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Its 1916 beaux arts design by Henry
Hornbostel placed it on the National
Register of Historic Places. A 1985
interior renovation was designed by celebrated
postmodernist architect Michael
Graves, who returned in 1993 to design
a thirty-five thousand square-foot expansion,
which opened to great critical
acclaim. A dramatic renovation of the
permanent collection galleries of ancient
Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern
art opened in 2001. The distinguished
ancient American holdings were unveiled
in the newly renovated galleries in 2002
and celebrated in the publication of an
acclaimed catalog.
The Carlos Museum’s hours are
Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m. The
Carlos is closed Mondays and university
holidays. Admission is free for students.
Caffè Antico, located on the museum’s
third floor, offers seasonal menus of salads,
sandwiches, and entrées as well as
healthy take-out options. For more information,
call 404.727.4282 or visit http://
carlos.emory.edu.
The Carter Center
The Carter Center, in partnership with
Emory, advances peace and health world-
wide. Its programs, which are guided by
a fundamental commitment to human
rights and the alleviation of human
suffering, have helped to improve life
for people in more than seventy countries.
The center seeks to prevent and
resolve conflicts, enhance democracy,
and improve health. Center programs
merge the knowledge of the academy
with action-oriented programs in the
United States and the developing world.
Under the leadership of former President
Jimmy Carter, a University Distinguished
Professor, and Rosalynn Carter, the center
brings to campus a wide range of international
scholars and world leaders.
In this way, the center has strengthened
democracies in Asia, Latin
America, and Africa, including observing
sixty-seven elections in twenty-six
countries; helped farmers double or
triple grain production in fifteen African
countries; mediated or worked to prevent
civil and international conflicts;
intervened to prevent unnecessary
diseases in Latin America and Africa,
including the near-eradication of Guinea
worm disease; and strived to diminish
the stigma against mental illness. A
not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization,
the center is supported by donations
from individuals, foundations,