The Georgia Museum of Surveying and Mapping at Thronateeska Heritage Center will open with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 26, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. Admission is free.
 
From Warrenton, Georgia, the museum has been relocated to its new home at Thronateeska Heritage Center.
 
The Georgia Museum of Surveying and Mapping will allow visitors to learn how mapping and surveying has shaped, and is shaping, the world we live in. The Museum houses more than 100 maps and artifacts from here in Georgia and across the world.
 
“Surveying and mapping are universal and historic practices. We are excited to give our visitors an engaging experience so that they leave here with a better understanding of their importance and how surveys and maps are made. We will also have opportunities to learn how to read and use maps for navigation, an important skill for everyone,” said Shay Meredith, Thronateeska Heritage Center curator.
 
History of the Georgia Museum of Surveying and Mapping
 
The Georgia Museum of Surveying and Mapping opened in Warrenton, Georgia in 2009. It is an independent non-profit that arose from Land Surveyor Dan Crumpton’s passion for the history of surveying. He was able to collect items from surveyors around Georgia and even Europe. With his decision to retire, Mr. Crumpton and his museum board chose Albany as the permanent home for the collection.
 
Museum Day Live!
 
In honor of Museum Day Live!, which falls on September 26- the day of the ribbon cutting, Thronateeska will allow free entrance for two to any regular planetarium shows during the day. Museum Day Live! is an annual event in which Museums across the country offer free admission to Museum Day Live! ticket holders. Museum Day Live! tickets can be downloaded at Smithsonian.com/museumday. One ticket per household, per email address will be permitted. Ticket holders may either present a physical copy of their ticket, or they may show a digital copy from their mobile device.
 
A Museum Day Live! ticket must be presented for free admission to the regular planetarium shows.