The Museum offers permanent and temporary exhibit spaces. These spaces feature in house and traveling exhibits that focus on different topics and themes in Marietta and Cobb County’s history. Currently the Museum features the in house exhibit, Marietta 1899: Color Captured in Black and White.
Marietta 1899: Color Captured in Black and White–This special exhibit highlights the photography of New York photographer James Shaw and his visit to Marietta in the spring of 1899. The exhibit showcases never-before-seen images of the Marietta Square, the Marietta National Cemetery, Kennesaw Avenue, Kennesaw Mountain, and rural Cobb County.
Marietta History Center at 30–This retrospective exhibit traces the museum’s evolution from its 1996 founding to its status today as Marietta and Cobb County’s home for history, housed within the historic Kennesaw House. Included are four chronological chapters that mirror the museum’s rise over three decades. Beyond just a timeline of events, the exhibit offers a rare look at the “inner workings” of the museum. Along with a special area of focus on the the Kennesaw House itself. This exhibit opens on Saturday, January 31st, 2026 and runs through late Fall 2026.
