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MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
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A Smithsonian-affiliated gallery that has featured shows on artist-designed furniture, Japanese product design, lunch boxes and eco-friendly architecture. MODA is the only museum in the Southeast devoted exclusively to all things design.
The Reid House: Atlanta's Finest Apartment Building
Saturday September 26, 2026 05:00 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: Free
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Celebrate the Atlanta Design Festival and We Want More History Day with MODA as we learn about the design and history of the Reid House Condominiums, a 10-story Neo-Classical and Georgian Revival landmark just across the street from the museum, designed by Philip Trammell Shutze and Neel Reid.
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Salt, Time, and the Smoky Mountain Ham: A Conversation with Darrell Benton
Wednesday October 14, 2026 05:30 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: $26.50-$35
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In 2009, Esquire called Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams in Madisonville, TN the best bacon in the world. James Beard named Allan Benton, the man behind Benton's, to its list of people who have shaped American food and drink.
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Salt, Time, and the Smoky Mountain Ham: A Conversation with Darrell Benton
Wednesday October 14, 2026 09:30 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: $26.50-$35
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In 2009, Esquire called Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams in Madisonville, TN the best bacon in the world. James Beard named Allan Benton, the man behind Benton's, to its list of people who have shaped American food and drink.
In conjunction with MODA's special exhibition, SALT: A Design Story,...
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Free Friday
Friday October 23, 2026 12:00 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: Free
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MODA is opening its doors wider as part of our commitment to keeping design accessible when it matters most.
Join us for a Free Friday sponsored by Eleanor Edmondson.
During your visit, explore SALT: A Design Story, our newest exhibition, and learn:
How cultures across the world built ritual a... [click here for more]
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Craft, Conversation, & Coffee: A Workshop on Legacy & Latch-Hook
Saturday October 24, 2026 02:00 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: $26.25-$35
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Coffee is one of the most traded commodities in the world. Its supply chain touches nearly every continent and carries a long, complicated history of land, labor, and extraction.
Artist Amanda Banks has spent time tracing her own family's connection to that history. The burlap sacks she latch-hook...
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Beautiful Briny Sea: Salt Tasting and Blending with Suzi Sheffield
Friday September 25, 2026 10:00 AM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: $26.25 - $35
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What turns a pinch of salt into a story?
Suzi Sheffield once ran a taqueria kitchen in South Carolina. When she was ready for a change, she traded her chef's knife for a mortar and pestle and founded Beautiful Briny Sea, an Atlanta company whose salt blends suggest intriguing backstories, like Fre...
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Free Friday
Friday September 18, 2026 12:00 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change.
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MODA is opening its doors wider as part of our commitment to keeping design accessible when it matters most.
Join us for a Free Friday sponsored by John Wieland.
During your visit, explore SALT: A Design Story, our newest exhibition, and learn:
How salt shaped the location of roads, cities, an... [click here for more]
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Business X Design: Harvin Greene of Dossier
Wednesday September 16, 2026 05:30 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: $11.15-$15
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Harvin Greene launched DOSSIER in 2026 after 16 years at one of Atlanta's most respected luxury brokerages. Starting over was a design decision. Before real estate, she spent a decade in global marketing at Coca-Cola. Since then, she has built a luxury brokerage career, launched a lifestyle brand, a...
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Salt, Time, and the Smoky Mountain Ham: A Conversation with Darrell Benton
Wednesday September 9, 2026 05:30 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: $26.25-$35
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In conjunction with MODA’s exhibition SALT: A Design Story, join Darrell Benton of Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams, for a conversation about craft, patience, and what a slow, time-honored process asks of the people who keep it going—followed by a tasting of Benton’s products.Darrell left a care...
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Free Friday
Friday August 28, 2026 12:00 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: Free
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MODA is opening its doors wider as part of our commitment to keeping design accessible when it matters most.Join us for a Free Friday sponsored by First Not Only Network During your visit, explore SALT: A Design Story, our newest exhibition, and learn:
How salt shaped the location of roads, citie...
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Business X Design: Aaron Fender of Portrait Coffee
Thursday August 20, 2026 09:30 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: $11.15-$15
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Aaron Fender co-founded Portrait Coffee after a trip to Rwanda changed how he saw the coffee industry. Drawing on his background in leadership roles across multiple verticals, he was only 22 when he watched local washing stations control the economies around them, extracting value from the places th...
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Queer Figure Drawing: Bodies In Motion
Wednesday July 29, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: $18-$24
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What does a body look like mid-leap, mid-turn, mid-breath?
Join MODA's Queer Figure Drawing Night with Ashanti Hampton for a session centered on movement. Rather than static poses, our model moves through a series of dynamic, dance-inspired positions, an invitation to follow the body in motion and...
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Fragments Into Form: A Collage & Zine Workshop
Thursday July 23, 2026 05:30 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: $26.25-$35
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How can collage and zine design transform everyday fragments into meaningful visual stories?
Join Felicia E. Gail at the Museum of Design Atlanta for a hands-on workshop where cutting, layering, and assembling become ways of thinking through place, image, and narrative. Felicia will also share eleme...
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Design, Rhythm & Mark Making
Thursday July 16, 2026 05:30 PM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: $26.25-$35
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Join Atlanta artists Anami Hayes and Marcus Valentino for an interactive evening of music, illustration, and experimental mark making. Through live soundscapes, creative prompts, and hands-on exercises, participants will explore how rhythm, color, texture, and movement can shape visual expression. I...
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Grown-Up Camp: The South Got Somethin' to Say with Dr. Regina Bradley
Wednesday July 15, 2026 10:00 AM EDT
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Cost: $300
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Join us on July 15 for a day that asks where original work really comes from. Hip-hop didn't just happen in Atlanta. Atlanta made it happen — and understanding how changes the way you think about making anything.
Spend a morning with Dr. Regina Bradley — scholar, author, and one of the sharpest mi...
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Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 12:00 – 7:00 PM
Thursday: 12:00 – 7:00 PM
Friday: 12:00 – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00 – 7:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 – 7:00 PM
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