Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking

Museum Information

The Paper Museum is open to the public. All visitors must make a free reservation in advance. In order to keep visitors and staff healthy, maximum capacity is limited to 12, and admission will be timed.

Admission is free, groups of 10 or more must book a fee-based program in advance
Hours: 9:00-5:00, Monday - Friday (the Museum is closed weekends and all Georgia Tech holidays)
Location: 500 10th St. NW, Atlanta, GA (click for a map)

Two-hour parking is available in the lot in front of the museum. Download the Parkmobile app to pay. Parking is $2 per hour, plus a $0.35 transaction fee.

Welcome

The Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking is an internationally renowned resource on the history of paper and paper technology. In addition to more than 2,000 books, the museum features a remarkable collection of over 10,000 watermarks, papers, tools, machines, and manuscripts. The museum’s mission is to collect, preserve, increase and disseminate knowledge about papermaking – past, present and future.

The Museum features the Dard Hunter Collection of artifacts and books on paper and hand papermaking.

Located in the Renewable Bioproducts Institute at Georgia Tech, the museum’s exhibits feature Hunter’s historic collection, tools from the early industrialization of papermaking, environmental issues related to papermaking, and changing gallery spaces.

Current Event

Fast Film Fest 2021

January 22 - March 19, 2021

Fast Film Fest Logo on a black background.

The Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking’s Fast Film Fest is a festival for 5 minute or shorter paper animation films. The competition is free and open to the public. All short films should be created between January 15 and March 05, 2021. All animations must be paper-based, using cutout animation and/or stop motion animation techniques. Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of judges to be presented during a virtual screening and award ceremony on Friday, March 19, 2021. After the screening, all submissions will be available for viewing via the Fast Film Fest webpage and the Paper Animation Film Fest Youtube Channel. No prior experience is necessary to participate. (NOTE: This is a virtual event)