My family received complimentary tickets to the Southern Hollywood Film Tour All opinions expressed are my own. Any additional expenses incurred were my own.
The first time I visited The High Museum of Art, I was a sophomore in high school, taking my first high school art class. We saw the special exhibit, though I don’t remember what it was, and spent several hours exploring the rest of the museum with our class. Even though we had to write a paper about our experiences later, the excitement of actually seeing famous artworks in person was enough to overshadow the distaste I had for writing papers. Years later, I finally got the chance to visit the museum again, this time with my mom and husband. We were there to visit the special exhibit, “Dream Cars,” which features some of the coolest concept cars throughout history. While we were there, we also got to check out the rest of the museum and the exhibit in the plaza called “Mi Casa, Your Casa.”
We visited the Dream Cars exhibit first, and let me tell you- it’s a must see for anyone who is remotely interested in cars. I’m not a huge car buff, but I am a sci-fi nerd, and some of these concept cars looked like something out of my favorite books. One of my favorite cars was a French car whose name translates to “The Electric Egg.” It was actually a precursor to the modern Smart Car, and you can tell.
A few other family favorites were the Firebird and the Spyder, which look like a missile car and something from a superhero comic. If none of those sound interesting yet (and how could they not?) there are plenty of other cars in the exhibit. We were able to spend quite a bit of time just wandering the special exhibit, and could have probably spent hours there if we hadn’t been excited to see the rest of the museum. A word of warning: although cell phone photography is encouraged, you must have a media permit to take photos with a real camera. The sign alerting visitors of this was not in plain sight, so quite a few people had to be gently reminded.
After checking out the Dream Car exhibit, we headed over to the rest of the museum. I couldn’t wait to check out the modern and folk art, and my mom was excited to see some of the more traditional art, including a Monet. There’s really something for everyone at the High Museum! There are even special events for kids. While we were there, kids were able to decorate a small pot with Sharpies and it home. There were plenty of parents and kids having fun with the crafts!
Outside on the courtyard, another special exhibit was occurring. This one was possibly my favorite, because it’s interactive art and I’m secretly a huge kid. Red house frames jut up in the courtyard, with hammocks, swings, and doors that lead to nowhere set up in the middle of them. The installation is called “Mi Casa, Your Casa,” and is free. Mi Casa, Your Casa is based off the home, and offers a place for people to play, relax, and mingle during the day. At night, it becomes a venue for music and performance art. While we were there, we saw kids playing in the hammocks, and I had to take a rest in one myself! Nearby, there was a photography shoot going on through a butterfly door, and a violinist was playing in the middle of a hammock-less home.
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta is more than just an art museum. It’s part of what keeps Atlanta the cultural capital of the Southeast! It’s family friendly, and they have something for everyone. Whether you’re an art aficionado or just someone looking for a fun day trip with the kids, you’ll love browsing the Dream Cars exhibit with your Tonka-truck obsessed little boy, or checking out the “Mi Casa, Your Casa” exhibit with your whole crew.
Love those old cars. My son would go crazy at this place!
You’re totally right! They really do look like vehicles from a comic strip. I kinda love them.
My husband would go nuts for this show. Concept cars are just so neat to see in person.
Those hammocks look really fun. That’d be my favorite spot at the museum!
I definitely want to check this place out!
That looks amazing. The car exhibit is amazing. I couId easily spend a day in one of those hammocks for sure!
I’m not a huge car fanatic, but those cars look so awesome and interesting, I would love to visit them. Very cool.
That’s something my husband and son would kill to go. They love old and new cars alike, Genetic I guess
My husband watches car shows all the time. I know he’d love to have seen this! Some really unique cars!
My father and the man in my life would love this. Seems so very cool and hard to imagine. I loved the hammocks what a fun area. Thank you for sharing. I really need to get to Atlanta.
Wow, those are some dream cars. That first one is really cool.
I would love to go! Looks like lots of neat things to check out
These are some unique cars. I bet it was fun to experience.
What a great show! Those cars are so cool!
The men in my family would LOVE this show! How awesome to see all of these dream cars in one place.
Those cars are awesome sauce! My boys would love this place, what a great place to visit!
This would rock my boys’ world!
Not a car person either, but they sure do look cool! The hammocks however I would love to fill my backyard with them!! lol
WOW. I would love to see that. Looks like fun and interesting experience.
I love the cars – we are a huge car loving family – my brother is into classic cars!
I bet my husband and son would really enjoy this exhibit. Looks like you had a fun visit!
I would love to visit this one day!! Thank you for sharing!
Those cars are soooo cool. Not only would I love to visit there, but my kids would love it.
Wow those cars are Awesome! I LOVE the wide whitewalls on the tires!
those cars are amazing. i bet anyone would be excited to take this tour.
What an interesting sounding place! I’d like to check out the concept cars!
We are going to drive to Florida for a family trip. This would be an awesome stop to add to our agenda! My husband and son would really enjoy visiting.
My son is really into cars. This is a museum I would love to take him to.
I bet my husband would love a museum like this! He is really into model cars and concept cars!