Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

The Airport Art Program has partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to feature an informational exhibit on Concourse E. These fascinating displays educate passengers about the dangers of bringing prohibited natural items into the United States. The goal is to reduce the market for souvenirs made of endangered species before those items enter the United States.

Except for a very few pieces of coral and tortoise-shell jewelry loaned by the Federal Repository in Denver, everything in the 13 exhibit cases was seized right here in the Atlanta Airport. Items on view range from a complete polar bear skin, to a stuffed hyena, to mounted butterflies in every color of the rainbow. You may also see a blowgun from South America with rare macaw feathers on it or a delicate comb, made from a giant sea turtle. The exhibit is a powerful reminder of the fragility and beauty of nature.

Click here to get tips for travelers from the Fish and Wildlife Service or visit http://www.fws.gov.

The Center for Puppetry Arts, located in downtown Atlanta, is the largest non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to puppetry. The Center is a cultural treasure unique to our city, and six cases located on the Boarding Level of Concourse E display a range of puppets from its permanent collection. The works include a knight from Indonesia, a pig from Nigeria and two puppets created by F.H. Bross, an influential German puppeteer

For more information about the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta please visit http://www.puppet.org.

The Airport Art Program is proud to have an on-going partnership with the High Museum of Art located at the Woodruff Art Center in downtown Atlanta. Situated near the center point of Concourse E, three vitrines near the main escalators show some outstanding glass artwork from the High Museum’s permanent collection of decorative arts.

To learn more about the High Museum of Art go to http://www.high.org.