Exhibits

The MHC offers permanent and temporary exhibits to explore. These spaces feature in-house and traveling exhibits that focus on different topics and themes in Marietta and Cobb County’s history. 

Current Exhibits

Sepia-tone historical photograph of men and women dressed in late 19th-century attire in Marietta, dating from 1899, with women wearing long skirts and hats, and men in suits and hats, standing and walking in a park-like setting.
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Colorful graphic with various geometric shapes and patterns. The central focus is a blue rectangle with pink borders containing the white text 'Marietta History at 30'.
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Historical sepia photograph of a busy street scene with horse-drawn wagons, carriages, and pedestrians, overlaid with text about a forgotten history story and logos of organizations supporting a memorial exhibit.
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Past Exhibits

A collage of historical Marietta, Georgia scenes including a group of people in uniform, a clock tower, a welcome banner for General Clay, women in period clothing at a piano, and a man wearing a baseball cap with an 'M' logo. The collage is overlaid with colorful geometric patterns and text about Marietta stories and artifacts from the vault.
A promotional poster for a museum exhibit titled 'Before Slavery.' The poster features a sunset scene with a tree silhouette, and three photographs showing a river island, a woman observing display panels at the Marietta History Center, and an aerial view of a river and lighthouse. The exhibit is on display from May 21 to August 2, 2025, at the Marietta History Center, Kennesaw State University.
Poster for an exhibit titled "Witness to the Holocaust" featuring a black and white historical photograph of soldiers and a person with a camera, overlaid with an illustration of a man in military uniform, and info about the exhibit at the Marietta History Center from August 12 to October 10, 2025.