Collections consist of more than 15,000 pieces and include 19th and 20th century American and decorative art, significant European pieces, modern and contemporary art, photography, African art and folk art. The High also collects works by Southern artists.
Award-winning architecture by Richard Meier (1983) and Renzo Piano (2005).
In collaboration with artists and designers, the High Museum has developed interactive and immersive installations for the campus’s central Sifly Piazza each summer since 2014. These installations, which are freely accessible to the public, aim to make the campus more open and welcoming to the community.
The Museum Guide: High Museum of Art: Selected Works from the Collection
Exhibitions & Dates
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors
Nov 18 2018 - Feb 17 2019
Six infinity rooms alongside large-scale installations, key paintings, sculptures and works on paper from the early 1950s to the present
With Drawn Arms: Glenn Kaino & Tommie Smith
Sep 29 2018 - Feb 3 2019
Works bridging the past and present reckon with racial injustice in America
Look Again: 45 Years of Collecting Photography
Oct 14 2018 - Apr 14 2019
Surveys a broad sweep of the history of photography
William Christenberry: Time and Texture
Oct 14 2018 - Apr 14 2019
100+ photographs capture the character of Hale County, Alabama
Hand To Hand: Southern Craft of the 19th Century
Oct 2018 - Aug 2019
Decorative arts including quilts, ceramics, basketry and furniture
Way Out There: The Art of Southern Backroads
Mar 2 2019 - May 19 2019
Celebrates the convergence of contemporary American photography, literature, and self-taught artists
European Masterworks: The Phillips Collection
Apr 6 2019 - Jul 14 2019
Paintings and sculptures from the early-19th through mid-20th century