The Atlanta Guide

Arts & Culture

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East Point

Vesper Theatre

Black box theater and creative hub in downtown East Point

Theater|Performing Arts Center
$
South Fulton

Southwest Arts Center

Multidisciplinary performing and visual arts facility

Performing Arts Center|Theater
$
Marietta

Marietta History Center

Cobb County history museum inside the historic Kennesaw House

Museum|Historic Site
Doraville

Doraville Art (DArt)

Volunteer-run nonprofit gallery and arts education space in Doraville

Gallery
$$
Marietta

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art

Community art museum in downtown Marietta

Museum|Gallery
$
Marietta

William Root House Museum

1840s Greek Revival cottage and gardens run by Cobb Landmarks

Historic Site|Museum
Free
Marietta

dk Gallery

Contemporary fine art gallery on Marietta Square

Gallery
$$
Marietta

The Georgia Ballet

Professional ballet company based in Marietta since 1960

Theater
Free
Smyrna

Smyrna Museum

Free history museum in a replica 1910 train depot

Museum|Historic Site
Free
East Point

ArtsXchange

Community arts hub rooted in the Black Arts Tradition

Gallery|Cultural Center
Free
East Point

Black Art In America (BAIA) Gallery & Gardens

Gallery and sculpture garden for contemporary Black art

Gallery|Public Art
Free
Hapeville

Hapeville Depot Museum

History museum inside an 1890s restored train depot

Museum|Historic Site
Dunwoody

Spruill Center for the Arts

Community arts center and gallery offering classes across all mediums

Gallery
Decatur

Eagle Eye Book Shop

Longtime North Decatur independent general bookstore

Bookstore
Decatur

Charis Books & More

South's oldest independent feminist and LGBTQ+ bookstore

Bookstore
Decatur

DeKalb History Center

County history museum inside the historic Old Courthouse on the Square

Museum|Historic Site
Free
Avondale Estates

Avondale Arts Center

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

Gallery
$
Decatur

Decatur Community Players

Nonprofit children's and family theater company in Decatur

Theater
Free
Decatur

Waffle House Museum

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

Historic Site|Museum
Free
Sandy Springs

Heritage Sandy Springs

Historic farmhouse park marking the natural spring that named the city

Historic Site|Museum
$$
Dunwoody

Stage Door Theatre

Dunwoody's longtime community playhouse, staging shows since 1973

Theater
Free
Chamblee

Urban Art Collective

35+ working artist studios and gallery space in downtown Chamblee

Gallery
Decatur

Little Shop of Stories

Beloved independent children's bookstore on the Decatur square

Bookstore
Free
Druid Hills

Lake Claire Community Land Trust

Community-built folk-art park with a resident emu

Public Art
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Virginia-Highland

Virginia Highland Books

Independent neighborhood bookstore in a 1900 storefront

Bookstore
$$
Druid Hills

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

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

Museum
$$
Druid Hills

Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

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

Performing Arts Center|Theater
Free
East Atlanta

ABV Gallery

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

Gallery
Druid Hills

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

Historic Tudor Revival mansion turned community arts center

$
Druid Hills

Michael C. Carlos Museum

Emory University's museum of ancient and global art

Museum
$
East Atlanta

Bookish

East Atlanta Village's independent bookstore and literary hub

Bookstore
Free
Grant Park

Stacks Squares Mural Project

Rotating outdoor mural squares beneath the old cotton mill

Public Art|Gallery
Free
Buckhead

PATH400 Public Art Trail

Murals and public art along Buckhead's signature greenway

Public Art
$$
The West Side (Atlanta)

Actor’s Express

Bold contemporary theater inside King Plow Arts Center

Theater
Free
The West Side (Atlanta)

Westside Cultural Arts Center

Industrial-chic gallery and cultural event space

Gallery
Free
The West Side (Atlanta)

Sandler Hudson Gallery

Contemporary art gallery on the historic Westside

Gallery
Free
The West Side (Atlanta)

Kai Lin Art

Contemporary art gallery championing Southeast artists

Gallery
$$
Home Park

Ferst Center for the Arts

Georgia Tech's main stage for touring performing arts

Theater
Free
Grant Park

Historic Oakland Cemetery

Atlanta's oldest public green space and outdoor sculpture garden

Historic Site|Public Art
Free
Old Fourth Ward

Krog Street Tunnel

Ever-changing graffiti tunnel and Atlanta street-art landmark

Public Art
Free
Grant Park

Forward Warrior Mural Project

Annual outdoor mural gallery along historic Wylie Street

Public Art
$$
Downtown Atlanta

Rialto Center for the Arts

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

Theater
$$
Downtown Atlanta

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Interactive museum on civil and human rights history

Museum
Free
Downtown Atlanta

Gallery 72

Free city-run gallery in a Downtown office lobby

Gallery|Public Art
$
Old Fourth Ward

APEX Museum

Sweet Auburn museum of African and African American history

Museum|Historic Site
Free
Old Fourth Ward

The King Center

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

historic site
Free
Old Fourth Ward

Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park

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

historic site
Free
Old Fourth Ward

Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History

Archive and exhibit space devoted to African American history

Museum|Historic Site
$$
Midtown

High Museum of Art

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

Museum
$$
Midtown

Alliance Theatre

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

Theater
$$
Midtown

Center for Puppetry Arts

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

Museum|Theater
$
Midtown

Margaret Mitchell House

The boarding house where Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone with the Wind

Historic Site|Museum
$
Midtown

SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film

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

Museum
$
Virginia-Highland

Plaza Theatre

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

Indie Cinema
$
Old Fourth Ward

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

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

Museum|Historic Site
$$$
Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

Atlanta's largest history museum and historic estate

Museum|Historic Site
$
Brookhaven

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Small university museum with nationally touring exhibitions

Museum|Gallery
Brookhaven

Conant Performing Arts Center

Home stage for Oglethorpe University's theatre and music programs

Theater|Performing Arts
Free
Buckhead

Chastain Arts Center & Gallery

Atlanta's oldest community arts center, founded 1968

Gallery|Cultural Center
Buckhead

Anne Irwin Fine Art

Buckhead gallery specializing in American and European paintings

Gallery
Free
Buckhead

Carousel Fine Art

Contemporary gallery in the heart of Buckhead Village

Gallery