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.
Read our Art Things Considered blog article about the High Museum of Art here.
Exhibitions & Dates
Shaheen Collection of French Works
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French art of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Georgia O’Keeffe: “My New Yorks”
Oct 25 2024 - Feb 16 2025
Experimentation in subject matter, scale, form, and perspective across media
Patterns in Abstraction: Black Quilts from the High’s Collection
Jun 28 2024 - Jan 5 2025
Quilts that change how we view the history of abstraction
Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys
Sep 13 2024 - Jan 19 2025
Works by multigenerational Black artists, from 20th century legends to artists of a younger generation