Exhibitions at Carlos Museum

The Michael C. Carlos Museum is running a series of visual arts exhibitions right now, and on Thursday, October 29, you can take a tour of them led by artist Nicholas Galanin. He'll be walking visitors through the current shows, so instead of just wandering the galleries on your own, you'll have someone talking you through the work as you go.

There's a fair amount to see. The tour covers Compassion, Laconian Drinking Cup, Anamnesis, One Broken Cup and Three Fanta Cans, and Compassion: What Moves You?—five distinct exhibitions running at once. Between the ancient and the contemporary, it's a wide spread of work to take in over a single visit.

It helps to know where you're heading. The Michael C. Carlos Museum is part of Emory University in Druid Hills, and the building itself was designed by architect Michael Graves. It houses the Southeast's largest collection of ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Central America, though it also shows work by local artists and hosts programs like the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta's Lawless Family Concert, a free showcase for the area's best pre-college musicians. The museum is located at 571 South Kilgo Cir NE, on the third floor.

The tour is on Thursday, October 29, and admission ranges from free to $8, though that's subject to change, so it's worth double-checking before you head over.