MODA EVENTS
LEGO® Adventures: Design-A-City
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 6 – 9
Campers explore the building blocks of the world around us as they design and build the bustling bridges, roads, and city systems that keep communities connected and thriving.
Art Adventures: Mural Makers
In-person at Legacy Park |
Ages 6 – 9
Let your creativity soar at MODA’s Art Adventures camps! These camps feature hands-on projects like murals and models centered on weekly themes.
Studio: Intro to Environmental Design
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 14 – 16
Discover how environmental designers shape healthier, more sustainable cities through thoughtful planning, architecture, and systems design.
City Lab: Green by Design
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 10 – 13
Discover what makes a city sustainable by using LEGO Spike robotics to prototype green buildings, renewable energy systems, and other climate-conscious ideas for a resilient future.
Free Fridays
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Free Fridays, free admission every Friday from 12–7 pm, May 25 through June 20, is our commitment to keeping design accessible when it matters most.
Design Camp for GROWN-UPS: Women’s Stories
In-person at MODA
Join us on June 17 for a day about the women who built this city and designing ways to preserve the stories you treasure.
Atlanta's Hip-Hop Geography
In-person at MODA | Free
Atlanta has always been a city of distinct neighborhoods and tight communities. That's where its hip-hop story begins.
Dr. Regina N. Bradley traces the streets, studios, clubs, and gathering spaces that turned Atlanta into a hip-hop capital.
Free Fridays
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Free Fridays, free admission every Friday from 12–7 pm, May 25 through June 20, is our commitment to keeping design accessible when it matters most.
MODA Members Meetup: iNSPIRE Your Future At Mimms Museum of Technology and Art
In-person at Mimms Museum of Technology and Art | 11am-1pm
What can the evolution of Apple teach us about creativity, storytelling, and the future of design?
Join fellow MODA members for a special daytime meet-up at the Mimms Museum of Technology and Art, featuring exclusive access to iNSPIRE: 50 Years of Innovation from Apple.
LEGO® Adventures: Go For the Goal
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 6 – 9
Get in the game by using LEGO bricks to imagine stadiums, scoreboards, equipment, mascots, and full sports-inspired worlds that spark teamwork, creativity, and big-energy problem-solving.
City Lab: Game On!
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 10 – 13
Discover how sports shape city life by reimagining stadiums, skateparks, playgrounds, and fitness trails, then designing creative, accessible spaces that bring communities together.
Entrepreneurship 101
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 14 – 16
What does it take to turn an idea into a real business?
In Entrepreneurship 101, campers will explore how entrepreneurs use design to transform ideas into brands, products, and experiences.
LEGO® Adventures: Home Sweet Home
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 6 – 9
Explore how neighborhoods are designed and use LEGO® bricks to imagine vibrant places where people feel safe, supported, and deeply connected.
Studio: Intro to Architecture
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 14 – 16
Discover how architects design the buildings and spaces that shape how people live, learn, and gather in Atlanta
City Lab: Design for Belonging
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 10 – 13
Dive into the world of transportation and discover how cars, trains, and more connect our cities and shape our lives.
Open Make Session: A Community Studio at MODA
In-person at MODA
Our world is fast and chaotic. Open Make Session offers a rare kind of space: a place to sit, make, and think.
During this drop-in program, MODA’s galleries become a shared studio.
Enter the Dungeon: The Dungeon Family’s Audiovisual Representations of Atlanta
In-person at MODA | Free
Before OutKast, people weren't listening to the South. By the time the Dungeon Family was done, nobody could look away.
Dr. Regina N. Bradley examines OutKast and the Dungeon Family as cultural theorists who used music, visuals, and performance to reframe Southern Black life in the post–Civil Rights era.
Art Adventures: Public Art in Motion
In-person at Legacy Park | Ages 10 – 13
Campers will explore how murals, installations, and public art shape a community’s identity as they sketch, design, and collaborate like real artists.
City Lab: Designing for Fun
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 10 – 13
Campers dive into how cities make space for pure fun as they dream up and build vibrant, inclusive play areas using crafting materials, reimagining parks, playgrounds, and joyful corners that spark movement, creativity, and community.
LEGO® Adventures: Planes, Trains, & Automobile
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 6 – 9
Become a transportation designer by exploring planes, trains, subways, bike lanes, airports, bridges, and futuristic vehicles, then using LEGO bricks and LEGO Spike robotics to build moving models that imagine safer and more sustainable ways to travel.
Studio: Sculpture I0I
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 14 – 16
Explore how three dimensional design and sculpture shape the way people experience Atlanta’s public spaces, neighborhoods, and cultural landmarks.
Design Camp for GROWN-UPS: The South Got Somethin' to Say with Dr. Regina Bradley
In-person at MODA
Join us on July 15 for a day that asks where original work really comes from. Hip-hop didn't just happen in Atlanta. Atlanta made it happen -- and understanding how changes the way you think about making anything.
Design, Rhythm & Mark Making
In-person at MODA
How does sound influence the way we create? What happens when music becomes a tool for drawing, storytelling, and design exploration?
Join Atlanta artists Anami Hayes and Marcus Valentino for an interactive evening of music, illustration, and experimental mark making.
Design Book Club: Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller
In-person at Peachtree Library | 12-1 pm
Join us for a discussion of Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller by Alec Nevala-Lee, a revealing biography of the visionary designer.
City Lab: On the Move
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 10 – 13
Explore how people move through cities and across the globe by using LEGO Spike robotics to build creative, efficient transit systems inspired by subways, bike lanes, airports, and autonomous vehicles.
LEGO® Adventures Play All Day
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 6 – 9
Campers discover where fun lives in the city as they explore parks, splash pads, skateparks, playgrounds, and imaginative public spaces, then design joyful play zones that boost creativity, health, and community connection for everyone.
Design Camp for GROWN-UPS: Design Recess
In-person at MODA
Join us on June 24 for the day your inner creative has been waiting for since approximately the third grade.
Queer Figure Drawing: Bodies In Motion
In-person at MODA
What does a body look like mid-leap, mid-turn, mid-breath?
Join MODA's Queer Figure Drawing Night with Ashanti Hampton for a session centered on movement.
Enter the Trap: How Trap Rap Maps Out Atlanta
In-person at MODA | Free
Trap music gets dismissed as nihilistic, or celebrated without being understood.
Dr. Bradley examines trap as a form of critical storytelling: a genre that documents labor, aspiration, inequality, and survival.
Open Make Session: A Community Studio at MODA
In-person at MODA
Our world is fast and chaotic. Open Make Session offers a rare kind of space: a place to sit, make, and think.
During this drop-in program, MODA’s galleries become a shared studio.
Design Book Club: Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
In-person at Peachtree Library | 12-1 pm
Join us for a discussion of Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky. Kurlansky traces salt’s profound influence on economies, politics, technology, cuisine, and culture across centuries and continents.
Queer Figure Drawing: Room to Rest
In-person at MODA
What does rest look like when it belongs to you completely?
This month, artist Ashanti Hampton leads MODA's Queer Figure Drawing Night in a PRIDE Edition session centered on exactly that.
Open Make Session: A Community Studio at MODA
In-person at MODA
Our world is fast and chaotic. Open Make Session offers a rare kind of space: a place to sit, make, and think.
During this drop-in program, MODA’s galleries become a shared studio.
Cake for Camp
In-person at MODA
Life is short. Eat the cake. Send a kid to camp.
A fundraiser as delicious as it sounds. A dozen extraordinary cakes arrive dressed for the occasion. Pour yourself something sparkling, and wander the museum. This is going to be a delicious afternoon.
Design Book Club: Threads of Life
In-person at Peachtree Library | 12-1 pm
This June, we’ll explore Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle by Clare Hunter, a globe-spanning history of sewing, embroidery, and the people who have used needle and thread to make their voices heard.
Free Fridays
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Free Fridays, free admission every Friday from 12–7 pm, May 25 through June 20, is our commitment to keeping design accessible when it matters most.
The Emotions of Color: A Workshop on Color Theory and Design with Caryn Grossman
In-person at MODA
Join acclaimed interior designer Caryn Grossman for an engaging, hands-on workshop that will invigorate your home decor.
City Lab: How Cities Work
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 10 – 13
Explore what holds a city together as they tackle hands-on challenges inspired by roads, bridges, power grids, and water systems, designing smarter, safer, and more resilient infrastructure for the cities of tomorrow.
LEGO® Adventures: Protectors of the Planet
In-person at Georgia Tech | Ages 6 – 9
Design a better future brick by brick as they use LEGO bricks and LEGO Spike robotics to build green cities, smart inventions, and planet-friendly ways to move through the world.
Free Fridays
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Free Fridays, free admission every Friday from 12–7 pm, May 25 through June 20, is our commitment to keeping design accessible when it matters most.
Open Make Session: A Community Studio at MODA
In-person at MODA
Our world is fast and chaotic. Open Make Session offers a rare kind of space: a place to sit, make, and think.
During this drop-in program, MODA’s galleries become a shared studio.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
MODA Members Meetup: How to Design An Art Collection with Gallery Anderson Smith
In-person at Gallery Anderson Smith | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Want to begin collecting art, but aren’t sure how to begin?
Join us for an enlightening and vivid afternoon at our MODA Members Meetup at the Gallery Anderson Smith, located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta and just two blocks from MODA.
Free Fridays
In-person at MODA
Good design is for everyone. Come see for yourself.
MODA is opening its doors wider. Free Fridays, free admission every Friday from 12–7 pm, May 25 through June 20, is our commitment to keeping design accessible when it matters most.
Visual Vibes: Rock Posters and The Atlanta Designers Who Shape Them
In-person at MODA
Ever wondered who designed your favorite rock poster? It might be someone right here in Atlanta!
Join us for a rock’n conversation with a select group of renowned poster designers of Atlanta.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Granny Graffiti Drop-In Workshop
In-person at MODA
Join us for a special “Mother’s Day Edition” of a creative hands-on workshop inspired by our lobby exhibition, Granny Graffiti.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Business x Design: D.L. Warfield in Conversation with Dr. Regina N. Bradley
In-person at MODA | May 6, 5:30-7:30 PM
Join legendary creative director D.L. Warfield joins acclaimed author and cultural critic Dr. Regina N. Bradley for a conversation about album art, cultural identity, and the art of building a brand.
Jane’s Walk: Fostering a Dynamic Community: The Evolution of Decatur's Legacy Park
In-person | FREE
What can a park become when a community decides to reimagine it?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Decatur, focuses on themes of Environment, History & Culture.
Jane’s Walk: Stories of Freedom Park: From Farmland to Activists
In-person | FREE
How does a patch of land become a park for everyone?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Poncey-Highland, focuses on themes of Environment and History & Culture.
Jane’s Walk: Little 5 Points OGs: Stories from the Originals
In-person | FREE
How do you save a neighborhood from itself?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Little 5 Points, focuses on themes of History & Culture and Art & Architecture.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Jane’s Walk: The Story of Just Us Neighbors-Atlanta’s Smallest Neighborhood
In-person | FREE
Have you ever heard of Atlanta's smallest neighborhood?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Just Us and Ashview Heights, focuses on themes of History & Culture and Art & Architecture.
Jane’s Walk: A Walk Through Charter Award-Winning Glenwood Park
In-person | FREE
What does intentional neighborhood design actually look like on the ground?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Glenwood Park, focuses on themes of Art & Architecture and Environment.
Jane’s Walk: Hiding in Plain Sight: The Design Decisions Behind the Buildings Around Us
In-person | FREE
What are the buildings around you actually doing?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Midtown Atlanta, focuses on themes of Art & Architecture and Engineering.
Jane’s Walk: Sweet Auburn's Resurgence
In-person | FREE
What does a neighborhood look like when it's been cut in half by a highway?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Sweet Auburn, focuses on themes of Advocacy, History & Culture, and Art & Architecture.
Exhibit Tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
In-person at MODA
Posters are one of the most universal forms of design.
Join us for a guided tour of Public Notice: The U.S. International Poster Biennial
Jane’s Walk: Bricks, Brushstrokes, and Ballads
In-person | FREE
How much history can one neighborhood hold?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place in East Atlanta Village, focuses on themes of Art & Architecture, Food & Entertainment, and History & Culture.
Jane’s Walk: An Epic Quest Along the Atlanta Beltline
In-person | FREE
What if a walk could be an epic journey?
This Jane’s Walk, taking place on the Eastside Beltline, focuses on themes of literature, urban life, and urban development.