General Information
Woodruff Arts Center is a not-for-profit center for performing
and visual arts.
Proper Name
Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center
Common Name
Woodruff Arts Center
Name derivation
Named for Atlanta Coca-Cola magnate Robert W. Woodruff whose support helped
make the Woodruff Center possible.
Origin
The Atlanta Memorial Arts Center opened in 1968 to commemorate the 106
Atlanta arts supporters who died in a 1962 plane crash in Paris. In 1985,
after the High Museum of Art moved into a separate, adjacent facility,
the Memorial Arts Center became a part of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts
Center to include both facilities. The 1968 building retains the name
Memorial Arts Building.
Headquarters Address
Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center
1280 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
President and C.E.O.
Joseph R. Bankoff
Woodruff Arts Center include:s
• Alliance Theatre
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• High Museum of Art
- High Downtown Folk Art & Photography Galleries
• Young Audiences
• 14th Street Playhouse
• Table 1280 Restaurant and Tapas Bar
Important phone numbers
Woodruff Arts Center
404.733.4200
Woodruff Arts Center Box Office
404.733.5000
Woodruff Arts Center Communications
404.733.4269
Alliance Theatre Communications
404.733.4710
Alliance Theatre
404.733.4650
Atlanta Symphony Communications
404.733.4840
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
404.733.4900
High Museum Communications
404.733.4437
High Museum of Art
404.733.4400
14th Street Playhouse
404.733.4754
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