The Atlanta Guide

Arts & Culture

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Vesper Theatre

Black box theater and creative hub in downtown East Point

Theater|Performing Arts Center
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Southwest Arts Center

Multidisciplinary performing and visual arts facility

Performing Arts Center|Theater
$

Marietta History Center

Cobb County history museum inside the historic Kennesaw House

Museum|Historic Site

Doraville Art (DArt)

Volunteer-run nonprofit gallery and arts education space in Doraville

Gallery
$$

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art

Community art museum in downtown Marietta

Museum|Gallery
$

William Root House Museum

1840s Greek Revival cottage and gardens run by Cobb Landmarks

Historic Site|Museum
Free

dk Gallery

Contemporary fine art gallery on Marietta Square

Gallery
$$

The Georgia Ballet

Professional ballet company based in Marietta since 1960

Theater
Free

Smyrna Museum

Free history museum in a replica 1910 train depot

Museum|Historic Site
Free

ArtsXchange

Community arts hub rooted in the Black Arts Tradition

Gallery|Cultural Center
Free

Black Art In America (BAIA) Gallery & Gardens

Gallery and sculpture garden for contemporary Black art

Gallery|Public Art
Free

Hapeville Depot Museum

History museum inside an 1890s restored train depot

Museum|Historic Site

Spruill Center for the Arts

Community arts center and gallery offering classes across all mediums

Gallery

Eagle Eye Book Shop

Longtime North Decatur independent general bookstore

Bookstore

Charis Books & More

South's oldest independent feminist and LGBTQ+ bookstore

Bookstore

DeKalb History Center

County history museum inside the historic Old Courthouse on the Square

Museum|Historic Site
Free

Avondale Arts Center

Volunteer-run community gallery and workshop space in downtown Avondale Estates

Gallery
$

Decatur Community Players

Nonprofit children's and family theater company in Decatur

Theater
Free

Waffle House Museum

Restored first-ever Waffle House, open for free guided tours by appointment

Historic Site|Museum
Free

Heritage Sandy Springs

Historic farmhouse park marking the natural spring that named the city

Historic Site|Museum
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Stage Door Theatre

Dunwoody's longtime community playhouse, staging shows since 1973

Theater
Free

Urban Art Collective

35+ working artist studios and gallery space in downtown Chamblee

Gallery

Little Shop of Stories

Beloved independent children's bookstore on the Decatur square

Bookstore
Free

Lake Claire Community Land Trust

Community-built folk-art park with a resident emu

Public Art
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Virginia Highland Books

Independent neighborhood bookstore in a 1900 storefront

Bookstore
$$

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Natural history museum with forest trails and a giant-screen theater

Museum
$$

Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Emory University's main stage for music, dance, and theater

Performing Arts Center|Theater
Free

Stacks Squares Mural Project

Rotating outdoor mural squares beneath the old cotton mill

Public Art|Gallery
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Michael C. Carlos Museum

Emory University's museum of ancient and global art

Museum
$

Bookish

East Atlanta Village's independent bookstore and literary hub

Bookstore
Free

ABV Gallery

8,500-sq-ft contemporary art gallery founded by muralist Greg Mike

Gallery
Free

Forward Warrior Mural Project

Annual outdoor mural gallery along historic Wylie Street

Public Art
Free

PATH400 Public Art Trail

Murals and public art along Buckhead's signature greenway

Public Art
$$

Actor’s Express

Bold contemporary theater inside King Plow Arts Center

Theater
Free

Goat Farm Arts Center

Historic factory reborn as a Westside artist community

Historic Site|Gallery
Free

Westside Cultural Arts Center

Industrial-chic gallery and cultural event space

Gallery
Free

Sandler Hudson Gallery

Contemporary art gallery on the historic Westside

Gallery
Free

Kai Lin Art

Contemporary art gallery championing Southeast artists

Gallery
$$

Ferst Center for the Arts

Georgia Tech's main stage for touring performing arts

Theater
Free

Historic Oakland Cemetery

Atlanta's oldest public green space and outdoor sculpture garden

Historic Site|Public Art
Free

Krog Street Tunnel

Ever-changing graffiti tunnel and Atlanta street-art landmark

Public Art
$$

Rialto Center for the Arts

GSU's historic 1916 movie-palace-turned-performance hall

Theater
$$

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Interactive museum on civil and human rights history

Museum
Free

Gallery 72

Free city-run gallery in a Downtown office lobby

Gallery|Public Art
$

APEX Museum

Sweet Auburn museum of African and African American history

Museum|Historic Site
Free

The King Center

Memorial and museum honoring Dr. and Mrs. King's legacy

historic site
Free

Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park

NPS park preserving Dr. King's Sweet Auburn birth home

historic site
Free

Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History

Archive and exhibit space devoted to African American history

Museum|Historic Site
$$

High Museum of Art

The Southeast's leading art museum inside the Woodruff Arts Center

Museum
$$

Alliance Theatre

Tony Award-winning resident theater company at the Woodruff Arts Center

Theater
$$

Center for Puppetry Arts

Largest puppetry organization in the U.S., home to the Jim Henson Collection

Museum|Theater
$

Margaret Mitchell House

The boarding house where Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone with the Wind

Historic Site|Museum
$

SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film

Savannah College of Art and Design's fashion and film museum on Peachtree Street

Museum
$

Plaza Theatre

Atlanta's oldest continuously operating independent movie theater, since 1939

Indie Cinema
$

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

Presidential library and museum documenting Jimmy Carter's life and administration

Museum|Historic Site
$$$

Atlanta History Center

Atlanta's largest history museum and historic estate

Museum|Historic Site
$

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Small university museum with nationally touring exhibitions

Museum|Gallery

Conant Performing Arts Center

Home stage for Oglethorpe University's theatre and music programs

Theater|Performing Arts
Free

Chastain Arts Center & Gallery

Atlanta's oldest community arts center, founded 1968

Gallery|Cultural Center

Anne Irwin Fine Art

Buckhead gallery specializing in American and European paintings

Gallery
Free

Carousel Fine Art

Contemporary gallery in the heart of Buckhead Village

Gallery