Michael C. Carlos Museum

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Call: (404) 727-4282 or visit www.carlos.emory.edu
The building, designed by star-chitect Michael Graves, houses the Southeast's largest collection of ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Rome and Central America.
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Friday January 30, 2026 09:00 AM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free - $8 (see site)
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Nicholas Galanin

I Think it Goes Like This (Gold) April 9, 2024 - April 5, 2026

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For Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast such as Galanin (Tlingít and Unangax̂), the totem pole is a ceremonial object used to celebrate events, depict stories, and document family lineage. In I Think... [click here for more]
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Saturday January 31, 2026 09:00 AM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free - $8 (see site)
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Nicholas Galanin

I Think it Goes Like This (Gold) April 9, 2024 - April 5, 2026

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For Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast such as Galanin (Tlingít and Unangax̂), the totem pole is a ceremonial object used to celebrate events, depict stories, and document family lineage. In I Think... [click here for more]
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Saturday January 31, 2026 03:00 PM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
What gives us purpose? How do we find empathy and resonance in one another? When does compassion become a call to action? To celebrate the opening of our exhibition Compassion: What Moves You?, join curators Brendan Ozawa-de Silva, associate teaching professor at the Center for Contemplative Science... [click here for more]
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Sunday February 1, 2026 11:00 AM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free - $8 (see site)
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Nicholas Galanin

I Think it Goes Like This (Gold) April 9, 2024 - April 5, 2026

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For Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast such as Galanin (Tlingít and Unangax̂), the totem pole is a ceremonial object used to celebrate events, depict stories, and document family lineage. In I Think... [click here for more]
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Sunday February 1, 2026 12:00 PM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free
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Before Spanish colonists introduced scissors to Central and South America, people wove fabric in one large piece rather than cutting and stitching it. But in the 20th century, the Guna people of Panamá began embracing cloth-cutting as a powerful new art form. Using layered fabrics, reverse applique,... [click here for more]
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Tuesday February 3, 2026 09:00 AM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free - $8 (see site)
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Nicholas Galanin

I Think it Goes Like This (Gold) April 9, 2024 - April 5, 2026

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For Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast such as Galanin (Tlingít and Unangax̂), the totem pole is a ceremonial object used to celebrate events, depict stories, and document family lineage. In I Think... [click here for more]
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Wednesday February 4, 2026 06:30 PM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Even to the trained eye, Egyptian texts can appear highly conventionalized. Sir Alan Gardiner famously complained that the ancient Egyptian scribe "could not have given written expression even to his aesthetic emotions without a complete surrender to the conventional phraseology." Setting aside ques... [click here for more]
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Saturday February 21, 2026 10:00 AM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: $8 per person for members and $12 per person for nonmembers
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Dive into Kwesi and Nana Ruby Learn to Swim by Kobina Commeh, illustrated by Bárbara Quintino, a story about overcoming fear and embracing cultural heritage. Visit Mami Wata, the West African water spirit, in the African Art gallery, then create water-themed art using different watercolor techniques... [click here for more]
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Thursday January 29, 2026 09:00 AM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free - $8 (see site)
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Nicholas Galanin

I Think it Goes Like This (Gold) April 9, 2024 - April 5, 2026

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For Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast such as Galanin (Tlingít and Unangax̂), the totem pole is a ceremonial object used to celebrate events, depict stories, and document family lineage. In I Think... [click here for more]
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Wednesday January 28, 2026 09:00 AM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free - $8 (see site)
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Nicholas Galanin

I Think it Goes Like This (Gold) April 9, 2024 - April 5, 2026

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For Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast such as Galanin (Tlingít and Unangax̂), the totem pole is a ceremonial object used to celebrate events, depict stories, and document family lineage. In I Think... [click here for more]
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Wednesday January 28, 2026 09:00 AM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free - $8 (see site)
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Nicholas Galanin

I Think it Goes Like This (Gold) April 9, 2024 - April 5, 2026

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For Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast such as Galanin (Tlingít and Unangax̂), the totem pole is a ceremonial object used to celebrate events, depict stories, and document family lineage. In I Think... [click here for more]
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Sunday December 7, 2025 02:00 PM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Explore the Carlos Museum with a drop-in docent-led tour! Sunday Public Tours are free with museum admission and no prior registration is required. Public Tours do have a limited capacity, and are first come, first served.

To join, simply meet your docent in the Rotunda on Level One at 2 p.m.

[click here for more]
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Sunday November 30, 2025 02:00 PM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Explore the Carlos Museum with a drop-in docent-led tour! Sunday Public Tours are free with museum admission and no prior registration is required. Public Tours do have a limited capacity, and are first come, first served.

To join, simply meet your docent in the Rotunda on Level One at 2 p.m.

[click here for more]
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Sunday November 23, 2025 02:00 PM EST
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Explore the Carlos Museum with a drop-in docent-led tour! Sunday Public Tours are free with museum admission and no prior registration is required. Public Tours do have a limited capacity, and are first come, first served.

To join, simply meet your docent in the Rotunda on Level One at 2 p.m.

[click here for more]
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Sunday September 21, 2025 02:00 PM EDT
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Explore the Carlos Museum with a drop-in docent-led tour! Sunday Public Tours are free with museum admission and no prior registration is required. Public Tours do have a limited capacity, and are first come, first served.

To join, simply meet your docent in the Rotunda on Level One at 2 p.m.

[click here for more]
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Sunday August 17, 2025 02:00 PM EDT
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Explore the Carlos Museum with a drop-in docent-led tour! Sunday Public Tours are free with museum admission and no prior registration is required. Public Tours do have a limited capacity, and are first come, first served.

To join, simply meet your docent in the Rotunda on Level One at 2 p.m.

[click here for more]
Wayang Kulit

Saturday April 19, 2025 01:00 PM EDT
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.

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Sat., Apr. 19

Atlanta is blessed with musical aggregations of every type, form...

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Sunday April 13, 2025 04:00 PM EDT
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
The Carlos Museum and the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta welcome some of Atlanta’s finest pre-college musicians for this exciting annual showcase.  

  This program is free and open to the public.

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571 South Kilgo Cir NE 3rd floor
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