Booth Western Art Museum, located in Cartersville, Georgia, is the only museum of its kind in the Southeastern United States. The Booth opened its doors in August 2003 with 80,000 square feet of contemporary Western art, Western illustration, Western movie posters, Civil War art, Presidential portraits and letters, authentic stagecoaches, and an interactive hands-on gallery for children based on a working ranch. A 40,000-square-foot expansion, complete in October 2009, doubled the Museum