Museums
Alliance Theatre
1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-733-4650
Since 2003 the Midtown theater’s Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition has identified some of the freshest young voices in American theater
Website: http://alliancetheatre.org/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Museums
Carol Thompson
1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-733-4444
As the High’s Fred and Rita Richman Curator of African Art, Carol Thompson has invested in exhibitions that garner national acclaim.
Website: http://www.high.org/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Museums, Personalities, Professionals
Georgia Museum of Art
90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA, 30602
706-542-4662
As the official state museum of art, the Georgia Museum houses a notable permanent collection and hosts significant exhibitions.
Website: http://georgiamuseum.org/
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Best of Atlanta 2013, Museums
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-865-7100
With its splashy new interactive exhibits, sold-out lectures, traveling shows, and presidential artifacts such as the Nobel Prize, this museum is a local treasure.
Website: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Candler Park, Druid Hills/Emory, Poncey-Highland
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Government, International Affairs, Local Attractions, Museums
Museum of Design Atlanta
1315 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-979-6455
With its March 2011 move to Midtown, MODA upped its game to create a twenty-first-century venue—as much social hub as design nexus.
Website: http://www.museumofdesign.org/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Local Attractions, Museums