The Georgia Museum of Art located on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. The museum can accommodate a variety of events, whether they’re intimate gatherings or larger groups. Distinctive event space and a dedicated team provide couples and their guests with an experience they’ll remember for years to come.

Facilities and Capacity

This venue offers several indoor and outdoor spaces to host your event. M. Smith Griffith Grand Hall features oversized windows, maple paneling, brushed steel, illuminated milk glass, and gray terrazzo floors. It can accommodate 270 seated guests or 350 standing. The Wilson Sculpture Garden is an outdoor space that includes changing sculpture exhibitions, cement tiles lined with green grass, bamboo, and a waterfall fountain. With room for a 30-by-50-foot tent, this space can hold 140–170 seated guests or 225 standing. The venue’s Education Center is ideal for more intimate gathering and features floor-to-ceiling views of the university’s Performing and Visual Arts Complex. It can accommodate 40 seated guests or 50 standing.

Services Offered

The museum provides venue rental for a range of wedding-related events, including engagement parties, showers, elopements, rehearsal dinners, ceremonies, and receptions. The venue’s helpful team works with you to help you create the wedding of your dreams. When working with the museum for their special day, couples will also have access to the following wedding services and items:

• Audio equipment
• Centerpieces
• Decor
• Outside vendors
• Parking and valet
• Tables and chairs
• Wheelchair access
• Access to WiFi

History

The Georgia Museum of Art was founded in 1945 and became open to the public in 1948. Both its facilities and collection have grown consistently since its early days. Today, the venue is in a contemporary building in the university’s Performing and Visual Arts Complex, housing 10,000-plus objects in its permanent collection. As an academic museum and, since 1982, the official art museum of Georgia, this venue provides a one-of-kind setting for couples to say “I do.”