"Samurai: The Way of the Warrior." Through Jan. 3. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Free. Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton St., Athens. 706-542-4662,www.georgiamuseum.org. Read our review here.
"The Left Coast." Through Dec. 19. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays. Free. Poem 88, 1123 Zonolite Road, Suite A20, Atlanta. 404-735-1000,www.poem88.net. Read our review here.
"Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment." Through Jan. 3. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays; extended hours are available Fridays (except holiday weekends) during Martinis & Imax. $18, adults; $17, seniors; $16, children 3-12; free, children 2 and under. Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road, Atlanta. 404-929-6300,www.fernbankmuseum.org. Read our review here.
"Ansel Adams: Before & After." Through March 20. $10. Booth Western Art Museum, 501 Museum Drive, Cartersville. 770-387-1300, www.boothmuseum.org.
"Heavenly Vices." Jewelry by Samantha Jackson. Through December. LJ Lewis Silver, 164 West Wieuca Road. Atlanta. LJLewisSilver.com.
"Habsburg Splendor Masterpieces from Vienna's Imperial Collections." Through Jan. 17. $19.50; $16.50 students and seniors 65 and older; $12 children 6-17; free for children 5 and younger. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4444, www.high.org. Read our preview of the show here.
"Rites." Groups show that focuses on black masculinity and rites of passage. Through Dec. 6. Free. Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, 492 Prillaman Way, Kennesaw. 470-578-3223, zuckerman.kennesaw.edu. Read our review here.
"The Waters and the Wild": Alen MacWeeney Photographs of Ireland. Includes images inspired by the poetry of W.B. Yeats. Through Jan. 3. $6-$8. Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle N.E., Atlanta. www.carlos.emory.edu.
"Seriously Silly! The Art & Whimsy of Mo Willems." Through Jan. 10. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. high.org. Read more about Mo Willems here.
"Bodies … The Exhibition." Ongoing. $16-$24. Premier Exhibition Center at Atlantic Station, 265 18th St., Atlanta. 866-866-8265, www.atlanticstation.com.