Harlem Museum and Welcome Center

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Harlem Museum and Welcome Center

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    • Home
    • About Us
    • Exhibits
    • Gallery
    • Media
    • Contact Us
    • Events
    • Oliver Hardy Festival
    • Policies
    • Education Worksheets
    • OHF Art Contest
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Exhibits
  • Gallery
  • Media
  • Contact Us
  • Events
  • Oliver Hardy Festival
  • Policies
  • Education Worksheets
  • OHF Art Contest

Museum Interactives

Picture of the Where in the "World were Laurel & Hardy?" interactive taken by a museum visitor.

Cinema Room

Films playing on a loop in the Harlem Museum's Cinema Room: 

January through May: Marking History's biopic about Oliver Norvell Hardy, The Lucky Dog, This is Your life! episode with Laurel & Hardy, The Hoose Gow, and Night Owls.

July through December: Marking History's biopic about Oliver Norvell Hardy, The Lucky Dog, Babes in Toyland (also called March of the Wooden Soldiers), A Chump at Oxford, Scram!, and Big Big!

Photo Options

There are two photo options available to museum visitors: the display in the front entrance with Stan and Ollie riding in a Model T and the face cut-out display in the main exhibit space.

Where in the World were Laurel & Hardy?

The "Where in the World were Laurel & Hardy" interactive is a world map that indicates various places Stan Laurel and Oliver N. Hardy visited and places important to Laurel & Hardy history. 


This interactive covers part of the Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:  SSKH2,  SSKH3,  SSKG1,  SSKE1, and  SSKE2.

What does "We Are Harlem" mean to you?

The "What does 'We are Harlem' mean to you?" interactive is a chance for visitors to add their input and see each other's input about the first city in Columbia County, Georgia. 

Exhibits

The Genesis of Harlem

Celebrating Our People

The Genesis of Harlem

Find out how and why Harlem was founded. We were incorporated as a city shortly after the Civil War. How we got our name is an interesting little story as well. Join us on a journey through time.

Harlem Did it First

Celebrating Our People

The Genesis of Harlem

As the first incorporated city in Columbia County, Georgia, Harlem was a trendsetter from its founding in 1872 through the early 20th Century. 

Celebrating Our People

Celebrating Our People

The Marvels of Education

We celebrate our entire community and all of its accomplishments. We have many people from Harlem that have accomplished fantastic and marvelous things. We have one section dedicated to outstanding citizens that will rotate quarterly. Many people are recognized in their areas of expertise.

The Marvels of Education

The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Georgia

The Marvels of Education

We show the progression from the first school bell ever used in Harlem through integration. We celebrate how far we've come while acknowledging the road still ahead.

Museum and Theater

The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Georgia

The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Georgia

 We currently have a facility with exhibits, retail, and theater space. We show Laurel and Hardy movies and an 11 min biopic about Hardy during business hours and 2nd/3rd Run Movies on the lawn periodically.

The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Georgia

The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Georgia

The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Georgia

Harlem is the Birthplace of Oliver Norvell Hardy. Through our exhibits, we tell the story of his life, Stan's life, the meeting of Stan Laurel and Ollie Hardy, their careers, and their cultural influence. 

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