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The Wren's Nest

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

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) 😆

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

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

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. :)

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! 🪺🥰

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!

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?

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

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. ❤️

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!

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

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?

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!

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 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.

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!

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