Michael C Carlos Museum of Emory University

Great little museum well worth the $ 8 per adult and $ 6 child. I have seen deals on groupon and living social for less but this was an impromptu visit
Not the easiest to find on Emory’s gorgeous campus and parking during the day during the week is a challenge in the lots but worth it. Parking was $ 5 for the roughly 2 hours we spent there but is FREE on the weekends.
Features Mahan, early American Indian, Roman, Greek and my sons favorite Egyptian artifacts. He is in 6TH grade and loved it! Pottery and sculptures abound. Jewelry, tools large Greek and Roman statues, a bathtub, sarcophagus. But the highlight by far was the mummies. They had about 6 plus mummified cats, bird, dog. It was very beautiful and interesting. Seeing large elaborate pottery from 380 bc here in Georgia is amazing. Only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is I wish it was larger and easier to access.

The Carlos Museum is a hidden gem on the campus of Emory University. When you walk in you can go right and enter the ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian wing featuring awesome examples of ancient mosaics, statues, pottery, and art. The Egyptian hall has multiple mummies and sarcophagi, including the oldest mummy in the New World. This mummy is very unique because it is positioned on its side like a person sleeping. If you enter and go left you will see the ancient American exhibits including works from Inca, Aztec, and Mayan civilizations. The entrance fee is only $ 8, and came with an audio guide that gave outstanding information about many of the exhibits. A person could easily spend the entire day there, but give yourself at least two hours to see everything and soak in the history.

If you haven’t been, you’re missing out. The Carlos Museum really is a world class facility. An Atlanta gem. I went to visit the Masterworks of American Indian Art exhibit and had my mind blown by what I was seeing that day. This whole museum is epic! The permanent exhibits include ancient Egyptian artifacts (and real mummies), and fascinating Greek & Roman pottery and one of the earliest bathtubs in the world. (Yes, I said bathtub.) And some very cool, intriguing, ancient artworks from Asia and The Americas. One imagines just who it was who made that thing… It’s like taking a quick trip around the ancient world. The Carlos gives you glimpses into deep slices of human history, expression, and creativity.
We were lucky enough to run into the docent of the Indigenous Beauty collection. She very graciously took a little time to talk to us about what we were seeing. This very much enhanced the experience. (My mind boggled at some of the older beadworks made from porcupine quills and other dyed materials. Real art-​enginnering at work, there.) Just fantastic.
Admission was a very nice $ 8. This is a total steal for the experience of this museum. Parking is just a short walk away in Emory’s Fishburne parking deck. (I don’t know what parking fees are, if any. I hear parking is free on weekends.) A couple of groups were also in the exhibit space with us, but at no point did we feel crowded or rushed.
I’m looking forward to my next trip to the Carlos Museum. Holler if you’re coming with.

My partner is a physician at Emory, so we got a free entrance! I honestly love any type of museum with old things and this place was great. It was a lot smaller than I expected, so don’t expect the Metropolitan Museum or anything. The place only had a few people during the weekday and it was actually nice not having to dodge other viewers or making sure no one was accidentally getting in your pictures. This place is a hidden gem and I highly recommend it if you’re in town visiting your kids at college or if you’re working a shift at the hospital.

What a great little hidden gem. If you have any interest in Egyptology or Mesoamerica, you’ll love this museum. It’s not huge, but you can spend a few hours depending on how much time you spend at each exhibit. I was particularly impressed by the collection of Peruvian clay figures/​jars, a really large Roman mosaic, and the impressive collection of ancient Egyptian mummies and sarcophagi. Everything is well organized and includes lots of descriptive information. Also, the building itself is an interesting architectural footnote. Designed by Michael Graves, the inside is textbook postmodernism, with playful vaulting and interesting windows.
Logistics: If you’re driving, on weekdays parking will be around $ 4 – 6 in the adjacent Fishburne visitor parking deck, depending on how long you stay. On weekends parking is free. You can also get there using the #6 MARTA bus, or one of the free CLIFF shuttles.

I don’t think I appreciated the museum when I was a student. It is amazing to have a museum right on campus and it is quiet and not so crowded.

I’ve been blessed to have visited museums in Greece, Italy, S. America, and Egypt. So what was I expecting from my time here? This particular museum taught me a number of things in which I was unfamiliar with respect to the above countries, and I was mesmerized by the beauty of a number of artifacts. I invested 4 hours and that was by speeding past some of the exhibits. This university collection reminds me somewhat of the collection at Oxford, the Ashmolean. One note, some of the displays were in the process of rotation and there are plans of expansion upstairs, meaning that each visit will offer different artifacts.

Let me state my bias at the outset: I’m an art history grad student at Emory with a focus on Greek and Roman art, so I think the Carlos Museum is the bees knees! It’s also the best kept secret in town! No one I meet in Atlanta has seen it, perhaps because it’s tucked away in the Emory campus. Or they visited years ago, but the collection AND the museum have experienced tremendous growth since then.
Do yourself a favor, visit this museum! In addition to the fine selection of Greek and Roman antiquities, it boasts spectacular collections of objects from the ancient Americas and Egypt. There are also sections of Asian and Near Eastern art and their African art (upstairs) is quite impressive. Check out the calendar on the website and you can see they offer an array of activities for both kids and adults. You can hear a world class scholar discuss archaeology, (like my awesome adviser, Prof. Bonna Wescoat, talking about her work at the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the Greek island of Samothrace
) or listen to a chamber ensemble play classical music, or join a reading group, or… well, you get the idea.
The museum is intimate, quiet, and inexpensive, and on the weekends there is free parking in the Fishburne garage. This would be a great place for a daytime date, and just outside campus are several good restaurants in Emory Village.
What are you waiting for? Check it out!

Yesterday, I visited this splendid museum with its fine collection of antiquities from Egypt, Rome, Greece, Iraq, Syria, India, and the Andean countries of Peru and Colombia. I was especially fascinated with its wall relief from Nimrud, Iraq (883 – 839 B.C.Palace of Asburnasirpal) its ceramic tripod calyx krater depicting abduction of Europa from Greece (done by Asteas in 380 B. C), its Roman Strigel Sarcophagus panel from Rome (3^rd Century), and its appreciable collection of Egyptian artifacts (coffins, mummies, tools, weapons, etcetera).I also appreciated its fine collection of 19^th and 20^th Century African Art from Nigeria, Cameroon, Mali, and the Ivory Coast. I especially liked Beaded Bowl Figure from Cameroon (1900 Kom).The staff at this art museum was very helpful and enthusiastic about their work. Atlanta buses number#6 and #36 go very close to this museum on the campus of Emory University.

This museum is fantastic! I’ve gone here every other year with my grandma for new exhibits. It’s incredibly inexpensive and they really get amazing stuff. It’s small enough to really learn a few things, enjoy some history and art, and leave without being mentally drained.

I was not expecting such an epic museum! I should have visited long ago. I bought a livingsocial deal to check out the Romare Bearden exhibit and was very impressed. The exhibit itself was enough, but this museum offered so much more. I spent a couple of hours perusing art and artifacts from all over the world in addition to checking out the Bearden exhibit.
The museum’s permanent collection features ancient pieces from all over the world. I was most impressed with the Egyptian art and artifacts. The museum actually had mummies and coffins. I had never seen a REAL mummy before. It was awesome! I also enjoyed the audio feature so I could get more details from the curators on the recordings. It just helps bring everything to life. I have never been big on audio at museums, but it really rounds out the experience.
I went on a Sunday and there was not too much of a crowd. There were enough people so it didn’t feel like a «night at the museum» but it wasn’t so crowded that I couldn’t stand and stare and read descriptions without somebody breathing down my neck. If I remember correctly, the regular cost for admission is $ 8 for adults. What a steal! Now that I know how awesome this museum is, I will definitely keep an eye out for upcoming exhibits.

Wandered in here on an early Saturday afternoon and enjoyed it very much. $ 8 admission fee for outsiders. What’s not to love? A compact art museum with several floors with small but well-​done exhibits. Photography allowed on a floor by floor basis. No crowds. Don’t miss the tiny but wonderful little bookshop. What a wonderful way to spend a few hours.

Hidden on the campus of Emory University, the Carlos Museum appears to be a well-​kept secret. Typically quiet and rarely crowded, it is a pleasant place to spend an afternoon. Its collection — focused largely on both the ancient Americas and Egypt — is quite impressive.
The Carlos Museum is well worth a visit.

Went here for the Egyptian mummies, exhibit. Can’t say enough good things, about my experience. Would recommend this museum, to anyone.

There was so much to view at this museum and it looks like another exhibit was being put together when I visited in August of 2012. I loved seeing the mummy! I enjoyed the layout and it was not crowded. Definitely worth the trip.

Everything you want in a museum but in a small package. I visited the Egyptian exposition. surprisingly high amount of sarcophagus and mummies. The African exposition is cool too. Free for students

I love this museum, it has everything you which in a museum but in a compact way. what I was must impressed about was their Egyptian exposition. I have never seen so many sarcophagus and mummies in a single place. It also has an interesting African exposition. I visited it once a couple of months ago with my parents and I’m thinking on going back to visit it by myself.
A plus is that it is free for Emory students!

I LOVE this place. Regardless of how many times I visit it never gets old. I do love Egyptian history the most, so I’m a bit biased. I think it’s really well done though. I frequent museums, and it’s really unique. Lots of talking points– so I enjoy going with different people. Good place for a date, or to hang out with a friend. The last time I was there they had changed to a fee, but it was not very much. Less than other museum options for sure. Parking is always a bit difficult unless you are familiar with the campus. Allow some time for that, or bring money for the parking garage.

A surprisingly broad yet compact collection, from Peyote-​inspired pottery to muslin covered mummies. (It was creepy, but cool being allowed to stand inches from a dead body.) The African metal sculptures reminded me of New Orleans. The gift shop has excellent jewelry reproductions and books.
Entrance fee, not suggested donation, but totally worth it:
Adults: $ 8
Students, Seniors, and Children ages 6 – 17: $ 6 (Children ages 5 and under free)
Carlos Museum Member/​Emory Peeps: Free
FREE 1 – 4 pm on Fridays, April 9, May 21, and June 11 and all day on May 18.
Cheers~

Do you go to Emory? If yes…
GO TO THIS MUSEUM. It’s a complete gem and you’ll truly regret missing it. I took a mythology 101 class my first semester of freshman year and was later able to analyze and recognize a lot of the art in the museum. It. Was. AWESOME. It’s FREE!
If you DON’T go to Emory…
GO TO THIS MUSEUM. It is home to many pieces which are difficult to come by in larger museums – and it’s located on one of the South’s most beautiful campuses.
No excuuuuse!

Great small museum. They have representative collections from all areas of the world, not just Classical Europe. You can cover the whole museum in about two hours and feel like you’ve taken a trip around the globe. The bookshop is stuffed for its size — books floor to ceiling covering every question that may have arisen during your visit. There are also kids activities and events, and free parking on weekends.