Experts' Choice Award Michael C. Carlos Museum
7 expert reviews
“Housing a permanent collection of more than 16,000 objects, this excellent museum...exhibits artifacts from Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, the Americas, and Africa.”
– Fodor's
Frommer's "[T]his intriguing museum dates from 1919, when it was founded to display the art and artifacts collected by Emory faculty in Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Sicily, the Sea of Galilee...Babylon, and Palestine." Full review
Frommer's "This museum on the Emory campus has been one of Georgia's best kept secrets for nearly a century (it opened in 1919)." Full review
Where "This Emory University museum focuses on art and objects from ancient civilizations." Full review
Afar Magazine "What makes the Carlos so impressive is the collection of Egyptian mummies and sarcophagi. " Full review
Atlas Obscura "Located on the campus of Emory University, this museum is filled with objects from the Americas to ancient Greece. " Full review
Frommer's "The building is filled to the brim with classical, Near Eastern, American, African, and Asian art. Probably the most popular exhibit is the Egyptian Gallery, which features mummies." Full review
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