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You have several reasons to add The High to your list of places to visit this holiday season.
On display through January 20, 2013, Fast Forward: Modern Moments 1913>>2013, an exhibition drawn from MoMA’s collection, includes 165 works by Matisse, Dali, O’Keeffe, Koons, & more.
Plus, you can see Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial, American Encounters: Thomas Cole and the Narrative Landscape, Choose Me: Arthur Grace’s Portraits of a Presidential Race, Susan Cofer: Draw Near, works by Katharina Grosse and Aaron Curry, & more.
Want to go? I’m a member, so admission is free for me. Not a member? You can take advantage of several deals to see the temporary exhibitions (& the rest of the High’s collection) free or on the cheap:
1) Half-Price Thursday Evenings are still going on. You can save 50% when you visit the High from 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. To find the deal online, choose the Thursday you want to visit & pick a time slot marked “Discount Available”–once you select the quantity of tickets & click through, the discounted price will show in your cart.
2) Fulton County residents & students get in free on the first Saturday of the month; valid ID required. Bank of America cardholders get the same deal on the first full weekend of the month (discount applies to cardholder only).
3) Monday, December 24, 2012, you can get free admission to the High, part of the Sunday Family Series at The Woodruff. You’ll get one free admission for each child age 11 & under per paid adult admission.
4) December is College Month. College students with ID receive $5 museum admission.
5) For a limited time, $19 buys you two tickets to the High, thanks to a deal on Scoutmob; must be used by January 4, 2013.
6) On December 31, 2012, any member of The High can bring a friend for free.
7) Other ongoing discounts: Admission is free for active military with ID, and dependents of active military personnel as well as retired military receive $2 off admission. Zoo Atlanta members save $3 off adult admission or $10 off a membership. If you have a PBA Advantage card, or an ASO or Alliance Theatre subscriber card, you’ll save $3 off admission. ARTSCard members get $2 off admission.
8) If you’re planning to visit multiple attractions in Atlanta, take advantage of the Atlanta CityPASS to save almost 50% on admission to five Atlanta-area attractions. The Georgia Aquarium ticket includes a Deepo Pass with Expedited Entry, Deepo’s 4-D theater, and the Dolphin Tales show (based on availability). The World of Coca-Cola ticket includes admission, the 4-D theatre, and a free keepsake bottle from the museum. Other attractions included are Inside CNN Studio Tour, Fernbank (includes IMAX, too) OR High Museum of Art, and Zoo Atlanta (includes All-Rides Wristband) OR Atlanta History Center. It’s valid for nine days, and if you plan it right, you’ll have two full weekends + the weekdays in between to get to all of the attractions.
The High Museum of Art is located at 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta.
–Jennifer Maciejewski


