Michael C. Carlos Museum

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PHOTO CREDIT: Joeff Davis
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.

Friday March 22, 2024 03:30 AM EDT
The Tanagras reflect the profound significance of dress for the construction of feminine identity in Classical and Hellenistic Greece. The Tanagras, discovered in the late 19th century, revolutionized European understanding of ancient dress practices. They provided crucial evidence for ancieny Greek... [click here for more]

Wednesday March 20, 2024 03:30 AM EDT
Portrayals of Moteuczoma II as fearful were contested by an Indigenous artist in the Florentine Codex, highlighting rulership as pivotal in Mexica beliefs. In “The World in a Box: Montuczuma II as a Portable Cosmos,” scholars Jeanette Favrot Peterson and Molly H. Bassett will explore the quincunx’s ... [click here for more]

Sunday March 17, 2024 04:00 PM EDT
The language of love is common to all cultures and yet uniquely expressed across cultural contexts. The Carlos Museum and Asian Arts at Emory present a performance and discussion about the expression of love and associated emotions in the Carnatic or South Indian classical music tradition. The prese... [click here for more]

Sunday March 17, 2024 02:00 PM EDT
Michael C. Carlos Museum Cost: $20-$30
Throughout the Carlos Museum’s collection there are figurative sculptures in a variety of stances and poses. Sitting, standing, reclining, and even interacting with an object. We know that some of these sculptures would have been created for a specific site or location. Join teaching artist Jeff Mat... [click here for more]

Sunday February 25, 2024 04:00 PM EST
Join the Chamber Music Society on Sunday Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. at the Carlos Museum for our next Family Concert featuring our annual “Atlanta’s Young Artists” program with some of the area’s finest pre-college musicians. Come hear what talent and hard work can produce at a very young age, including a T... [click here for more]

Friday February 9, 2024 07:00 PM EST
For the Chamber Music Society’s annual Pajama Concert we will celebrate the Year of the DRAGON on Chinese New Year’s Eve with hot chocolate with marshmallows. The Vega Quartet and Yao Lu will play traditional Chinese instruments! Bring a stuffed animal and a blanket, and wear your PJs if you like — ... [click here for more]

Sunday December 10, 2023 04:00 PM EST
The Holidaze are here! So bring the kids and welcome back Santa himself to enjoy and comment on some of “Santa’s Favorite Chamber Music” performed by pianists Julie Coucheron and William Ransom. Sunday, December 10, 4 p.m. at the Carlos Museum, this is our final Family Concert of 2023. Designed for ... [click here for more]

Sunday November 19, 2023 08:00 AM EST
Come celebrate with the Emory Compassion Center as we mark our 25th anniversary! As part of our annual Tibet Week festivities, this week-long extravaganza will showcase an array of captivating events. Highlights include the renewal of the ground-breaking partnership between Emory University and Drep... [click here for more]

Tuesday November 14, 2023 07:30 PM EST
Xanthie Argiris, Director of Kasos Maritime Archaeology Project; Adjunct of National Hellenic Research Foundation;

“Stepping Stone Islands in the Aegean: Kasos Maritime Archaeological Project”;

Kasos Maritime Archaeological Project (KMAP) is a collaborative endeavor of the National Hellenic Rese... [click here for more]

Saturday November 11, 2023 08:00 AM EST
Come celebrate with the Emory Compassion Center as we mark our 25th anniversary! As part of our annual Tibet Week festivities, this week-long extravaganza will showcase an array of captivating events. Highlights include the renewal of the ground-breaking partnership between Emory University and Drep... [click here for more]
571 South Kilgo Circle N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404) 727-4282
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Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM

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