Curator's Corner

Located in the Naturalist Center, this special gallery features rotating displays highlighting items from Fernbank's permanent collection. Topics and themes change regularly.

Now on View

De Soto's Footsteps: New Archaeological Evidence from Georgia
On view May 22, 2010 - March 31, 2012

Five years after Fernbank Museum launched an archaeological expedition to investigate the history of early contact between Native American Indians and Europeans in Georgia, De Soto's Footsteps showcases some of the rare artifacts that tell of those encounters and will reveal the significance of the findings.

Among the objects on display are Native American artifacts such as pottery, pipes and stone tools, as well as artifacts carried by the Spanish, highlighted by four distinctive types of glass beads, and objects of iron, brass, and silver. None of the objects has ever been on public display. The findings to date have generated intense interest from archaeologists, scholars, historians and the National Geographic Society, which recently announced a grant to help fund further research.

Closing date subject to change without notice.