Atlanta

Museums in Atlanta: =Inside Atlanta=


 * __The High Museum of Art__**

>>>History of the High

Located in downtown Atlanta, GA, the High Museum brings to the public a collection of fine art pieces that are a permanent part of the museum as well as a series of exhibits that rotate throughout the year on the museums fourth floor. The High is Atlanta’s central and most popular Art Museum because of its large stock of fine art pieces along with a large collection of folk art pieces as well. Along with regular business hours dedicated to the viewing of the museum’s collection The High also offers after hours Jazz shows, studio classes for the public, and special programs dedicated to bringing art to Atlanta’s youth. Due to the unprecedented growth the High has experienced during the past decade in exhibitions, community programming, and collection building, the Museum initiated a building expansion program. The High Museum of Art opened its expanded facilities to the public in November 2005, creating a vibrant “village for the arts” at the Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta. Three new buildings, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, more than double the Museum's size to 312,000 square feet. This allows the High to display more of its growing collection, increase educational and exhibition programs, and offer new visitor amenities to address the needs of larger and more diverse audiences. The expansion will strengthen the High's role as the premier art museum in the Southeast and allow the Museum to better serve its growing audiences in Atlanta and from around the world.

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 * __Michael C Carlos Museum of Art__**

>>> History of The Carlos Museum of Art

Located on the Emory University campus in downtown Atlanta, the Michael Carlos Museum of Art offers a wide variety of fine art pieces. This museum offers the largest collection of ancient art in the southeastern. The museum also houses traveling exhibits, making them available to the public. The Carlos museum also offers many opportunities for the general public to get involved with the world of art education and bringing art to Atlanta’s youth. http://carlos.emory.edu/ NewsandReviewsCarlos


 * __The Museum of Contemporary Design__**



>>> History of The Museum of Contempory Design


 * The Museum of Contempory Design** of Georgia is located in the Peachtree Center in the Marquis Two Tower. This museum mounts major international exhibitions covering such subjects as textiles, puzzles, boxes, masks, and baskets. Exhibits focus on arts and crafts, design, and culture from around the globe. This museum offers a great deal of outreach to the general public. The museum boasts lectures, family programs, and guided tours of the museum.

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Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) >> History of MOCA GA


 * Museum of Contempory Art of Georgia** is located in mid-town Atlanta Georgia. This museum is the most in touch with the art community in Georgia. The museum offers over 300 works of art in mant different media all created by artists. MOCA GA states that it will continue to remain active in collecting work by Georgia artists. Along with its permanent collection this museum features traveling exhibits as well as online exhibits.

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__**The Underground Railroad Quilt Code and Museum**__


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The Underground Railroad Quilt Code and Museum** is located in the lower level of the Underground shopping complex. This museum houses one of the largest collections of quilts madeby African American women. Included in the displays were quilts from various parts of Africa as well as other parts of the world. The location of the museum is an ideal location because the uUndergound is a must stop.

Whein I arrived at the museum the director Teresa Kemp was in the process of presenting an overview of quilts from africa and explaining the African Diaspora as it related to quilts. The Underground railroad was a series of pathways, trails, river cropssings and safe houses used by slaves to escape from the South to the free states and Canada. Slaves used quilts as a means to create maps and give directions to those who were making the difficult and dangerouse trips to freedom.

Teresa Kemp described the different codes used by the participants in the Underground Railroad. She had on display family quilts hanmded down to her that had the code embedded in the quilts. These quilts had maps of the layout of the land and instructions that showed the slaves the best way to traverse the land. The qui;lts also told the slaves where the safe areas were located. Kemp pointed out how some of the stitching in the African American quilts were used in African quilts. She explained that the plight of slaves goes back to the time of Solomon and that the slave trade at the time was world wide. The story of the Underground railroad is displayed in pictures, names and dates of her family members going back to the early 1800's.

The museum also has a traveling exhibition for schools and other museums allowing them to learn about and experience this part of American history.

& Resource Center of African American Art__**
 * __Hammond House Museum


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Hammond House Museum and Resource Center of African American Art** provides visitors the opportunity to explore the artistic legacy, social history and cultural diversity of people of African descent in a unique museum setting. Hammond House gives you a view into the home of a prominent African American and the art that he collected from the 1950's to the 1980's. Hammond house is the former residence of the late Dr. Otis Thrash Hammonds a prominent Atlanta physician and avid arts patron. The Fulton County Board of Commisions acquireds Hammonds House Museum in 1986. This purchase included over 250 artworks collected by Dr. Hammonds over a period of thirty five years. Most of the content of the house were purchased to include furnishings and old record albums that the staff occasionally listens to. Since 1988 Hammond House has continued the legacy of Dr. hammond's conservation of fine art by offering artistic programming and expanding the collection of artworks at the museum.

During my visit to the museum (Tony Quinton) I joined a small tour group that was being led by Kevin Sipp. Kevin had signifincant knowledge of the art works on display. I viewed an extensive collection of art work by well know and not so well known African American and African artist. Kevin explained that Dr. hammonds was not just out to collect art by well known artist he collected work that he thought was unique. On display were works by Hale Woodruff, Larry Walker,Benny Andrews, Eddie Granderson, Romare Beardon and others. In my conversation with Kevin Sipp I was further surprised to find that they had on display original art work by Robert S. Duncanson. Duncanson (1821-1872) was a master landscape painter who achieved unprecedented renown as an African American artist during the antebellum era. Duncanson was also one of the first African Americans artist to achieve international fame.

Hammond House is currently exhibiting the works of Raymond Saunders "Recent Works". Saunders work is considered abstract and is on display until March 26, 2006. April 26 will be the start of an exhibition featuring artist now based in Atlanta because of hurricane Katrina. Hammond House is a must visit for those who are not only interested in art but interested in art history as well as Atlanta history.

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