Museums

The Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University(shown below)

The Micheal C. Carlos Museum is housed under the umbrella of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. It has one of the most diverse collections of any museum in the world. The collection, housed in the Michael Graves designed building is comprised of everything from Egyptian Art to Sub-Saharan Art to European Classical Art. It has quickly earned a reputation for having one of the finest, and fastest expanding art collections anywhere. It is especially known for its ancient Roman and Hellinistic pieces. Some of its most famous artists are Paul Klee and Aaron Siskind.




The Dahesh Museum

The Dahesh Museum of art is unique in its very specialized collection. The collection encompasses European works from the 19th and 20th centuries. The Dahesh is an excellent timeline and catalogue of this important period in world history, accurately documenting the transition of art from baroque, the renaissance,Rococco to impressionism. It is a leader in art restoration and in the rediscovery of lost or neglected pieces from the period. It is a fairly new museum, opened to the public in January of 1995, but has already made a name for itself in the art world with its exemplary dedication to its cause.


The Whitney, New York

The Whitney Museum of Modern Art is widely ackowledged as possesor of one of the world's finest permanent collections. Its collection includes some of the biggest names in modern art, including such names as Edward Hopper and Alexander Calder. The Whitney is unique in the fact that it is also a showcase for some of the world's finest architecture. It, along with the New York Guggenheim, may be counted as two of the world most visually pleasing art museums. The Whitney has also undertaken an extensive remodelling project in an attempt to upgrade its 1931 architecture and make it more accessible to the public.

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