Georgia has many free museums, art galleries and art centers for
everyone
which are listed below.
Learn about Georgia's
history and art culture with your family. This info
can be used as a great
resource for school projects. Many museums
that charge $1.00 or less are listed. Please call for hours of
operation,
directions, and general info. Some museums require an appointment. |
To quickly get to the different areas on this page, please click on the
following links.
Metro Atlanta,
Colonial Coast and Islands, Magnolia
Midlands,
Classic South, Historic Heartland,
NE Georgia Mountains, Historic High Country,
Plantation Trace and
Presidential Pathways.
For Georgia state historical sites, click here.
For county/city historical sites, click here. |
 Celebrate creativity!
Mountain Arts Association
presents the Hiawassee Festival of the Arts. Bring your
friends and family. We have enough fun to share with everyone! |
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Metro Atlanta |
| American
Museum of Papermaking - Atlanta - 404-894-7840 |
| Atlanta
International Museum of Art and Design - 404-688-2467 - Free on Wednesdays only |
| Federal
Reserve Monetary Museum - Atlanta - 404-498-8764 |
| Georgia Capitol
Museum - Atlanta - 404-651-6996 |
| Governor's
Mansion - Atlanta - 404-261-1776 |
|
High Museum of Art - Atlanta - 404-733-HIGH |
| High
Museum of Art, Folk Art and Photography - Atlanta - 404-577-6940 |
| Jimmy Carter Library
and Museum - Atlanta - 404-865-7101 |
| King
Center - Atlanta - 404-526-8900 |
| Buford Artist Colony
- Buford - 770-271-0008 |
| Lanier
Museum of Natural History - Buford - 770-932-4460 - $1.00 admission fee |
| Cultural Arts Center
- Douglasville - 770-949-2787 |
| Old
Campbell County Museum - Fairburn - 770-964-6007 |
| Antique Funeral
Museum/Margaret Mitchell Playhouse - Jonesboro - 770-478-7211 |
| Marietta
Fire Museum - Marietta - 770-794-5467 |
| Roswell Fire Museum -
Alpharetta - 770-641-3730 |
| Teaching
Museum North - Roswell - 770-552-6339 |
| Smyrna Museum -
Smyrna - 770-431-2858 |
| Colonial
Coast
and Barrier Islands |
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| Pierce
County Heritage Museum & Depot - Blackshear - 912-449-7044 |
| Train Museum -
Folkston - 912-496-2536 |
| Fort
Stewart Military Museum - Hinesville - 912-767-7885 |
| Midway Museum -
Midway - 912-884-5837 |
| Mighty
Eight Air Force Heritage Museum - Pooler - 912-748-8888 |
| Richmond Hill
Historical Society and Museum - Richmond Hill - 912-756-3697 or 800-807-4848 |
| Authur
J. Moore Methodist Museum, Library and Archive - St. Simons Island -
912-638-4050 |
| Girl Scouts First
Headquarters - Savannah - 912-232-8200 or 888-223-3883 |
| Historic
Effingham Society's Old Jail Museum - Springfield - 912-826-4705 or 912-754-7001 |
| Magnolia
Midlands |
| Heritage Station
Museum - Douglas - 912-389-3461 - $1.00 admission fee |
| Dublin-Laurens
Museum - Dublin - 478-272-9242 |
| Williamson Mausoleum
- Eastman - 478-374-4723 |
| Jones
Creek Church Museum - Ludowici - 912-545-2437 or 912-545-9315 |
| Altama Museum of Art
and History - Vidalia - 912-537-1911 |
| Classic
South |
| Gertrude Herbert
Institute of Art - Augusta - 706-722-5495 |
| Augusta
Cotton Exchange Welcome Center and Museum - 706-724-4067 |
| Greene County
Historical Society Museum - Greensboro - 706-453-9439 or 706-453-7250 |
| L.
L. Wyatt Museum - Greensboro - 706-453-0449 |
| Grovetown Museum -
Grovetown - 706-863-4576 |
| Laurel
and Hardy Museum - Harlem - 706-556-0401 |
| Hazlehurst
Historical Museum - Hazlehurst - 912-379-1887, 912-375-7465 or 912-375-2323 |
| Brown
House Museum - Sandersville - 478-552-1965 or 478-552-2963 |
| Washington County
Genealogical Museum - Sandersville - 478-552-3288 |
| Burke
County Museum - Waynesboro - 706-554-4889 |
| Historic
Heartland |
| Butts-Mehre
Heritage Hall and Sports Museum - Athens - 706-542-9036 |
| Georgia Museum of
Art - Athens - 706-542-4662 - $1.00 donation requested |
| Lyndon
House Arts Center - Athens - 706-613-3623 |
| Tate Student Center
Gallery/Room 309 - Athens - 706-542-6396 |
| U.S.
Navy Supply Corps Museum - Athens - 706-354-7349 |
| Old Jail Museum and
Archives - Barnesville - 770-358-0150 - $1.00 donation requested |
| Generation
Gap - Byron - 478-956-2678 |
| Old Jail Museum -
Conyers - 770-929-4270 |
| Williamson
Mausoleum - Eastman - 478-374-4723 |
| Uncle Remus Museum -
Eatonton - 706-485-6856 |
| Monroe
County Museum and Genealogy Room - Forsyth - 478-994-5070 |
| Anderson House
Museum - Fort Valley - 478-825-6445 |
| C.
W. Pettigrew Farm, Community Life Center and Art Gallery - Fort Valley -
478-825-6478 |
| Madison
Museum of Fine Art - Madison - 706-342-8320 |
| Allied Arts Center -
John Manor House - Milledgeville - 478-452-3950 |
| Central
State Museum - Milledgeville - 478-445-1757 or 888-453-4575 |
| General State
Hospital Museum - Milledgeville - 478-445-1757 or 888-453-4575 |
| Flannery O'Connor
Memorial - Milledgeville - 478-445-4047 |
| Museum
and Archives of Georgia Education - Milledgeville - 478-445-4391 |
| DeVaughn
Gallery - Montezuma - 478-472-4712 |
| Museum of
Aviation-Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame - Warner Robins - 478-926-6860,
888-807-3359 |
| Chapelle
Gallery in the Historic Haygood House - Watkinsville - 706-310-0985 |
| Carter-Coile Country
Doctor's Museum - Winterville - 706-742-8600 |
| Northeast
Georgia Mountains |
| Bowen
Center for the Arts - Dawsonville - 706-216-ARTS |
| Elberton
Granite Museum and Exhibit - Elberton - 706-283-2551 |
| Brenau
University Permanent Art Collection - Gainesville - 770-534-6263 |
| Steam
Locomotive Exhibit - Gainesville - 770-536-0889 |
| The
Arts Center - Hartwell - 706-377-2040 |
| Hart
County Historical Museum - Hartwell - 706-376-6330 |
| Crawford
W. Long Museum - Jefferson - 706-367-5307 |
| Foxfire
Museum - Mountain City - 706-746-5828 |
| The
Gourd Place - Sautee - 706-865-4048 |
| Sautee-Nacoochee
Community Center - Sautee-Nacoochee - 706-878-3300 |
| Georgia
Heritage Center for the Arts - Tallulah Falls - 706-754-5989 |
| Barrow
County Museum - Winder - 770-307-1183 |
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| Historic
High Country |
| Adairsville
History Museum - Adairsville - 770-773-1775 or 800-733-2280 |
| Harris
Art Center - Calhoun - 706-629-2599 |
| Johnny
Mize Athletic Center and Baseball Museum - Demorest - 706-778-3000 or
800-277-7020 |
| Kingston
Confederate Museum and Kingston History Museum - Kingston - 770-336-5540 |
| Rome
Area History Museum - Rome - 706-235-8051 |
| Rome's
Clocktower Museum - Rome - 706-236-4430 |
| Bud
Jones Taxidermy Museum - Tallapoosa - 770-574-7480 |
| Peacock
and Possum Tails Heritage Arts Center - Tallapoosa - 770-574-2367 |
| West
Georgia Museum of Tallapoosa - Tallapoosa - 770-574-3125 - $1.00 admission fee |
| Plantation
Trace |
| Albany
Area Art Council - Albany - 229-439-ARTS |
| Albany
Museum of Art - Albany - 229-439-8400 - Free on Sunday only |
| Depot
Gallery - Camilla - 229-336-5255 |
| Colony
Art Gallery - Fitzgerald - 229-426-5035 |
| Coleman
Opera House and Museum - Fort Gaines - 229-768-2248 |
| Colquitt
County Arts Center - Moultrie - 229-985-1922 |
| Thomasville
Cultural Center - Thomasville - 229-226-0588 |
| Atlantic
Coastline Artists Gallery - Tifton - 229-386-0216 |
| Lowndes
County Historical Society and Museum - Valdosta - 229-247-4780 |
| Presidential
Pathways |
| Coca-Cola
Space Science Center - Columbus - 706-649-1470 |
| Columbus
Museum - Columbus - 706-649-0713 |
| Columbus
Museum Uptown - Columbus - 706-221-7580 |
| National
Infantry Museum - Fort Benning - 706-545-2958 |
| Heard
County Historical Center and Museum - Franklin - 706-675-6507 or 888-331-0560 |
| Doc
Holliday Museum - Griffin - 770-412-9180 |
| Griffin
Museum and Art Gallery - Griffin - 770-228-5356 |
| Chattahoochee
Valley Art Museum - LaGrange - 706-882-3267 |
| Lamar
Dodd Art Center - LaGrange - 706-880-8211 |
| Richland
Rail Museum - Richland - 229-887-3323 |
| Walter
F. George Law Museum - Vienna - 229-268-3663 |
| Georgia
State Cotton Museum - Vienna - 229-268-2045 |
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