Points of Interest
The Conant Performing Arts Center, completed in 1997, serves as the permanent home of Georgia Shakespeare.
The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art opened in 1984 and is located on the top floor of the Philip Weltner Library. The two galleries and gift shop cover 7,000 square feet. Bringing in thousands of visitors each year, the museum has become an important point of interest in Atlanta's art community.
In 1994, Lupton Hall, Phoebe Hearst Hall, Lowry Hall and Hermance Stadium were added to the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, a historic district including part or all of the 100-acre (0.40 km2) campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Oglethorpe University is home to the Crypt of Civilization, the first and most complete time capsule ever created, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Scheduled to be opened in 8113 AD, it is located in the basement of Phoebe Hearst Hall.
Oglethorpe University is home to the International Time Capsule Society, a repository of time capsule projects worldwide.
Goodman Cafe was added to the university in fall 2011, and is housed in Goodman Hall. The cafe serves hot and cold drinks, muffins, mini cheesecakes, and mini carrot cakes. It is student-funded by the Student Government Association.
From its opening in 1990 until 2003, the Seigakuin Atlanta International School was located on the property of Oglethorpe University, in a former public school building.
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