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Arts In Atlanta

Atlanta has a wide range of cultural and arts offerings, including excellent theaters, symphonies, chamber groups, operas, ballet and contemporary dance groups, botanical gardens, historical and science museums, etc.

Among the leading visual arts museums and centers are:

The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University specializes in ancient art, with particularly strong holdings in Egyptian art. Temporary exhibitions cover the range of art history.
www.carlos.emory.edu/COLLECTION

The High Museum of Art features work from the Renaissance to the present, including folk and decorative arts. There is a second branch of this museum specializing in photography and folk art.
www.high.org

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA), specializes in art from the state of Georgia.
www.mocaga.org

The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center (The Contemporary) shows local, national, and international contemporary artists.
www.thecontemporary.org

Hammonds House Galleries & Resource Center specializes in contemporary African-American art.
www.hammondshouse.org

Eyedrum is an alternative exhibition space featuring contemporary art, music, and new media.
www.eyedrum.org

Other resources for cultural listings in Atlanta:

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Access Atlanta

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