Georgia Museum of Art

Athens | Georgia | USA

The Georgia Museum of Art, on the campus of the University of Georgia, in Athens, is both an academic museum and, since 1982, the official art museum of the state of Georgia. The permanent collection consists of American paintings, primarily 19th- and 20th-century; American, European and Asian works on paper; the Samuel H. Kress Study Collection of Italian Renaissance paintings; and growing collections of southern decorative arts and Asian art.

Current exhibitions

Looking Through a Sewn Sky: Rachel B. Hayes

Georgia Museum of Art

Athens | Georgia | USA

Aug 23, 2025 - Jul 30, 2027

Upcoming exhibitions

Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone

Georgia Museum of Art

Athens | Georgia | USA

Aug 08, 2026 - Jan 03, 2027

Articles

Georgia Museum of Art releases expanded second edition of Richard Hunt catalogue

Jul 27, 2026

Over his seven-decade career, Chicago native Richard Hunt (1935 – 2023) became one of the nation’s most prolific public sculptors, creating 160 large-scale commissions in 24 different states.

University of Georgia students work together to bring history to life

May 24, 2026

It’s easy to feel far removed from the Civil War era, but for students in the University of Georgia’s HIST 4760/6760 Hands-on Public History course that isn’t the case.

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90 Carlton Street Athens, GA, USA 30602