Art Museum
Michael C. Carlos Museum
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Michael C. Carlos Museum is an art museum in DeKalb County, United States.
About Michael C. Carlos Museum
The Michael C. Carlos Museum is an art museum located in Atlanta on the historic quadrangle of Emory University's main campus. The Carlos Museum has the largest ancient art collections in the Southeast, including objects from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, Africa and the ancient Americas. The collections are housed in a Michael Graves designed building which is open to the public.
Michael C. Carlos Museum by the numbers
- Founded
- 1876
- Visitors / year
- 120,000
Plan your visit
Michael C. Carlos Museum
- Website
- carlos.emory.edu
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Museums near Michael C. Carlos Museum
- Art Museum North Carolina Museum of Art Raleigh, United States
- Art Museum Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond, United States
- Art Museum Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, D.C., United States
- Art Museum National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C., United States
- Palace White House Washington, D.C., United States
- Art Museum The Phillips Collection Washington, D.C., United States
What's on
Exhibitions


One Broken Cup and Three Fanta Cans
17 Mar 2026 – 4 Mar 2029
March 17, 2026 - March 4, 2029

Footwork: Where We Gather
26 Feb 2026 – 19 Jul 2026
February 26 - July 19, 2026
