Museum Hours of Operation

Tuesday-Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday: open for special events and by request
Mondays: Closed
Fees: Adults $5 Seniors $3 Children $2



The Art of Silbert Dyer
August 1 - September 30, 2010
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Senior Luncheon with Dr. Michael Searles
September 8, 2010, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Summer Book Signing
September 18, 2010, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Heritage Theater
The Lucy Craft Laney Heritage Theater presented staged readings of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright August Wilson’s plays. August Wilson, known affectionately by the theater community as the "Black Shakespeare", completed an award-winning canon of 10 stage plays looking into the lives of ordinary African-American citizens. Each play was set in a particular decade beginning with the 1900’s and ending in the 1990’s. The Heritage Theater presented Seven Guitars (1940’s); Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (1910’s); Two Trains Running (1960’s); The Piano Lesson (1930’s); Fences (1950’s); Jitney (1970’s); King Hedley II (1980’s) and Gem of the Ocean (1900’s).

The Children's Academy
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum welcomes students (ages 6-16) throughout the CSRA to attend The Children’s Academy Holiday Camp. Our camps facilitate a fun and family friendly learning environment and are designed as a cultural arts & history learning experience. The 1-day cultural exercise will focus on various creative disciplines, taught by active members of the local arts community. In December 2007 the children's Academy featured Colonel Pete Igel (retired) who taught students all about Philately and the hobby of stamp collecting.

Permanent Collections
The museum has six permanent collections: The Lucy Craft Laney Collection, The Ebony Legacy Collection,The Alice Davis Collection, The Charles Smith Collection, The African-American Quilt Collection and the Pilgrim Health and Life Collection. Annual and rotating exhibits are displayed at the museum throughout the year. The Events Calendar provides a list of upcoming exhibits.

Monthly Senior Luncheons
On the second Wednesday of each month area seniors and working professionals are invited to enjoy lectures on a variety of topics, while dining on food from our city’s finest restaurants. As one of our oldest traditions at the museum, the senior luncheons are an interactive occasion.

The luncheon is $7. Please RSVP with Emily Capers at 706.724.3576.

The Period and Butterfly Gardens
While you're visiting the Lucy Craft Laney Museum, take a moment to stroll through our beautiful Period Garden. The garden was encouraged by Mrs. Hertha Blount and created as an addition to the museum in 1995. A student from the University of Georgia Horticulture Department designed the space to include plants that would have grown there during Ms. Laney's life time. These plants include Dogwoods, Irises, Roses, and Azaleas. A highlight of the gardens is the statue of Lucy Craft Laney, designed by Norman Hughes, a local artist. This section of the garden, dedicated to the memory of Ms. Laney, includes commemorative bricks with the names of all who purchased bricks in honor of Ms. Laney and others.

And More....

National and Emerging Artist Exhibitions
Art and History Lectures
Book Signings
Group and Educational Tours