The Savoy Automobile Museum, colloquially known as ''the Savoy'', is an
Automobile museum
An automotive museum is a museum that explores the History of the automobile, history of automotive-related transportation.
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which opened in December of 2021 in
Cartersville, Georgia
Cartersville is a city in and the county seat of Bartow County, Georgia, Bartow County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States; it is located within the northwest edge of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, ...
, about 45 miles northwest of
Atlanta
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. The museum takes its name from the rusted remains of a 1954
Plymouth Savoy, which was discovered half-buried on the museum site, during its initial construction phase.
The 65,000 square foot facility is situated on approximately 37 acres, and includes five galleries, a vehicle storage building, an outdoor pavilion, and grounds designed to accommodate car shows, concerts, cruise-ins, swap meets, and car club gatherings.
The museum has rotating automotive exhibits, with an average of 12 different exhibits annually — with some galleries also featuring automotive art. The museum also holds an annual car show called The Connection.
The Savoy is operated by Georgia Museums Inc., a nonprofit that also operates the
Bartow History Museum,
Booth Western Art Museum and
Tellus Science Museum.
References
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External links
Georgia Museums, Inc. website Automotive museums
2021 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Buildings and structures completed in 2021