The Museum examines how design affects people's daily lives through exhibitions, K-12 educational outreach, and adult programming. MODA regularly features exhibitions on architecture, industrial and product design, interiors and furniture, graphics, fashion and more. The museum is located on Peachtree Street, across from the High Museum of Art, in Midtown.[2]
History
MODA first opened in 1989 as the Atlanta International Museum of Art & Design,[2] and was located in the Peachtree Center district of Downtown Atlanta. In 2003, after receiving a series of local grants, the group rebranded and refocused itself as a design museum, launching a critically lauded run of exhibits on subjects such as Bauhaus virtuoso Marcel Breuer, Japanese architecture, and ladies handbag design.[3]
In 2011, MODA opened at its present location in Midtown Atlanta[2] at the corner of 16th Street and Peachtree Street on the ground floor (and former parking garage) of a building restored by the architectural firm Perkins+Will. While the upper floors house Perkins+Will and the Peachtree Branch of the Atlanta Public Library, the Museum occupies 9,000 square feet (840 m2) of street-level space in the building that is LEED Platinum certified — the highest environmental rating awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council.[4]
On December 31, 2012, Brenda Galina left as executive director.[5] In early January 2013, the Board of Directors appointed Dr. Laura Flusche, Ph.D. as the new executive director.[6]
Exhibitions
The first exhibit at the Museum's new Midtown location was Passione Italiana: Design of the Italian Motorcycle. Curated by Joe Remling of ai3, Inc., the exhibition presented a dozen Italian motorcycle designs spanning the last five decades with designs by MV Agusta, Ducati, Bimota, and Moto-Morini.[4]
Other 2011 exhibitions included WaterDream, a survey of the history of bathroom design, followed by a retrospective of a quarter-century of international AIDS posters.[7]
2012 exhibitions[8] included Emerging Voices 11, an exhibition dedicated to celebrating the work and talent of Atlanta's young architecture community. This was done in partnership with AIA Atlanta and the Young Architects Forum Atlanta. Following that exhibit was Stories in Form: Chair Design by the Portfolio Center. The works featured in Stories in Form were created as part of the Portfolio Center's course "Modernism: History, Criticism and Theory", which explores design history as a catalyst for new design ideas. While learning about Modernism, the history of design and the development of critical thinking skills, students in the course create chairs by means of a design process that combines inspiration from a historical period with personal experience. In addition to demonstrating the step-by-step design process that brings these chairs into being, the exhibition highlighted the ways in which design objects tell stories of design history and personal experience.
Another exhibit was Skate It or Hang It!?[9] The Evolution of Skateboard Art. The exhibition, curated by W. Todd Vaught, examined the visual aspects skateboarding, a sport important to contemporary youth culture since the 1970s, by presenting a broad range of styles, imagery, and visual expression in skateboard art. With a broad focus on skateboard graphics—in particular the styles and methods used to embellish skateboard decks—the exhibition appealed to a broad range of skateboarders, designers, artists and to Atlanta's youth in general.
Beginning 2013 was The South's Next Wave: Design Challenge. This was presented as part exhibition, part competition; pairing designers of interior spaces with object designers to create imaginative vignettes throughout the museum. The exhibit was curated by David Goodrowe and Tim Hobby, co-founders of the failed design firm Goodrowe/Hobby which later declared bankruptcy.[10]
Other exhibits at the museum have focused on alternative voices in game design, the work of architect Eero Saarinen, the work of designer Paul Rand, the design of everyday things, designing for social impact and other topics.[11]
Museum space
The exhibit space at MODA is 6,500 square feet (600 m2) in two main galleries with clean, industrial lines and concrete floors. The front desk area can double as a reception space and the back gallery has a vaulted ceiling with windows stretching up two stories. The museum has a built-in A/V system with ceiling-mounted digital projectors, track lighting that can switch on via motion detector, and banks of security cameras.[3]
^ abc. Museum of Design Atlanta. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
^ abHenry, Scott (March 15, 2011). "Museum of Design Atlanta makes game-changing debut in Midtown | A&E Feature | Creative Loafing Atlanta". Creative Loafing (Atlanta). Retrieved October 22, 2012.
^ abPhilbrick, Hope S. (March 18, 2011). "Museum of Design Atlanta drives into Midtown - Midtown, GA Patch". Midtown.patch.com. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
^"With sleek new home and ambitious new director, Museum of Design Atlanta gets its act together". ARTS ATL. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
^"Past Exhibitions - MODA". Museum of Design Atlanta. from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
External links
Museum of Design Atlanta website
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Coordinates 33 47 25 N 84 23 5 W 33 79028 N 84 38472 W 33 79028 84 38472 Located at 1315 Peachtree Street in Atlanta Georgia United States MODA is the only museum in the Southeast devoted exclusively to the study and celebration of all things design 1 Museum of Design Atlantalocation in Midtown AtlantaEstablished1993Location1315 Peachtree StreetAtlantaCoordinates33 47 26 N 84 23 05 W 33 790648 N 84 384634 W 33 790648 84 384634TypeDesign museumDirectorDr Laura Flusche Ph D Websitewww museumofdesign orgContents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Exhibitions 4 Museum space 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOverview EditThe Museum examines how design affects people s daily lives through exhibitions K 12 educational outreach and adult programming MODA regularly features exhibitions on architecture industrial and product design interiors and furniture graphics fashion and more The museum is located on Peachtree Street across from the High Museum of Art in Midtown 2 History EditMODA first opened in 1989 as the Atlanta International Museum of Art amp Design 2 and was located in the Peachtree Center district of Downtown Atlanta In 2003 after receiving a series of local grants the group rebranded and refocused itself as a design museum launching a critically lauded run of exhibits on subjects such as Bauhaus virtuoso Marcel Breuer Japanese architecture and ladies handbag design 3 In 2011 MODA opened at its present location in Midtown Atlanta 2 at the corner of 16th Street and Peachtree Street on the ground floor and former parking garage of a building restored by the architectural firm Perkins Will While the upper floors house Perkins Will and the Peachtree Branch of the Atlanta Public Library the Museum occupies 9 000 square feet 840 m2 of street level space in the building that is LEED Platinum certified the highest environmental rating awarded by the U S Green Building Council 4 On December 31 2012 Brenda Galina left as executive director 5 In early January 2013 the Board of Directors appointed Dr Laura Flusche Ph D as the new executive director 6 Exhibitions EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Museum of Design Atlanta news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The first exhibit at the Museum s new Midtown location was Passione Italiana Design of the Italian Motorcycle Curated by Joe Remling of ai3 Inc the exhibition presented a dozen Italian motorcycle designs spanning the last five decades with designs by MV Agusta Ducati Bimota and Moto Morini 4 Other 2011 exhibitions included WaterDream a survey of the history of bathroom design followed by a retrospective of a quarter century of international AIDS posters 7 2012 exhibitions 8 included Emerging Voices 11 an exhibition dedicated to celebrating the work and talent of Atlanta s young architecture community This was done in partnership with AIA Atlanta and the Young Architects Forum Atlanta Following that exhibit was Stories in Form Chair Design by the Portfolio Center The works featured in Stories in Form were created as part of the Portfolio Center s course Modernism History Criticism and Theory which explores design history as a catalyst for new design ideas While learning about Modernism the history of design and the development of critical thinking skills students in the course create chairs by means of a design process that combines inspiration from a historical period with personal experience In addition to demonstrating the step by step design process that brings these chairs into being the exhibition highlighted the ways in which design objects tell stories of design history and personal experience Another exhibit was Skate It or Hang It 9 The Evolution of Skateboard Art The exhibition curated by W Todd Vaught examined the visual aspects skateboarding a sport important to contemporary youth culture since the 1970s by presenting a broad range of styles imagery and visual expression in skateboard art With a broad focus on skateboard graphics in particular the styles and methods used to embellish skateboard decks the exhibition appealed to a broad range of skateboarders designers artists and to Atlanta s youth in general Beginning 2013 was The South s Next Wave Design Challenge This was presented as part exhibition part competition pairing designers of interior spaces with object designers to create imaginative vignettes throughout the museum The exhibit was curated by David Goodrowe and Tim Hobby co founders of the failed design firm Goodrowe Hobby which later declared bankruptcy 10 Other exhibits at the museum have focused on alternative voices in game design the work of architect Eero Saarinen the work of designer Paul Rand the design of everyday things designing for social impact and other topics 11 Museum space EditThe exhibit space at MODA is 6 500 square feet 600 m2 in two main galleries with clean industrial lines and concrete floors The front desk area can double as a reception space and the back gallery has a vaulted ceiling with windows stretching up two stories The museum has a built in A V system with ceiling mounted digital projectors track lighting that can switch on via motion detector and banks of security cameras 3 See also EditHigh Museum of Art SCAD AtlantaReferences Edit MODA About MODA MODA Retrieved 2021 10 31 a b c History MODA Museum of Design Atlanta Archived from the original on February 2 2017 Retrieved February 13 2017 a b Henry Scott March 15 2011 Museum of Design Atlanta makes game changing debut in Midtown A amp E Feature Creative Loafing Atlanta Creative Loafing Atlanta Retrieved October 22 2012 a b Philbrick Hope S March 18 2011 Museum of Design Atlanta drives into Midtown Midtown GA Patch Midtown patch com Retrieved October 22 2012 With sleek new home and ambitious new director Museum of Design Atlanta gets its act together ARTS ATL 2013 02 20 Retrieved 2021 10 31 About LAURA FLUSCHE Retrieved 2021 10 31 Designers bathrooms commune in MODA s WaterDream exhibit The Atlanta Journal Constitution Retrieved 2021 10 31 MODA Past Exhibitions MODA Retrieved 2021 10 31 MODA Skate it or hang it MODA Retrieved 2021 10 31 https www indexee com ga 1648818 goodrowe hobby llc Past Exhibitions MODA Museum of Design Atlanta Archived from the original on February 2 2017 Retrieved February 13 2017 External links EditMuseum of Design Atlanta website Retrieved from https 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