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Stony the Road We Trod
February 2, 2019 — April 28, 2019
This exhibition features works by African American artists in the museum’s permanent collection and by this year’s Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award Winner, Leo Twiggs.

The Reluctant Autocrat: Tsar Nicholas II
December 22, 2018 — March 17, 2019
This exhibition focuses on the reigns of the last two Romanov rulers: Alexander III (1881–1894) and his son and successor Nicholas II (1894–1917).

Out of the Darkness
November 1, 2018 — October 27, 2019
Artist Rebecca Rutstein has worked in painting, sculpture, installation and public art and has an ongoing interest in abstraction inspired by science, data and maps.

Life, Love and Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy
March 9, 2019 — May 26, 2019
The exhibition comprises around 45 Renaissance works of art related to its theme and representative of life and social customs in Renaissance Italy

Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition
April 13, 2019 — May 19, 2019
The annual exit show for the graduating master of fine arts students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art.

Storytelling in Renaissance Maiolica
April 27, 2019 — September 29, 2019
This focused exhibition brings together a small selection of tin-glazed earthenware produced in the duchy of Urbino, Italy, in the 16th century, including two new acquisitions by the museum.

Our Town and Beyond: Works by Early Members of the Athens Art Association
May 18, 2019 — August 11, 2019
This exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Athens Art Association and serves as a companion to the Lyndon House Art Center’s exhibition of works by the later members.

Color, Form and Light: Objects from the Permanent Collection
June 22, 2019 — October 13, 2019
This focused exhibition consists of rarely seen works from the permanent collection or on long-term loan.

Mary Lee Bendolph: Quilted Memories
October 5, 2019 — December 29, 2019
This survey exhibition will include approximately 30 quilts created by artist Mary Lee Bendolph from the 1950s through recent years.

Material Georgia 1733–1900: Two Decades of Scholarship
November 19, 2019 — March 15, 2020
This exhibition will review 20 years of scholarly activity at the Henry D. Green Center for the Study of the Decorative Arts.

Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection
February 1, 2020 — May 10, 2020
A celebration of beauty, "Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection" features more than 60 objects, spanning over 30 years of Tiffany’s prolific career.

Emma Amos: Color Odyssey
January 23, 2021 — April 11, 2021
This survey exhibition will include approximately 60 works produced by artist Emma Amos over the last 60 years.

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