The museum holds the largest collection of original Western American art in the country.
It is the only museum of its kind to be a Smithsonian Affiliate.
The building features a massive, 20-foot-tall bronze sculpture of a rattlesnake by artist Terry Guyer at the entrance.
The collection includes letters signed by every U.S. President from George Washington to the current officeholder.
The museum contains a 'Sagebrush Ranch' gallery, a dedicated space for children to learn about frontier history.
It houses a permanent gallery titled 'The American West' that traces the history of the region from the 1800s to present day.
The museum's architecture includes a rotunda modeled after the Pantheon in Rome.
Many works on display were donated by museum founder Sam Booth.
The Booth Western Art Museum is the largest permanent exhibition space for Western American art in the United States. It is a Smithsonian Affiliate housed in a 120,000-square-foot facility in Cartersville, Georgia. The collection encompasses over 2,000 works, ranging from 19th-century frontier landscapes to contemporary Western narratives. Galleries feature paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by masters such as Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. The museum includes a dedicated section for Presidential portraits and letters. Interactive areas provide context for the historical evolution of the American West. The facility also hosts a gallery specifically designed for young children to engage with Western themes. Temporary exhibition spaces rotate collections from other national institutions.
The rotunda, which features dramatic overhead lighting and classical architectural lines.
Allocate time to view the Presidential Gallery, which is often overlooked by visitors focusing only on Western art.
Check the museum's rotating temporary exhibit schedule on their website before visiting, as these galleries change seasonally.
Use the museum's audio tour app, which provides deep historical context for the primary paintings.
Attempting to see every piece in the collection in under two hours; the scale of the galleries is larger than it appears from the exterior.
Closed on Mondays.
Photography is permitted for personal use without flash; do not touch the artwork or sculptures.
