Event Spaces
We have many different kinds of spaces for your private event. Whether that event is a wedding, a fashion show, a holiday party, an engagement luncheon, a UGA seminar or something else, the Georgia Museum of Art can meet your needs.
M. Smith Griffith Grand Hall
The generously sized M. Smith Griffith Grand Hall features maple paneling with modern touches of brushed steel, illuminated milk glass and gray terrazzo floors. Guests enjoy sweeping views of the museum’s Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden through a wall of oversized windows. Combine the grand hall with the sculpture garden, the Education Center or the auditorium to enhance your event.
Capacity
Seated: 250
Standing: 300
Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden
The Willson Sculpture Garden provides an outdoor space perfect for an intimate luncheon or elegant wedding ceremony and can accommodate a 30 x 50-foot tent. Changing sculpture exhibitions and modern touches of cement tiles lined with green grass, bamboo and a gentle waterfall fountain help make your event unforgettable. The sculpture garden can host your event on its own or together with the grand hall for your reception or ceremony.
Capacity
Seated: 170
Standing: 225
Ceremony: 140 seated
M. Smith Griffith Auditorium
If you are hosting a performance or multimedia event, the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium is ideal for films, chorales, lectures, meetings or small theatrical performances. In addition to a stage, it contains audio and film equipment, infrared headsets for guests with hearing impairment, a backstage and dressing rooms. All events that use slides, films or visual presentations require an audiovisual technician.
Capacity
200 (seated)
Education Center
The Education Center offers floor-to-ceiling views of the University of Georgia’s Performing and Visual Arts Complex. This space is the perfect venue for a reception, small luncheon or informal meeting. A projector and screen are available for presentations.
Capacity
Standing: 75
Seated: 40
