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Frequently Asked Questions:

Because of the heavy volume of queries the Museum receives from the public and our staff size, we cannot answer questions individually. The following may be of help:

  • If you have a particular question about a Carlos Museum collection or a particular object in the Museum's collections, please peruse the website for more information.

  • If you would like a Carlos Museum handbook that contains color photography of highlighted objects in a gallery-guide format, please contact our Bookshop. Phone: 404-727-0509 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, EST. Handbooks are $9.95. You also may fax an order to: 404-727-4292 or e-mail to: mburell@emory.edu.

  • If you have a question about an artist, art history, archaeology, or architecture, please visit your local library.

  • If you have a question about the value of an art object or authentication of an object, please contact an appraiser in your area.

  • If you are a young student or a teacher and need educational information, please visit the Odyssey Online portion of our website - an exploration of art & cultures of the world.

  • If you have a question about public events at the Carlos, please visit our online calendar. For a complete listing of upcoming events at Emory University, please visit the online campus calendar.

  • For information on architect Michael Graves, the designer of the Museum building, there are numerous books on the man and his architecture in bookstores and libraries. The offices of Michael Graves & Associates are located in Princeton, NJ.

  • The Museum's name comes from the late Atlanta entrepreneur and philanthropist Michael C. Carlos, who was, until his death in 2002, the Chairman of the Board and CEO of National Distributing Company, Inc., an Atlanta business.

  • If you're trying to contact a Carlos Museum staff member, please see our departmental contact list. If you are trying to locate an Emory University faculty or staff member, please try the University directory.

  • If your question is not addressed on this list, please contact carlos@emory.edu.


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