Michael C. Carlos Museum

As A VENUE: Host your event…

Designed by Michael Graves, the Michael C. Carlos Museum offers an elegant atmosphere in an extraordinary setting. The Carlos Museum provides its guests an artistic and memorable backdrop for * receptions * rehearsal dinners * Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations * corporate meetings, and * other special events. Event staff will help you choose which of the three rental spaces will best accommodate your needs. Three distinctive spaces are available:

• Ackerman Hall: With floor-to-ceiling windows looking out on the Emory Quadrangle, chandelier lighting, state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment, and a Steinway grand piano, Ackerman Hall is an ideal space for meetings, intimate receptions, rehearsal dinner, awards dinners, and other small gatherings. Rental includes four hours of actual event time, two hours for pre-event catering setup, and one hour for post-event catering breakdown. The rental fee covers security, tables, chairs, use of the foyer, room setup, on-site staff, and free parking after 5 PM and on the weekend.
  • Capacity: Dinner/Dance – 120 people; Seated event – 130 people; Auditorium – 200 people; Reception (standing) – 200 people
• Executive Board Room: The wood-paneled board room is an impressive meeting space with state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment. Rental includes eight hours or any portion thereof of actual event time during the day and four hours of actual event time during the evening. Daytime and evening rental include one hour for pre-event catering setup and one hour for post-event catering breakdown. Rental fee includes security, on-site staff member, and free parking after 5 PM and on the weekend.
  • Capacity: Seated event – 20 people
• Museum Galleries: The museum’s galleries may be added to any facility rental for an additional charge. Galleries will remain open for a maximum of two hours during that event.

Support the Michael C. Carlos Museum… by simply booking your next special occasion here:
https://carlos.emory.edu/facility-rental

As A SHOP: Discover unique gifts…

The Carlos Museum Bookshop stocks thousands of inventively curated books on art, archaeology, history, mythology, and more for adults and children. Brimming with titles on the ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia, the Bookshop will pique your curiosity, spark your creativity, and send you in pursuit of answers to questions you never knew you had.
The Museum Bookshop is a true browser’s bookshop, with shipments of new books coming in every few days. We offer online purchasing for shipping to your home through our new non-profit online bookstore at Bookshop.org. All sales will benefit the Carlos Museum. A portion of each purchase also supports hundreds of other independent bookstores around the country. Parking is free on weekends! Carlos Museum members receive discounts on purchases. Merchandise is catalogued within these collections: New Adult Books * Recommended and Bestselling Books for Adults * New and Favorite Books for Kids & YA * Fiction and Poetry * Gifts, Jigsaw Puzzles, and Notecards * World Folktales and Mythology for Kids * New and Favorite K-12 Educational Books & Kits, and * Books about Books.

Support the Michael C. Carlos Museum… by simply purchasing your specialty merchandise here:
https://carlos.emory.edu/museum-bookshop

Be a DONOR: Show that you care…

Membership Matters: Deepen and enrich your experience with art by joining the Carlos Museum. Membership supports innovative learning opportunities and groundbreaking exhibitions as well as the care and conservation of the museum’s renowned collections. Members enjoy benefits such as exclusive exhibition previews and discounts at the bookshop and on programs and events. Share the Carlos Museum with family, friends, and colleagues. The gift of membership provides a year of art and unique experiences for someone special. Art has the power to change lives— your gift can do that, too. Membership at specified levels are offered: Emory Student Membership * Individual Membership * Dual Membership * Family Membership * Doric Patron * Ionic Patron * Corinthian Patron * Curator’s Council * Director’s Council, and * Carlos Partnership. We’re thrilled to introduce digital membership cards. Your digital membership cards will be available when you renew your Carlos Museum membership.

Donations

Thank you for considering a donation to the Michael C. Carlos Museum. Every gift matters and provides essential resources for the renowned collections, interdisciplinary programs, research partnerships, and exhibitions that make the Carlos Museum a nexus for scholarship and service at Emory. You may designate your support to any area of the museum’s work that interests or inspires you, and you may honor or remember someone with your gift. Thank you for your contribution to the Carlos!

• Financial Gifts: Gifts can include donations; transfer of property, stock, or securities; and bequests or trusts as well as matching gifts. Gifts can be made at one time or pledged over specific periods of time.
• Corporate and Foundation Partnerships: Grants and support from businesses and foundations fund the work of the museum in alignment with mutual goals and interests.
• Gifts of Art: The museum has an active acquisition program and welcomes the opportunity to grow through donations of art. Objects must fit within the scope and quality of the collections and the priorities of the museum. All proposed gifts are reviewed by curators and museum administration before acceptance.
• Planned Gifts: Donations to the Carlos Museum can also be made as part of your estate planning. Whether a transfer of property or securities or a bequest, your gift can make a significant impact.

Support the Michael C. Carlos Museum… by simply joining and contributing here:
https://carlos.emory.edu/give