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• Lewis Cooper Jr. Memorial Library
  200 S. Sixth St.
  Opelika, AL
  Phone: 334-749-8105
  • Hours vary
  • No admission charge
  • Exhibits include selections from the Opelika Arts Association permanent collection and works of regional artists on a rotating basis through the year.
  
  
  
• The George Washington Carver Museum
  334-727-3200 or 334-727-6390



• Agricultural Heritage Park
  The Red Barn, Dairy Barn and silos across from the athletic complex will be restored to working order with an addition of an amphitheater and pavilion to provoke agricultural learning that displays the area's history. Projected opening date - summer 2002.
  
  
• Auburn University Jonathan B. Lovelace Athletic Museum and Hall of Honor
  Athletic Complex at the corner of Donahue and Samford avenues on the campus of Auburn University, (P. O. Box 351, Auburn 36831-0351).
  334-844-0764
  website
  Hours
  Monday_Friday, 8:00a.m._4:30p.m.
  Saturdays, 9:00a.m._4:00p.m.
  Football Saturdays, 9:00 a.m._6:00 p.m.
  Football Sundays, 9:00 a.m._3:00 p.m.
  
• No admission charge
  
• The museum is dedicated to honor Auburn's athletic past. Documenting all of the intercollegiate sports played by Auburn men and women down through the years, the museum shows people how athletic programs have contributed to Auburn's historical traditions. Recognizes some of America's most well-known athletes with high-tech interactive exhibits, life-size talking dioramas and traditional displays.
  
  
• Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center
  222 E. Drake Ave.
  Auburn, AL
  334-887-4938
  website
  Monday_Thursday, 8:00 a.m._9:00 p.m.
  Friday, 8:00 a.m._5:00 p.m.
  Saturday and Sunday by appointment only
  No admission charge
  The arts center provides the area residents with access to an outstanding, active schedule of exhibitions, musical concerts, lectures, art classes and special events for children and adults throughout the year.
  
  
• Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art
  901 S. College St.
  Auburn, AL
  844-1484
  website
  Home for Auburn University's permanent collection of American and European art. Will include eight exhibition galleries, gift shop, restaurant, auditorium and a series of formal gardens incorporating sculpture and water features. Collections include Georgia O'Keefe and John James Audubon prints. Will host traveling exhibitions, lecturers and other special events. Projected opening date - summer 2002.
  
  
• Lee County Historical Society Museum
  6500 Stage Road, Highway 14 W.
  Loachapoka
  Mailing Address: Box 206, Loachapoka, AL 36865
  334-887-3007
  Open for tours by appointment
  No admission charge but donations accepted
  This 1845 Trade Center (stucco and plaster building) houses vintage clothing, quilts, old toys and furniture. There is a furnished log cabin, blacksmith shop, Indian teepee and farm tool display. Donations accepted.
  
  
• Museum of East Alabama
  121 S. Ninth St.
  Opelika, AL
  Mailing Address: P. O. Box 3085, Opelika, AL 36803-3085
  334-749-2751
  website/ e-mail
  Hours
  Tuesday_Friday, 10:00 a.m._4:00 p.m.
  Saturday, 2:00 p.m._4:00 p.m.
  No admission charge
  The museum tells the story of the area's history and growth through exhibits of more than 3,000 artifacts. Special areas of interest are the doll collection, history of industrial technology, WWI & WWII, Civil War, pioneer household goods and musical instruments.