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Morris Museum of Art

Name: Morris Museum of Art
Address: 1 10th Street, Augusta, GA, 30901, US
Telephone: +17067247501
Price range: $
Rating: 4.6

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Founded in 1985, the Morris Museum of Art is the oldest museum in the country that is devoted to the
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The first museum in the country devoted to the art & artists of the American South.

05/28/2026

But 2 spaces left for our 2026 Teen Mural Camp

Week I - SOLD OUT June 1–5
Week II - 2 spaces left - June 8–12

Snag them while you still can — phone ☎️ to register 706-828-3867

Join professional muralist Jason Craig for Teen Mural Camp!

Participants will help concept, design, and paint an eye-catching mural in Augusta. Campers will meet from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Two, one-week sessions offered. Campers may only register for ONE session. Members, $175; nonmembers, $215 per camper.

A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: AtomicChild Augusta Coca-Cola Bottling Co Blick Art Materials Sherwin Williams

05/26/2026

📯 FREE admission to ALL military + their families starts NOW thru Sept 6! 📯

The Morris Museum of Art is participating again this year in Blue Star Museums to offer FREE admission to active-duty military personnel, including the National Guard and Reserves, and their families, now through Sunday, September 6. This program is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums participate, including nature centers, zoos, and children’s museums.

05/24/2026

A day to honor. A day to remember. 🇺🇸

Our offices will be closed Monday, May 25 in recognition of Memorial Day.

Image credit: Charles Gulager, The Ruins of Fort Sumter, Circa 1870. Oil on canvas. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia.

05/14/2026

TONIGHT!

Exhibition Opening 🧵 Seams to Be 🪡 New Approaches to Textile Techniques
⏰ Thursday, May 14 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Join us in celebrating the exhibition “Seams to Be”, featuring the works of thirteen Georgia artists who are transforming traditional textile crafts—needlework, quilting, beadwork, and weaving—into fine, contemporary art.Hear a brief gallery talk by guest curator Didi Dunphy, followed by a reception in the galleries.

Members, FREE; nonmembers, $10. RSVP to 706-828-3825.

Exhibition catalogues available in the Morris Museum Store.

Organized by the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia. This program is supported in part by the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.

05/13/2026

LAST CALL

Members Day Trip to Atlanta!
THURSDAY, JUNE 11 🟡 8 A.M.–7 P.M.

Join us for a day trip to the to tour the exhibitions, “Amy Sherald: American Sublime” + “Isamu Noguchi: ‘I am not a designer’” and to the to view “Dior: Crafting Fashion.”

We’ll view approximately fifty of Amy Sherald’s monumental portraits from 2007 to 2024—the first major mid-career retrospective of the acclaimed artist’s two-decade career—and Isamu Noguchi’s first design retrospective in nearly twenty-five years, including almost two hundred objects across furniture, ceramics, architecture, stage sets, and landscape design.

Afterwards, we’ll enjoy a group lunch before heading to SCAD FASH to view “Dior: Crafting Fashion”, an immersive exhibition of nearly one-hundred haute couture pieces, toiles, and original sketches.

The trip includes admission to museums + exhibitions, transportation, lunch, and snacks. Members only, $125.

RSVP ASAP by ☎️ 706-828-3825.

05/10/2026

“It’s nothing that a little hairspray can’t fix.”

If this photo could talk, we feel most certain that it would speak these words in a deep Southern drawl. Honestly, just the thought of this, well, it makes us smile.

Tell your momma and them—grandmother, stepmother, mother figure—Happy Mother’s Day from all of us here at the Morris Museum of Art!

📷 Greg Kinney, “The Waggoner Triplets”, Waverly, Tennessee, 1985, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia. Gift of the artist. ©️ Greg Kinney.

05/09/2026

Time well spent 🤍

Bring mom to the Morris!

Come explore the galleries + then shop in the Morris Museum Store.

OPEN
Sat. May 9 now thru 5 pm
Sun. May 10 noon-5 pm 🆓

05/07/2026

Be Our Guest!

Exhibition Opening 🧵 Seams to Be 🪡 New Approaches to Textile Techniques
⏰ Thursday, May 14 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Join us in celebrating the exhibition “Seams to Be”, featuring the works of thirteen Georgia artists who are transforming traditional textile crafts—needlework, quilting, beadwork, and weaving—into fine, contemporary art.Hear a brief gallery talk by guest curator Didi Dunphy, followed by a reception in the galleries. Members, FREE; nonmembers, $10. RSVP to 706-828-3825.

Organized by the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia. This program is supported in part by the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.

05/06/2026

A few spots left 🐦

Create with Me! Wolf-ish Bird Barns.
Thursday, May 7, 4:00–5:00 p.m.
📍 Morris Museum of Art

When Wolf Kahn saw a barn, he depicted it in bright colors, as in his painting Cotton Barn in Beech Island, S.C. Give a plain birdhouse your own spin and create a colorful new home for winged friends. Members, FREE; nonmembers, $5. For kids, toddler to tween. Advance registration required online 🔗 link in profile 🔝

04/30/2026

*New Destination Added*
Members Day Trip to Atlanta!

THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 8 A.M.–7 P.M.

Join us for a day trip to the to tour the exhibitions, “Amy Sherald: American Sublime” + “Isamu Noguchi: ‘I am not a designer’” and to the to view “Dior: Crafting Fashion.”

We’ll view approximately fifty of Amy Sherald’s monumental portraits from 2007 to 2024—the first major mid-career retrospective of the acclaimed artist’s two-decade career—and Isamu Noguchi’s first design retrospective in nearly twenty-five years, including almost two hundred objects across furniture, ceramics, architecture, stage sets, and landscape design.

Afterwards, we’ll enjoy a group lunch before heading to SCAD FASH to view “Dior: Crafting Fashion”, an immersive exhibition of nearly one-hundred haute couture pieces, toiles, and original sketches.

The trip includes admission to museums + exhibitions, transportation, lunch, and snacks. Members only, $125.

The trip is HALF FULL! Must RSVP ASAP by calling 706-828-3825.

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1 10th Street
Augusta, GA
30901

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+17067247501

Website

http://www.themorris.org/

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