The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum in Montgomery is a unique experience to see. It is the last remaining home of the Fitzgerald family in the area. It houses the largest collection of Zelda Fitzgerald’s paintings in the world. This building is also the location where Fitzgerald formulated the ideas and themes behind the novel “Tender is the Night”. The house was built in 1909 as a single family living space.
This is the only F. Scott Fitzgerald museum in the world. Most of the Fitzgerald legacy is held in private collections. This museum is the only location that is openly accessible to the public and contains such a large variety of artifacts and items.
The number of visitors is usually a bit low. Weekly, there are only about a dozen guests. Yearly, with events included, a couple hundred will show up. Fewer guests have stopped by as the years have gone on. More visitors from other countries come to the museum than those from the local area!
From Home to Museum
The building was the personal home of the Fitzgerald family. When they moved to Hollywood, the home was turned into a small rental property in 1932. It was split down the middle in two directions and then into fourths. This is why a large number of the rooms are small or walled off in some areas.
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-Mike Breen
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This article was written as a creative project assignment for a journalism course, Media Writing II, at Auburn University at Montgomery in Spring 2018. More information and amazing articles can be found here!