ATLANTApix: HIGH

High Museum of Art (Meier Building)

If the buildings of Atlanta were stars, the High Museum of Art would shine the brightest.

I've been visiting the High since 1987 and it was spectacular even then. Its 2005 expansion, an addition of three Renzo Piano-designed buildings that doubled the size of the museum, was remarkably complimentary to the existing Meier building.

The High offers a variety of tours ranging from a daily 1:00 p.m. highlights tour to tailored group tours. I personally recommend a visit to the High for any and all art lovers, architecture enthusiasts, and anyone wanting to experience one of the more uniquely beautiful destinations in Atlanta.

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ATLANTApix: High Museum of Art's Meier Building

High Museum of Art

Atlanta's High Museum of Art is housed in one of the world's largest art complexes in the world—the Woodruff Arts Center.

This photo of the High is the Richard Meier-designed, award-winning building that opened in 1983 on Peachtree Street.

Originally founded in 1905 as the Atlanta Art Association, the High Museum of Art received its first permanent home in 1926, also on Peachtree Street. Today, the Museum is twice its 1983 size (now 312,000 square feet), the result of a three-building expansion designed by the famous Italian-born Renzo Piano.

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