Through December 24, 2017This “highlights” exhibit supports the Slow Art movement, a national initiative to encourage museum visitors to slow down and spend more time looking at works of art. According to one study published in the journal “Empirical Studies of the Arts,” museumgoers spend an average of just 17...
November 9, 2017 – January 14, 2018This annual exhibit of stunning holiday trees, decorated by regional designers and artists, will be open to the public starting November 9th and will run through January 14, 2018. Featuring nearly 30 unique designs, the Festival of Trees exhibition will be open during regular...
May 26, 2017 - August 28, 2017At 60 feet long, Megalodon was the largest shark that ever lived and a dominant marine predator. Sharks are at risk today, with recent population declines attributed to humans. Though Megalodon vanished 2 million years ago, its fascinating story inspires lessons for science and...
February 3, 2017 – May 7, 2017The Museum of Arts and Sciences presents its 5th annual Emerging Artists exhibition, showcasing rising stars from the Southeast. Seven professional contemporary artists, representing some of the nation’s finest undergraduate and graduate art programs, will display works ranging from large-scale abstract paintings and mixed...
October 28, 2016 – February 19, 2017 The Museum of Arts and Sciences is proud to present “Chatov: 100 Years of Painting,” a retrospective featuring the works of Roman (1900-1987), Constantin (1904-1993), and Marc (b. 1953) – two generations in a prestigious family of gifted artists. The Chatov family, with...
November 10, 2016 – January 15, 2017This annual exhibit of stunning holiday trees, decorated by regional designers and artists, will be open to the public starting November 10th and will run through January 15, 2017. Featuring nearly 40 unique designs, the Festival of Trees exhibition will be open during regular...
March 7, 2017 – August 13, 2017 Unifying sculpture and painting, Gisela Colon‘s Glo-Pods are made of blow-molded plastic and have a swelling, asymmetrical geometry that suggests both organic and liquid forms. The sculptures’ inner core of iridescent, reflective pigment creates the experience of colored light emanating from within. On...
September 23, 2016 – January 15, 2017 Join the Museum in this community celebration! Assisted by staff members of the Museum, visitors will create a 25-foot string art mural in the Elam Alexander Hall Gallery. The Museum’s string art mural will be an example of drawing with thread, similar to...
May 31 - July 31, 2016The Museum of Arts and Sciences (MAS) will be featuring a dynamic 3-D photography exhibit that explores the human eye and features highly detailed images that are captured through state-of-the-art medical photography equipment by Kenneth Thompson. This Atlanta-based, award-winning ophthalmic photographer has photographed more than...
July 1- October 16, 2016The Museum of Arts and Sciences presents an exhibition of twentyfive vibrant paintings, sculptures, and prints by New York artist Gloria Garfinkel. The artist, whose work combines complex geometry and painterly invention, is particularly fascinated by the traditional Japanese kimono and obi. Her work celebrates not...