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    • With its renowned collection of classic and contemporary art and award-winning architecture by Richard Meier and Renzo Piano, the High Museum of Art has grown from its origins in a stately home on Peachtree Street to become the leading art museum in the southeastern United States.

    History of the High

    High Museum of Art Overview
    • Birdman, Atlanta, 2008
    • Blue Truck Bed, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2000
    • Camel Bubbles, Atlanta, 2006
    • Daddy Z’s, Atlanta, 2009
    • Midway In The Rain
    • MM Worcester
    • Naked Bench
    • Red Wall Tree Shadow
    • White On White
     
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    High Museum of Art Overview

    The High Museum of Art is the leading art museum in the southeastern United States. Located in Midtown Atlanta's arts and business district, the High has more than 13,000 works of art in its permanent collection. The Museum has an extensive anthology of 19th- and 20th-century American art; significant holdings of European paintings and decorative art; a growing collection of African American art; and burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, photography and African art. The High is also dedicated to supporting and collecting works by Southern artists and is distinguished as the only major museum in North America to have a curatorial department specifically devoted to the field of folk and self-taught art.

    Mailing Address:

    High Museum of Art
    1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
    Atlanta, Georgia 30309

    Contact Information

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    General inquiries can be made via e-mail.