Editing JAARS (section)

==Museum==
[[File:JAARS Cessna 206.jpg|thumb|A Cessna 206, one of two in the JAARS training fleet.]]
The Alphabet Museum is located at the JAARS Base in [[Waxhaw, North Carolina]]. The museum was established in 1991 by JAARS founder [[William Cameron Townsend]] and focuses on the development of the world's [[alphabet|alphabets]] and the history of writing systems and written languages.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Museum of the Alphabet|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-museum-of-the-alphabet|magazine=Atlas Obscura|accessdate=23 September 2017|archive-date=24 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924044858/http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-museum-of-the-alphabet|url-status=live}}</ref> Exhibits include maps, paintings, sculptures, a replica of the [[Rosetta Stone]], a [[Torah]] scroll that is over 150 years old and a handmade lyre.<ref name="JAARS">{{cite web|title=Museums|url=https://www.jaars.org/visit/museums|publisher=JAARS|accessdate=23 September 2017}}</ref> The languages covered include [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Cyrillic language|Cyrillic]] and [[African languages]].

The newly reopened Cardenas Building (named for former Mexican president [[Lázaro Cárdenas]]) features all new exhibits that tell the story of JAARS.