Floor of the Americas

One of my favorite museums in Atlanta is the Michael C. Carlos Museum. The Carlos is not only phenomenal in its global collections, it's comprised of layer after layer of thoughtful detail. One detail that totally fascinates me is the floors in the Art of the Americas galleries.

Map Floors in Art of the Americas galleries, Michael C. Carlos Museum

The floors are absolutely brilliant...they tell you where in the world the artifacts you're viewing came from. Putting something into that kind of perspective, so simply and effectively, makes for an elevated museum experience.

You're guaranteed to be engulfed in the Americas galleries, challenging to not be given it's 2,300 artifacts. And they're separated geographically, keeping the artifacts' cultural significance intact.

Enjoy the Art of the Americas galleries at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, and remember to look down. The floors really are that cool.

ATLANTApix: Jaguars on Vessels

Jaguar Vessel at the Michael C. Carlos Museum

Best known for its famous mummies, the Michael C. Carlos Museum has a phenomenal collection of art from other world cultures, including an impressive 2,300-piece collection of Ancient American Art.

Animals are prominently featured in this collection, in contrast to the large number of human figures in the museum's Greek and Roman collection, for example. Of the animals represented, the jaguar, the largest wild cat in the Americas, is featured in its own display, "Jaguars on Vessels."

This particular tripod vessel (photo) is from Central America and is hundreds of years old. And it is only one of many intricate, complex, and elegantly beautiful artifacts from civilizations and societies come and gone.

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