piece of history. Come take a tour with us this week! #WrensNest #AtlantaHistory #HistoricHomes #ThingsToDoInAtlanta #AtlantaMuseum

Points to those who know what traditional Victorian Christmas delight this jolly gentleman's head is made out of. We won't be eating it at our Victorian soiree but we CAN promise a good time! Costumes, children and craftiness welcome (we will have ornament making, festive portraits, cookies and maybe a game or two...) Tickets on our website or search on Eventbrite. #atlchristmas #victorianhouse

Found this pic today of the ever engaging @missluvdrop when we were putting together some marketing materials and thought, now that is the perfect pic to share today as she will be in the house this Sat 1pm. So hop on down and get your recommended dose of rabbit love. ❤

Nope, not Halloween, it's Krampus, a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on his visits to children...also a Victorian Christmas favorite! Luckily we've kept Krampus out of our Victorian event coming up at the Nest...or have we...😉 (holiday pics with Krampus by request only) 😆

It's time for the storyteller of the week announcement, and this Sat we will have the wonderful and evert talented Deborah Strahorn in the house 1pm spinning yarns and delighting audiences of all ages. Only a few more weeks of fall fun at the house before we slide into winter decor so come down and enjoy a little slightly spooky fun and story time this Sat from 11-3pm.

Yesterday we had the absolute pleasure of hosting @treesatlanta campers for lunch in our garden and a mini tour of our museum. They were so respectful of our "not behind glass" experience and had so many wonderful questions. Thanks to the team at Trees Atlanta for sharing your campers with us, we hope we see some of them again for storytelling some Saturday!

Did you know, this Sunday is @atlantastreetsalive down Ralph David Abernathy and we have some festive fun planned! You will find a yard sale full of vampiric values (even a faux coffin for sale), mini "spooky" house tours for a small donation AND pumpkin porch portraits, again for a small donation. So come on by and grab the Halloween spirit as well as some eerily inexpensive toys, household items and rundown stuff from our basement. See you there! 👻 🎃 ⚰ 🦇

Today we had a visit from a very special guest who may know more about particular aspects of Brer Rabbit's history that WE do! Maia who is a student at @furmanuniversity came by to interview our museum administrator Rebekah and video tape a storytelling performance from @deborahstrahorn , one of the Kuumba Do-Tell Wren's Nest Ramblers for a class she is taking. SO much fun to talk to a young person who is such a fan of all the stories we tell. She hopes to work for Imagineering someday, maybe she will help us unlock access to Song of the South for our dream of a screening and panel discussion. Thanks Maia for being a super fan!

Last week we had a lovely group of students from @spelman_college on Folklore and African American Literature they were taking. They got a performance from @missluvdrop followed by a tour with the main writer of our new script, Jim Auchmutey. Great questions from the group and interesting to see our story thought their lens. Thanks for coming!

What a lovely crisp day! Leaves are blowing, seasons are changing...but one thing that doesn't change is the dynamic storytelling of Christine Arinze! This Sat 1pm she will be at the Nest spinning tales and "sashaying" across the room as she likes to do in one of her Brer Rabbit tales. If you don't know what a sashay is, well...come on down!

Calling all fans of @griot70, he is performing this Sat 1pm free with a tour ticket. If you haven't heard our new tour, you may be surprised with the changes and if you have heard it, come for Chetter. Tickets are so affordable it's still a great idea. Hope to see you

A few of our little cuties we made today getting ready for @atlantabeltline Beltline Lantern Parade this Saturday! It's our first time doing this...and while we aren't cool enough yet to make real fancy lanterns we did alright painting, gluing and making with construction paper and loving every minute of it! Look for us in the parade tomorrow and give us a wave!

Hey all you story lovers- ever thought about coming down just for story time? This Saturday Josie Bailey is working her magic and our prices are so affordable even if you HAVE heard our new tour but you HAVEN'T see Josie, come on down for the fun!

There is something in the air that tells us Fall is coming and boy are we excited for some seasonal change! But one thing that doesn't change is the amazing storytellers that perform every Saturday at the Nest! This Sat 1pm we have the talented @deborahstrahorn in the spotlight. So come on down for tours and tales!

know we shared this pic before of @griot70 and his recently adopted Br'er Rabbit, but he's gonna be working his magic this Sat 1pm over at the Nest! Come on down to hear storytelling with Chetter and "meet" Br'er Rabbit for yourself, along with a whole host of other characters on the scintillating storytelling journey of a truly talented Kuumba Do-Tell griot.

Come one, come all- last Mayor's Summer Reading Club this Saturday! Come on down @10am for fun for 0-5 year olds and their families.

Love to learn the art of digital storytelling but don't want to leave the comfort of your own home/desk? We got you! First class is Sept 15th- so get signed up and get ready to make your own digital magic. Visit our website to learn more.

Remember this gorgeous face from our post yesterday about Roots and Routes Storytelling Festival? Yep, it's Gwendolyn Napier and she will be at The Nest this Saturday sharing her storytelling skills 1pm. So come on down for Tours and Tales the weekend!

@nashaniva shared that the "Popuri" publishing house just released a Belarusian translation of Joel Chandler Harris's "Uncle Remus Tales," translated by Serzhuk Miadzvedzeu and richly illustrated by artist Maryna Zhvirblya. So fun to see the stories still Iive on overseas!

Yes you DO recognize one of our very own Kuumba Do-Tell Wren's Nest Ramblers, the wonderful @missluvdrop on this lineup. AND rumor has it that @griot70 is one of the emcees so this event is PACKED with storytelling talent, don't miss it!

Take a break from the heat in our cool historic home AND get to watch a performance 1pm from Christine Arinze. She sure knows how to get in character and keep the energy high! Good vibes always...https://bit.ly/45QO5em

Recognize that front porch? That's right, we were included, thanks to @insightcultural and new Wren's Nest Board member Robert Thompson, in this recent article from @atlantamagazine. Robert is even wearing one of our shirts (yes they ARE for sale, just reach out). Nice to see our porch looking so chic, come over and sit a spell if you are in the neighborhood, a great spot for reading a book...just saying. 😉 📖 🐇 read the article here: https://bit.ly/4g6gkN5

Take a break from scrolling with us! 🏠 Can you believe this is on the Westside of Atlanta?

Come visit us this Saturday! It’s time for Atlanta to explore history.

I was searching for old images of the house for @ancientatlanta I found these and thought I would share them with everyone! My favorite is the one of likely Ms. Harris pictured as everyone like to be pictured...bum in the air! The last one is not of The Wren's Nest but instead is Turnwold Plantation out in Eatonton GA close to the time Joel Chandler Harris was working there. Next time you visit the Nest see if you can spot where Ms. Harris was gardening. :)

We got to meet @weareaambc_ Write Now Traveling Creative Writing Program last week and wanted to share it with you all. It's a free, five-month creative writing experience for students ages 8–18 across Fulton County and surrounding communities. And rather than asking families to travel to programming, they bring the programming to you — hosting weekly workshops at schools, libraries, and community centers right in the neighborhoods our students call home. Always happy to support creative writing for youth in our neighborhood. ❤️

Everyone has stories to tell- our stories showcase who we are and how we want to show up in the world. So come dive into the art of digital storytelling and bring your creative ideas to life in our E Scribes course! This is an ONLINE DIGITAL storytelling workshop for high school students and adults that begins in Sept. Sign-ups open now!

This Sat the man about town, the one and only @griot70 will be storytelling and (likely) drumming at the Nest 1pm. Get your tickets and come learn AND be greatly entertained...or our name isn't The Wren's Nest! 🪺🥰

Just wrapped up our Scribes camp and had a ton of fun and some great creative outputs from our campers! Take a look at the images and check out the recently published authors. ✒️✏️🖊 https://bit.ly/3RBEbum

While it's true that this Sat morning we have @msrc_atl we still have our 1pm storytelling and this weekend it is the fabulous and always colorful @missluvdrop who brings music, singing and years of storytelling expertise to the table every performance. So even if you don't have little ones, come on down to the Nest for Tours and Tales this weekend to learn AND be entertained!

Wondering which of the wonderful Kuumba Do-Tell storytellers will be spinning yarns this Sat 1pm? Wonder no more, it's the published author and talented performer Christine B. Arinze-Samuel Ed.D aka Sistah Olufemi. Come on down for a tour and a tale!

We are OPEN again after the holiday and this Sat the amazing Deborah Strahorn will be working her storytelling magic 1pm. If you don't know which storyteller she is in the below photo, come this Sat and find out! If you DO know, you know what a great performer she is. New script, live performance and super cute merch in the gift shop, what's not to love about a visit to the Nest?

Our #littlefreelibrary is back in business! It had sadly toppled over but when our lovely volunteers put in the bike rack you can see peeking out behind our @littlefreelibrary they sunk a new pole in cement so the weight of the books won't bring disaster again! So come by and grab or add a book. We have some great ones for the young folks in there now, even chapter books... #4thofJuly reading anyone?

Kind of had a blast at our first @msrc_atl this last Sat. The next one is July 25th and it's FREE! We have music lessons, snacks, storytelling, free books, games- so come on down and have some fun!

Things are bustling over here at the Nest! New roof going in (it's a historic copper roof, so extra cool), new bike rack going in (have you ever seen a drill that big?) and tomorrow is our first "don't sign-up, just show up" gardening day. Sweaty work but feels good to get things DONE!

Things are popping off at the Nest right now, new roof going on, garden getting weeded, first Mayor's Summer Reading Club about to happen. Good to know some things stay the same like 1pm storytelling with @deborahstrahorn! Always a good time with Deborah leading the charge.

Got this in the mail via FedEx today. Joel Chandler Harris was one of those who "compiled" this collection that states "The South's renown for oratory seems to be widespread but the recognition of its authors has been tardy and stinted." Some of the content is definitely dated but we're getting stuck on the lost art of penmanship on the envelope. Love working somewhere bits of history arrive by surprise in the post!

Well now, in case y'all were wondering, this Sat the effervescent and scintillating @missluvdrop will be working her storytelling magic at the Nest 1pm. Pull up with a picnic to enjoy in our garden at the picnic tables then head into the house for a tour and some yarn spinning like no other!

Don't let the spider webs behind the talented Deborah Strahorn confuse you, it IS Spring and this Kuumba Do-Tell storyteller WILL be performing this Sat 1pm at the Nest with tales appropriate for the growing and verdant season we currently are experiencing. 🌱🍃🍄

This Sunday May 17th @3pm our beloved storyteller @missluvdrop along with other Kuumba Do Tell and Georgia Storytelling Network storytellers will perform at an event focused on how a mother's wisdom has shaped our lives. Contribute your thoughts in advance by using the QR code then come to the event to learn and listen to some talented folks!

Wondering which talented tale telller is storytelling at the Nest this Sat 1pm? Wonder no more! It's the ever vibrant @storiesbyjosie! Always a smile on her face and laugh just waiting to jump out.

Looking for something fun and enriching to do this Sat? Head on down to the Nest and join Chetter the Storyteller as he works his trade and then join us for a tour of the house with our new script! Learning and fun all rolled up in one!

The forecast is rain this Sat but it's all good at the Nest cause 1pm Josie Bailey will be making her own sunshine through storytelling! So come on down this Sat for a house tour with our new script and then bask in the warmth of the storytelling of the talented Ms. Bailey. 🌞🌦️

Sorry for making you wait for it this week....we had a documentary filming at the Nest and were rather swamped! But over this lovely spring weekend with all this green popping out everywhere, it couldn't be more "natural" or "satis-factual" that to come on over this Sat 1pm to hear @griot70 the Storyteller over at the Nest! Get your tickets and hop on over

On this crisp spring day we can hear squirrels scolding the cat as it sleeps lazily in the sun. Reminds us of all the fun that can be had imagining what the animals say to each other. If you want to hear some classic ideas of animal conversation, visit this Sat when Wren's Nest Rambler Christine will be telling tales 1pm of Brer Rabbit and all his shenanigans!

This Sat promises to be a lot calmer since our launch event has passed, BUT with @missluvdrop telling stories, you never can tell as she knows how to BRING IT! Pictured below as captured by Larry Reiner @christiancityatl, once she is on a roll, she is unstoppable. 😍🔥

We were sad to learn over the weekend a long term friend and supporter of The Wren's Nest, Janice Sikes-Rogers (first on left) had passed away. For several years (including last year) she sponsored a camper to attend our SCRIBES camp, not to mention all the sassy conversations in our back office when she stopped by to say "hello". Ms. Sikes-Rogers will be missed at the Nest and by many throughout our West End neighborhood.

We made the presses! Take a look at @ajccomms today, there is an article about the launch of our new tour script. There's still time to get tickets to our launch event tomorrow @2pm Hope to see you there!

This Saturday will feature the talented and accomplished @storiesbyjosie telling her tales at the Nest. So come on down for story time 1pm and then grab a ticket to our event, Reckoning with Remus: Reinterpreting The Wren's Nest right afterwards @2pm. You will walk away entertained, stimulated and with your own stories to share.

Yesterday two good things came together! Kuumba Do-Tell and Rambler @missluvdrop visited our friends out at @christiancityatl for a #BlackHistoryMonth storytelling event. She also got to say hello to one of our biggest fans, Vicki, or as she likes to call herself, Trouble. 😍🥰😍

Wondering which of our fabulous Kuumba storytellers will be in the house this Saturday? Well wonder no more! It's the lovely and talented @storiesbyjosie! If you want to know WHY a pink wig is getting involved...well Ms. Bailey would probably be happy to demonstrate if you put your hand up on Saturday. 😆

Phoenix Flies tours are live today! SO MANY fun things to choose from...and we are in there too check it out and sign up for all the good stuff.

It's such a nice sunny day today! Use the inspiration to get out in it this weekend and come on down to the Nest. Christine aka Sister Olufemi will be here @1 telling tales so bike, walk or fly on over!

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