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Founded by Alfred Heber Holbrook in 1945, the

Georgia Museum of Art has long offered its audiences

a world-class art experience. As both an academic

museum and the state’s official art museum, it serves not

only the University of Georgia population, but also the owners

of its permanent collection—the citizens of Georgia—through

award-winning exhibitions, publications and programming.

In 1996, the museum moved to the Performing and Visual

Arts Complex on UGA’s East Campus. A 16,000-square-foot

expansion of the galleries by Gluckman Mayner Architects

(New York), completed in 2011, allows for continual display

of works from the museum’s permanent collection, many of

which were part of Holbrook’s original gift. The experience

continues in the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden,

which is dedicated to the display of works by women artists

and provides visitors with a quiet spot to visit, eat lunch

or meditate.

To this day, the museum strives to fulfill Holbrook’s

legacy and to provide Art for Everyone.

MADONNA & CHILD Kress Gallery

MADONNA & CHILD Kress Gallery

MARTHA AT 13Holder Gallery

BILLUPS PORTRAITSRadford Gallery

LA CONFIDENCE Turner Gallery

HOWARD FINSTERSwanson Gallery

WRITING CHAIROdum Gallery

SILVER PITCHERForio Gallery

GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS

GALLERY MAPS

2nd Floor North

13. Alfred Heber Holbrook Gallery

14. Rachel Cosby Conway Gallery

15. Charles B. Presley Family Gallery

16. Lamar Dodd Gallery

17. Boone & George-Ann Knox Gallery I

18. Patsy Dudley Pate Balcony

19. Philip Henry Alston Jr. Gallery

20. Virginia & Alfred Kennedy Gallery

21. Alonzo & Vallye Dudley Gallery

22. Shannon & Peter Candler Collection Study Room

2nd Floor South

1. H. Randolph Holder Gallery

2. Samuel H. Kress Gallery

3. Dorothy Alexander Roush Gallery

4. Martha Thompson Dinos Gallery

5. Nancy Cooper Turner Gallery

6. Letitia & Rowland Radford Gallery

7. Martha & Eugene Odum Gallery

8. Marilyn Overstreet Nalley Galleries

9. Phoebe & Ed Forio Gallery

10. Byrnece Purcell Knox Swanson Gallery

11. Barbara & Sanford Orkin Gallery

12. Boone & George-Ann Knox Gallery II

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Temporary Exhibitions

Decorative Arts

Works on Paper

European Art

American Art

Collections Study Galleries

1st Floor

1. M. Smith Griffi th Grand Hall

2. Education Resource Center

3. M. Smith Griffi th Auditorium

4. Reception Desk

5. Coat Room & Lockers

6. Louis T. Griffi th Teacher Resource Center

7. Docent Lounge

8. Michael & Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom

9. Museum Shop

10. Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden

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ToursEach docent tour is tailored to your group’s

particular needs and interests. Special accommoda-

tions can also be made for the hearing impaired.

To learn more about group tours please contact our

education department.

ShopVisit the Museum Shop for a unique selection

of art-related gifts, art publications, note cards,

handcrafted jewelry and creative items for children.

Ike + Jane at GMOADonuts, coffee, sandwiches and snacks.

RentMuseum spaces are available to rent for weddings

and other special occasions. For more information,

please refer to our website.

MembershipMembers of the Friends of the Georgia Museum

of Art receive a number of benefits, including a

10-percent discount in the shop. The Friends are

responsible for much of the private support the

museum needs to bring in high-caliber exhibitions

and programming and are involved in every facet

of the museum’s activities: fund-raising, exhibition

openings, acquisitions, educational programming

and special events. For more information, please

see our Friends’ brochure.

Volunteer Opportunities

The Georgia Museum of Art has a wide variety of

volunteer opportunities for patrons of any age. Our

volunteers are important contributors to the success

of the museum. They work in the Museum Shop,

the library, as docents, during special events and

during educational events. If you are interested in

volunteering, please call.

AMENITIES FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT

Louis T. Griffith LibraryThe museum reference library features more

than 5,000 volumes of scholarly works, exhibition

catalogues, art historical books and more. The

library, located on the third floor of the museum,

is open to the public. The library does not permit

books to be checked out and taken off the premises,

but the public is welcome to read materials there.

Study CentersThe Study Centers in the Humanities contain

archives from the museum’s collections and consist

of the C.L. Morehead Jr. Center for the Study of

American Art, the Henry D. Green Center for the

Study of the Decorative Arts, the Jacob Burns

Foundation Center and the Pierre Daura Center.

FURTHERING YOUR EXPERIENCE

Curators of each collection have offices in the

corresponding study center, making information

and archives easily accessible to students

and researchers.

Teacher Resource CenterThe Louis T. Griffith Teacher Resource Center offers

a variety of educational materials, including museum-

published catalogues and teacher packets, for use

outside the museum. Whether you are preparing a

group for a museum visit, devising a follow-up lesson

or unable to visit the museum at all, the LTG Teacher

Resource Center offers a variety of materials for loan

free of charge. Catalogues and teacher packets are

available for three-day loan. To order, please contact

the museum’s department of education.

Parking Paid parking is available in the

Performing Arts Center parking

deck, which is accessible at the

rear of lot E11 off River Road.

For information on fees and on

campus parking, please contact UGA

Parking Services at 706.542.7275.

Limited parking for visitors with

disabilities is available underneath

the museum, in a lot accessible

from Carlton Street. If your mobility

is impaired and you need other

assistance with transportation, please

call UGA’s Campus Transit office

at 706.369.6220.

Parking Map

Area Map

Location and Directions The Georgia Museum of Art is located

on the East Campus of the University

of Georgia at: 90 Carlton Street

Athens, GA 30602.

GMOA is conveniently located near the

Athens Perimeter/Loop 10. The loop is

accessible from most major highways

coming into Athens.

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Hours

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.;

Thursday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.;

Sunday, 1–5 p.m.

Closed on Mondays.

Admission

Admission is free to the Georgia Museum of Art, suggested donation $3.

Accessibility

The museum is fully handicapped accessible, and wheelchairs are available.

Tours for the hearing impaired are available by appointment (see tour information).

Devices for the hearing impaired are also available for events held in the M. Smith

Griffith Auditorium. If you desire additional assistance, please do not hesitate to

ask any Georgia Museum of Art employee. We will be happy to assist you.

Telephone

706.542.GMOA (4662)

georgiamuseum.org

Mission Statement The Georgia Museum of Art shares the mission of the University of Georgia

to support and to promote teaching, research and service. Specifically, as

a repository and educational instrument of the visual arts, the museum exists

to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret significant works of art.

Free Admission Admission is free to

the Georgia Museum

of Art, suggested

donation $3.

Located on the campus of the

University of Georgia, AthensPhone706.542.GMOA (4662)