It’s the day history opens its doors.

Super Museum Sunday unlocks the vault Feb. 5 on more than 40 cultural institutions across Coastal Georgia, giving the public a free glimpse of the treasures hidden inside.

For the Andrew Low House Museum, where “100 visitors is a really good day for us,” says executive director Stephen Bohlin, it’s a chance to expand locals’ awareness of the rich heritage right under their noses.

“As the event is intended, it gives the local public an opportunity to have a taste for all the museums, then come back for the real programs we offer,” he said, noting many Savannahians only make it out to area museums “when they have company.”

On Super Museum Sunday, however, the Andrew Low House usually draws “between 350 and 650 people,” Bohlin said.

Not bad.

In fact, he added, attendance is historically so heavy that “we can only offer first-floor tours” because the wooden staircase to the second floor can’t handle the crowd.

Here’s a list of this year’s participating institutions, who no doubt are hoping for a similarly impressive turnout. Most are open in the noon to 4 p.m. range Sunday. Call for specifics:

Andrew Low House Museum

329 Abercorn St., 912-233-6854

Battlefield Memorial Park

Corner of MLK Jr. Blvd. and Louisville Rd., www.chsgeorgia.org

Beach Institute African American Cultural Center

502 East Harris St., 912-234-8000

Bonaventure Historical Society

330 Bonaventure Road, 912-352-1885

Congregation Mickve Israel

Monterey Square, 912-233-1547

Historic Dorchester Academy

8787 E. Oglethorpe Highway, Midway, 912-884-2347

Historic Effingham Society Museum and Living History Site

1002 Pine St., Springfield, 912-754-2170

First African Baptist Church

23 Montgomery St,, 912-233-6597

Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home

207 E. Charlton St., 912-233-6014

Fort King George

1600 Wayne St., Darien, 912-437-4770

Fort McAllister Historic Park

3894 Fort McAllister Road, Richmond Hill, 912-727-2339

Fort Morris Historic Site

2559 Fort Morris Road, Midway, 912-884-5999

Fort Pulaski National Monument

U.S. 80, entrance on Queen’s Island, 912-786-5787

Fort Stewart Museum

Bldg. T904, 2022 Frank Cochran Drive, Fort Stewart, 912-767-7885

Georgia Historical Society

501 Whitaker St., 912-651-2125

Georgia Salzburger Society

2980 Ebenezer Road, Rincon, 912-754-7001

Georgia State Railroad Museum

601 West Harris St., 912-651-6823

Georgia Southern University Museum

Rosenwald Building, GSU, Southern Drive, Statesboro, 912-478-5444

Girl Scout First Headquarters Museum and Program Center

330 Drayton St., behind the Andrew Low House, 912-232-8200

Harper Fowlkes House

230 Barnard St., 912-234-2180

Isaiah Davenport House Museum

324 E. State St., 912-236-8097

Jepson Center for the Arts

207 West York St., 912-790-8860

Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, National Historic Landmark

10 East Oglethorpe Ave., 912-233-4502

Massie Heritage Center

207 East Gordon St., 912-201-5070

Midway Museum

491 N. Coastal Highway, Midway, 912-884-3210

Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, 912-748-8888

Oatland Island Wildlife Center

711 Sandtown Road, 912-395-1212

Old Fort Jackson

1 Fort Jackson Road, 912-232-3945

Owens-Thomas House

124 Abercorn St., 912-790-8880

Pin Point Heritage Museum

9924 Pin Point Ave., info@pinpointheritagemuseum.org

Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum

460 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 912-231-8900

Richmond Hill Historical Society

11460 Ford Ave., Richmond Hill, 912-756-2676

Savannah Area Council of Garden Club’s Botanical Garden

1388 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, 912-352-1552

Savannah History Museum

303 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 912-651-6825

Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum

681 Fort Argyle Road (SR 204), 912-748-8068

Ships of the Sea Museum

41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 912-232-1511

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

1802 Abercorn St., 912-232-0274

Telfair Academy

121 Barnard St., Telfair Square, 912-790-8800

Thunderbolt Historical Society

2702 Mechanics Ave., Thunderbolt, 912-351-0836

Tybee Island Lightstation and Museum

30 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island, 912-786-5801

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

1510 Strand, Tybee Island, 912-786-5917

UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium

30 Ocean Science Circle, 912-598-2496

Wormsloe Historic Site

7601 Skidaway Road, 912-353-3023

 

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By Jason Kendall/Savannah Morning News