GWTW museum opens next week; director position still open

MARIETTA - The Gone With the Wind Movie Memorabilia Museum, which opens to the public next weekend, is still without a director. <br> <br> City officials are close to hiring an unnamed candidate, but are waiting on background checks. <br> <br> The candidate has worked most recently for Calloway Gardens and spent several years as director of museum shop sales at the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum in Atlanta. <br> <br> ``As long as that turns out and everything&#39;s official, we&#39;ll make the offer,&#39;&#39; said Bill Bruton, Marietta&#39;s city manager. <br> <br> The salary for running the museum will be about $32,000 a year for the full-time position. <br> <br> The city is also in the process of hiring between six and eight part-time exhibit clerks. <br> <br> Grand opening festivities for the public will be at noon on June 16. <br> <br> Admission to the museum will be $12 for adults.