MODA EVENTS
MAKE @ MODA: Handmade Altars
In-person at MODA
Join us for MAKE @ MODA: Handmade Altars, a hands-on workshop exploring the art and design of altars. Altars have been part of art and design across cultures for centuries.
Shake Things Up: Salt & Pepper Show Pop-Up
In-person at MODA
What can a salt and pepper shaker be? East Atlanta Clay presents its first-ever juried Object Show, a one-night-only pop-up exhibition at the Museum of Design Atlanta featuring a selection of artists and makers reimagining one of the most familiar objects on the table.
Free Freaky Friday
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Join us for a Free Friday!
Exhibit Tour of SALT: A Design Story
In-person at MODA
Salt built our world.
Join us for a staff-led guided tour of SALT: A Design Story.
LEGO® Lab: Heroes and Villains
In-person at the Peachtree Library | Ages 6 and up
This LEGO® Lab families are invited to create heroes, villains, vehicles, secret hideouts, and action packed scenes using LEGO bricks.
Graphic Design Studio: Hidden Histories
Virtual | Ages 12-17
Join MODA for a virtual studio and create designs for an ancient civilization of your own creation.
Free Friday
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Join us for a Free Friday sponsored by Eleanor Edmondson.
Design Book Club: The Library Book by Susan Orlean
In-person at Peachtree Library | 12-1 pm
Join us for a discussion of The Library Book by Susan Orlean. How does the design of a library shape the way we gather, learn, and connect?
Design Next: Design & Layout
In-Person at Peachtree Branch Library | 9th–12th Grade
In this session of Design Next, students learn to read floor plans and design their own room layouts.
Salt & Spirits: A Whiskey Tasting with Dad's Whiskey Stash
In-person at MODA
Enjoy a whiskey tasting by Dad’s Whiskey Tasting in the context of MODA’s current exhibition, SALT: A Design Story.
This event is a Board-organized fundraiser with all proceeds benefiting MODA.
A Thanksgiving Salt Tasting & Blending with Beautiful Briny Sea
In-person at MODA
Join us at the table. Two weeks before Thanksgiving, MODA is setting a table for an evening of tasting, talking, and making something to bring to your holiday gathering—no matter what form it takes.
Game Design Studio: Lost Expedition
Virtual | Ages 10-13
Join MODA for a virtual studio and build a game where players explore ancient ruins.
Digital Art Studio: Ancient Wonders
Virtual | Ages 12-17
Join MODA for a virtual studio and illustrate an ancient temple, forgotten ruin, or hidden city filled with storytelling details.
Queer Figure Drawing: Queer Across Generations
In-person at MODA
What does it mean to grow older in a queer body, surrounded by queer community?
Join MODA's Queer Figure Drawing Night with Ashanti Hampton for Queer Across Generations, a special session celebrating queer bodies across time.
Free Friday
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Join us for a Free Friday.
LEGO® Lab:Winter Village
In-person at the Peachtree Library | Ages 6 and up
Join MODA and the Fulton County Library for LEGO Lab: Winter Village. Families are invited to celebrate the season by building cozy cottages, festive decorations, snowy landscapes, and holiday inspired creations with LEGO bricks.
Graphic Design Studio: Winter Travels
Virtual | Ages 12-17
Join MODA for a virtual studio and design a travel collection featuring an imaginary winter destination.
Free Friday
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Join us for a Free Friday.
Free Friday
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Join us for a Free Friday.
Design Next: Creating Plans
In-Person at Peachtree Branch Library | 9th–12th Grade
In this session of Design Next, students explore architectural drawings, then design and test a compact structure's layout.
Digital Art Studio: Winter Dreamscapes
Virtual | Ages 12-17
Join MODA for a virtual studio and illustrate a magical winter landscape filled with fantasy and wonder.
Free Friday
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Join us for a Free Friday.
Design Next: 3D Modeling
In-Person at Peachtree Branch Library | 9th–12th Grade
In this session of Design Next, we’ll transform two-dimensional architectural drawings into physical models.
Design Next: Cities & Architecture
In-Person at Peachtree Branch Library | 9th–12th Grade
In this session of Design Next, students explore how architects and planners design spaces that respond to people, communities, and the environment.
Design Next: Interiors
In-Person at Peachtree Branch Library | 9th–12th Grade
In this session of Design Next, we’ll explore how interior designers shape the way people experience architectural spaces.
Design Next: Sustainability
In-Person at Peachtree Branch Library | 9th–12th Grade
In this session of Design Next, we’ll explore how architects and planners design spaces that respond to people, communities, and the environment.
Design Next: Building Construction
In-Person at Peachtree Branch Library | 9th–12th Grade
In this session of Design Next, we’ll explore how architects use drawing to observe, communicate, and develop ideas.
Exhibit Tour of SALT: A Design Story
In-person at MODA
Salt built our world.
Join us for a staff-led guided tour of SALT: A Design Story.
Exhibit Tour of SALT: A Design Story
In-person at MODA
Salt built our world.
Join us for a staff-led guided tour of SALT: A Design Story.
Craft, Conversation, & Coffee: A Workshop on Legacy & Latch-Hook
In-person at MODA
In this hands-on workshop, Banks will teach participants basic latch-hook techniques using reclaimed coffee sacks and recycled yarn. While you work, she'll share what she's uncovered about her family's roots in the coffee industry.
Free Friday
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Join us for a Free Friday sponsored by Eleanor Edmondson.
Food x Design: Salty Wines, A Fundraiser for MODA Presented by VinoTeca
In-person at MODA
When a wine tastes salty, what are we actually noticing?
Join Certified Sommelier Janeen Jason of VinoTeca for a guided tasting through four wines that put this question to the test.
Beautiful Briny Sea: Salt Tasting and Blending with Suzi Sheffield
SOLD OUT
What turns a pinch of salt into a story?
Join us at MODA for an evening of tasting, talking, and blending salt with Suzi Sheffield, founder of the Atlanta-based company, Beautiful Briny Sea.
MODA Members Meetup: Art Nouveau to Modernism
In-person at Ahlers & Ogletree | 11am-1pm
Join fellow MODA members at Ahlers & Ogletree to preview more than 50 objects from October Estates & Collections, including cabinetry, ceramics, silver, Tiffany-inspired glass, a fireplace screen, works on paper, and more.
Exhibit Tour of SALT: A Design Story
In-person at MODA
Salt built our world.
Join us for a staff-led guided tour of SALT: A Design Story.
Exhibit Tour of SALT: A Design Story
In-person at MODA
Salt built our world.
Join us for a staff-led guided tour of SALT: A Design Story.
Design Next: Seeing & Sketching
In-Person at Peachtree Branch Library | 9th–12th Grade
In this session of Design Next, we’ll explore how architects use drawing to observe, communicate, and develop ideas.
Free Friday
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Join us for a Free Friday sponsored by DESIGN ATL.
Beautiful Briny Sea x Lewis Pogue: Salt and Chocolate Tasting with Suzi Sheffield and Tom Simons
In-person at MODA
Why does a pinch of salt make chocolate taste more like chocolate?
For one evening only, Suzi Sheffield of Beautiful Briny Sea joins Tom Simons of Lewis Pogue Artisan Chocolate to put their work side by side.
Digital Art Studio: Bewitched Worlds
Virtual | Ages 12-18
Join MODA for a virtual studio and illustrate a surreal spooky scene filled with curious objects and mysterious details.
Salt, Time, and the Smoky Mountain Ham: A Conversation with Darrell Benton
In-person at MODA
Esquire Magazine called Benton’s bacon “the best in the world.” Join us for a conversation about the magic that salt and time can work on meat, and taste Benton’s ham and bacon alongside High Wire Distilling’s Smoked Jimmy Red Bourbon.
Exhibit Tour of SALT: A Design Story
In-person at MODA
Salt built our world.
Join us for a staff-led guided tour of SALT: A Design Story.
Exhibit Tour of SALT: A Design Story
In-person at MODA
Salt built our world.
Join us for a staff-led guided tour of SALT: A Design Story.
Free Friday
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Join us for a Free Friday sponsored by DESIGN ATL.
Game Design Studio: Strange Finds
Virtual | Ages 10-13
Join MODA for a virtual studio and create a mini adventure set inside a mysterious curiosity shop. In this virtual studio, young designers will learn how to create an interactive game using Scratch
LEGO® Haunted Builds
In-person at the Peachtree Library | Ages 6 and up
This LEGO® Lab families are invited to celebrate the fall season by designing spooky houses, mysterious creatures, haunted landscapes, and other frightfully fun LEGO creations.
Exhibit Tour of SALT: A Design Story
In-person at MODA
Salt built our world.
Join us for a staff-led guided tour of SALT: A Design Story.
Exhibit Tour of SALT: A Design Story
In-person at MODA
Salt built our world.
Join us for a staff-led guided tour of SALT: A Design Story.
Design Book Club: A History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle Hirsch
In-person at Peachtree Library | 12-1 pm
This month, we invite you to explore A History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle Hirsch led by Felicia E. Gail. What can a bicycle, 17th century glass, a pair of platform shoes, or even a 30,000-year-old healed femur tell us about women’s lives? Quite a lot, it turns out.
Free Friday
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Join us for a Free Friday sponsored by Gene Kansas & DeAnna Kansas!
Graphic Design Studio: Spooks & Spectacles
Virtual | Ages 12-17
Join MODA for a virtual studio to design promotional materials for a mysterious October attraction!
Young designers will explore how admission tickets, wristbands, and promotional materials help create excitement before visitors even step inside an event.
Exhibit Tour of SALT: A Design Story
In-person at MODA
Salt built our world.
Join us for a staff-led guided tour of SALT: A Design Story.
The Reid House: Atlanta's Finest Apartment Building
In-person at MODA
Celebrate the Atlanta Design Festival and We Want More History Day with MODA as we learn about the design and history of the Reid House Condominiums, a 10-story Neo-Classical and Georgian Revival landmark just across the street from the museum, designed by Philip Trammell Shutze and Neel Reid.
Exhibit Tour of SALT: A Design Story
In-person at MODA
Salt built our world.
Join us for a staff-led guided tour of SALT: A Design Story.
Free Friday
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Join us for a Free Friday!
Beautiful Briny Sea: Salt Tasting and Blending with Suzi Sheffield
In-person at MODA
What turns a pinch of salt into a story?
Join us at MODA for an evening of tasting, talking, and blending salt with Suzi Sheffield, founder of the Atlanta-based company, Beautiful Briny Sea.
Exhibit Tour of SALT: A Design Story
In-person at MODA
Salt built our world.
Join us for a staff-led guided tour of SALT: A Design Story.