InUSA Tour Guide
High Museum of Art
Atlanta, Georgia
Your Atlanta experience won't be complete with a visit to the
High Museum of Art. Even before you enter the museum in
midtown Atlanta, you are viewing an artistic masterpiece. The building
itself, designed by Richard Meier and completed in 1983, is one of the
city's best known landmarks and was named one of the top ten buildings
of the 1980s by the American Institute of Architects.
Inside, the High's dazzling architectural
features enhance an excellent
and varied permanent collection. Architect Richard Meier produced
galleries that interlock and interlook. Views
stretch from one gallery to another, out onto the ramps that connect
each level, and into the central atrium. The collection includes a
growing body of contemporary art; a decorative arts collection
featuring a superb group of 19th- and 20th- century American furniture;
beautiful 19th century American landscape paintings; European painting
and sculpture from the 14th through the 19th centuries; dramatic
African masks and ceremonial figures; folk art, and photography. The
Museum's light-filled atrium, the architectural centerpiece of the
building, features a four-story-high wall drawing by Sol Le Witt. An
education gallery offers children of all ages a place to try some
hands-on art activities. This flexible space also features
performances, workshops and classes keyed to programs throughout the
Museum.
Visitors can enjoy espresso and other refreshments in the cafe
area. The Museum Shop offers a range of unusual art-related gifts,
posters, notecards, fine jewelry, and other lasting souvenirs of a
memorable Museum visit.
In downtown Atlanta, the High Museum of Art offers additional
programs at its Folk Art and Photography Galleries, located in the
Georgia-Pacific Center in the heart of the business and convention
district. Throughout the year at both locations, the High offers a wide
range of special traveling exhibitions, guided tours, lectures, films,
and special events.
LOCATION: 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta
30309. Phone 404-733-4444 (24-hour recorded information) or
404-733-4575.
HOURS: 10 AM to 5 PM Tuesday through
Saturday, Sunday 12 to 5 PM. Closed Mondays and holidays.
ADMISSION: $6 adults, $4 students and
seniors, $2 children 6-17, free for members and children under 6.
DIRECTIONS: Located in the Woodruff Arts
Center at Peachtree and 16th St. From 75/85, exit at 10th St. Limited
paid parking in Arts Center Garage. Ten minutes from downtown on MARTA
rapid rail to the Arts Center station.