Carlos Museum free admission days and ticket discounts

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The Michael C. Carlos Museum has the largest collection of ancient art and artifacts in the Southeast — including objects from ancient Greece, Egypt, Rome, Africa, and the ancient Americas. 

This is the only place in Atlanta where you can view Egyptian mummies. You’ll also come face to face with Greek and Indian deities, African ritual masks, and artifacts from the Americas.

The Carlos Museum is also a real bargain as Atlanta museums go, with some of the cheapest admission prices in town. It is located on the Emory University quad.

NOTE: You no longer have to make a timed reservation to visit the Carlos Museum — just show up!

The Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University is located at 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta.

Museum hours:

• Tuesday thru Friday — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Saturday — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday — noon to 5 p.m.

Museum prices:

• Adults — $8
• Seniors, students, and children age 6-17 — $6
• $2 for an audio guide rental (recommended)
• FREE for kids age 5 and younger
• FREE for members, plus Emory students, faculty, and staff

Free admission days & discounts at the Carlos Museum

As a reminder, those with a membership to the Carlos Museum members always get in free.

Visit for free with the Georgia Public Libraries Family Pass

Anyone with a valid Georgia library card can check the Family Pass out from almost 400 participating libraries across all 159 Georgia counties. The Family Pass admits six guests for FREE.
Click here to find a library near you that participates. Then, simply visit a participating library branch and ask your librarian to check out a pass. 

FREE annual membership for Emory University’s Class of 2022

The Carlos Museum congratulates the Emory Class of 2022! Grads can activate a free one-year Carlos Museum membership at Carlos.emory.edu/newgradmember. 

Free admission days in summer of 2022

The Carlos Museum is offering FREE admission on Sunday, June 19th, in honor of Juneteenth.
Members of the public may visit free of charge.

Other FREE admission days this summer are Sunday, July 17th and Sunday, August 21st.

Sunday hours are noon to 5 p.m.
Free admission to the museum allows you to experience the permanent collection galleries as well as the special exhibit, Indigo Prayers: A Creation Story.

Indigo Prayers: A Creation Story, is a collection of work from local Atlanta artist Charmaine Minniefield, inspired by her time searching for her grandmother’s ancestral lines in Gambia, West Africa. It is on view through September 11, 2022.
 

Free Admission Fridays in November (2021)

Visit the Carlos Museum on most Fridays in November, 2021 and receive FREE admission. The offer is good through in 2021 on November 5th, 12th, and 19th. The museum is closed on the 25th and 26th for Thanksgiving.
NOTE: We will update if this offer is renewed for 2022.

Father’s Day

Does your daddy love mummies? If your Pops is wild about ancient Egypt, this is his lucky year — because dads get in FREE to the Carlos Museum on Sunday, June 20, 2021 for Father’s Day.  
NOTE: We will update if this offer is renewed for 2022.

More upcoming free events:

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Monday, June 5, 2023

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Friday, June 9, 2023

Saturday, June 10, 2023

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Want to check out the Michael C. Carlos Museum on the cheap? You’re in luck.

While you’re there, you can check out a mix of exhibitions at the Carlos Museum. Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt exhibition, on display through November 11, 2018, showcases the cats and lions (and even dogs and jackals) in ancient Egyptian mythology, kingship, and everyday life.

Be sure to browse the Carlos Museum’s other works–The new African galleries are now open, the Egyptian collection remains a favorite with my kids, and I’m partial to the Greek & Roman collection.

And mark your calendars: The Chimera: Andy Warhol through the 1980s exhibition, on view August 25-November 25, 2018, “draws on Polaroids, silver gelatin prints, and screen prints from the Michael C. Carlos Museum’s Works on Paper collection to explore Warhol’s working process and his nuanced takes on identity, self-perception, beauty, composition, and the American icon. In contrast to his most iconic pop art prints, these lesser known works of art reveal a thoughtful and self-reflective artist interested in multiple techniques and stages of completion.”

While they last, you can get discount tickets to the Carlos Museum, no coupon code required:

• Thanks to a deal on Groupon, $13 buys an audio tour package for two ($23 for four) to the Carlos Museum. The vouchers are valid for 120 days after purchase, giving you ample time to make it out to the museum when it’s convenient for you.
• Thanks to a deal on PoshDealz, $4 buys one ticket to the Carlos Museum.

Want to check it out for free? Mark your calendars: You can get free admission to the Carlos Museum from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. on select dates as part of the 100 Free Days promotion. Upcoming free admission dates include July 19, July 26, August 16, September 23, October 21, November 25, and December 30, 2018.

Admission is regularly $8 for adults & $6 for students and seniors with ID plus children ages 6-17. Emory University students, faculty, & staff admitted free with Emory ID. Audio guide rental is available for $2.