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Museum membership guide
Top 24 NARM locations in Georgia
byShiry
Live update: Updated February 15, 2022Copy link
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2. The Columbus Museum
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3. The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum (aka The Breman) in Atlanta celebrates and commemorates Jewish history, culture, and art through events featuring concerts, movies, books, discussions, genealogy, and group tours. Our three display areas feature the Holocaust, Southern Jewish Heritage & History, and a constantly changing gallery of engaging themes. Our museum also contains the Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History, which houses thousands of manuscript and photograph collections, as well as hundreds of artifacts, textiles, and oral histories related to southern Jewish history and the Holocaust. Stop in today or contact us for more information!
4. Albany Museum of Art
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5. Andrew Low House
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Andrew Low House is an historic house museum constructed in the Italianate Style by John Norris for Cotton Magnate Andrew Low. It houses the decorative and fine arts collections of the National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia.
6. Atlanta Contemporary
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryFounded in 1973 as Nexus, a grassroots artists’ cooperative, Atlanta Contemporary has since become one of the southeast’s leading contemporary art centers. We play a vital role in Atlanta’s cultural landscape by presenting over 20 exhibitions within four seasonal cycles each year, featuring over 100 consequential artists from the local, national, and international art scenes. We are one of the few local institutions that commissions new works by artists, paying particular attention to artists of note who have not had a significant exhibition in the Southeast. We organize 80+ diverse educational offerings annually, unrivaled by other local organizations of our size. We are the only local organization to provide on-site subsidized studio space to working artists through our Studio Artist Program, removing cost as a barrier to the creative process. We present 80+ educational programs and events each year, including Contemporary Cocktails, Contemporary Kids, Contemporary Talks, Curator tours, film screenings, panel discussions, performances, donor excursions, and workshops.Our Studio Artist Program supports local working artists by providing subsidized studio space and by fostering a collaborative environment supportive of the creative process. Supporters of Atlanta Contemporary enjoy an array of benefits ranging from free admission and discounts on select events, discounts at our SHOP & COVER Books, behind-the-scenes previews of exhibitions with artists, curator-led trips and excursions, and much more. Whatever your interest, there is a level for you. At Atlanta Contemporary, we strive to create unique experiences that are engaging, memorable, and thought-provoking.
7. DeKalb History Center
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe DeKalb History Center collects, preserves and shares the history of DeKalb County, Georgia. Our Archives and Museum are located inside the historic Old Courthouse on the Square in downtown Decatur. The DeKalb History Center was established in 1947 as the “DeKalb Historical Society.”
8. Georgia Museum of Art at University of Georgia
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9. Glynn Art Association
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10. Michael C. Carlos Museum
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11. High Museum of Art
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe High Museum of Art, founded in 1905 as the Atlanta Art Association, is the leading art museum in the Southeastern United States. With over 14,000 works of art in its permanent collection, the High Museum of Art has an extensive anthology of 19th- and 20th-century American art; significant holdings of European paintings and decorative art; a growing collection of African American art; and burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, photography and African art. The High is also dedicated to supporting and collecting works by Southern artists and is distinguished as the only major museum in North America to have a curatorial department specifically devoted to the field of folk and self-taught art. The High Museum of Art is a Division of the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, which also includes the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and Arts for Learning.
12. Johns Creek Arts Center
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Johns Creek Arts Center (JCAC) is a visual arts center located in north Fulton County, Georgia. JCAC offers more than fifty classes quarterly along with workshops, and summer camps. The Center displays exhibitions of work by regional artist guilds as well as local artists. The gift shop features work by JCAC instructors as well as other area artists. Center hours are 9 – 5 Monday-Friday and 10 -2 on Saturdays.
13. Milton Historical Society
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryTelling the rich but little-known history of the new City of Milton and surrounding area.
14. Museum of Design Atlanta
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15. National Civil War Naval Museum
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16. National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
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17. Pebble Hill Plantation
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18. Quinlan Visual Arts Center
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Quinlan Visual Arts Center was founded in 1946 and has grown into a vibrant comprehensive visual arts center serving the greater Northeast Georgia community. The Quinlan provides quality art education opportunities for all ages and all stages of artistic development, special events and a summer art camp program for children. Come and browse the fabulous gift shop featuring local artists’ pottery, paintings, glass works and jewelry. During the year the Quinlan is also host to 20 fine art exhibitions featuring solo and group artists and a special Members’ Exhibition each fall. It is also host to the Georgia Art League.
19. Smith-Gilbert Gardens
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShirySmith-Gilbert Gardens is the City of Kennesaw’s botanical garden. Voted one of the top five places to take children in the Atlanta metro area, the 17-acre property is rich with botanical, artistic and historic treasures. Fifteen themed garden spaces, anchored by the reconstruction era Hiram Butler House, contain more than 4,000 curated plant species. The award-winning “Garden with Wings” butterfly house and pollinator garden promote conservation of beneficial Georgia native plants and insects. The crevice garden displays a gardening style and plant collection rarely seen in the southeastern United States. Robust collections of hydrangeas, camellias, conifers and roses along with woodland and perennial gardens inspire visitors to explore variety for their own landscapes. Blending horticulture and art, the bonsai collection includes more than 70 specimens, diligently trained during monthly work sessions that are open to garden visitors. Thirty remarkable garden sculptures by nationally and internationally known artists add drama to the landscape. Koi ponds, a waterfall, and child-friendly play structures throughout the property round out the experience.
20. Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum
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