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The North Carolina Museum of Art’s Newsroom is for use by members of the media. The latest news releases, exhibition schedules, and general Museum information can be found here. Sign up for our media list to receive Museum news releases and advisories by e-mail.

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News Releases

April 5, 2012
N.C. Museum of Art Announces Arts in the Museum Park 2012 Summer Series

March 9, 2012
N.C. Museum of Art Reports over $13 Million in Direct Visitor Spending from Rembrandt in America

February 27, 2012
N.C. Museum of Art Presents Career Retrospective of African Artist El Anatsui

February 21, 2012
North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Awards $2 Million Grant to the North Carolina Museum of Art to Fund K–12 Educational Programs

February 9, 2012
Yale Art Historian Sally Promey to Deliver 12th Annual Kanof Lecture at N.C. Museum of Art
Free lecture presented in conjunction with public unveiling of major gift


January 9, 2012
N.C. Museum of Art Announces Extended Hours for Final Week of Rembrandt in America
Museum Welcomes 100,000th Visitor to Exhibition

September 9, 2011
N.C. Museum of Art Presents Largest Collection of Authentic Rembrandts for U.S. Audience
Rembrandt in America opens October 30

August 25, 2011
Important Rodin Sculptures Coming to the N.C. Museum of Art
Loan of ten works from personal collection of Iris Cantor to complement Museum’s existing Rodin collection

May 11, 2011
N.C. Museum of Art Launches First iPad App
"Rodin" lets viewers virtually experience the NCMA Rodin collection


April 28, 2011
N.C. Museum of Art Opens Exhibition of Work by North Carolina Female Artists
Image Sheet

April 12, 2011
N.C. Museum of Art Presents First Major Exhibition of Work by Contemporary Artist Anthony Goicolea
Image Sheet

April 6, 2011
N.C. Museum of Art Announces 2011 Arts in the Museum Park Summer Series

February 4, 2011
Philanthropist and Art Collector Michael Steinhardt to Deliver the Kanof Lecture at the N.C. Museum of Art

January 13, 2011
N.C. Museum of Art's West Building Wins 2011 Honor Award for Architecture, American Institutes of Architects' Highest Recognition

December 16, 2010
N.C. Museum of Art Presents 30 Americans March 19-Sept. 4
Exhibition Statement
Image Sheet

September 16, 2010
N.C. Museum of Art’s Fall Film Series Returns Sept. 17 with Kurosawa and Rockwellian Films


September 14, 2010
N.C. Museum of Art Reopens East Building with Rockwell

Image Sheet


September 14, 2010
Grand Reopening of East Building Features Four Free Special Exhibitions

Image Sheet


July 28, 2010
N.C. Museum of Art Cited for Excellence,  Caterri Woodrum Wins CFO of the Year from Triangle Business Journal

May 27, 2010
N.C. Museum of Art Received $2.5M from Wachovia Wells Fargo

April 23, 2010
N.C. Museum of Art Announces $50 Million Campaign

April 23, 2010
N.C. Museum of Art Celebrates Opening of New Building with Ribbon Cutting

April 9, 2010
Arts in the Museum Park Brings Outdoor Music and Movies to the N.C. Museum of Art

April 6, 2010
Museum Reopens April 24, Following Major Three-Year Expansion

Complete expansion press kit is available in sidebar at right.

March 15, 2010
Newly Expanded North Carolina Museum of Art Opens April 24


March 15, 2010
Museum Inaugurates New Building with Dozens of New Acquisitions

New Acquisitions Image Sheet

February 23, 2010
Picasso Portrait Is Among Four Works By Major European Artists Promised to Museum By Josie and Julian Robertson

December 30, 2009
N.C. Museum of Art Publishes 17th-Century Dutch and Flemish Paintings Catalogue

November 24, 2009
N.C. Museum of Art Announces Fall 2010 Special Exhibitions
Fall 2010 Special Exhibitions Image Sheet

November 5, 2009
N.C. Museum of Art Reopens April 24 Following Transformative Expansion

September 28, 2009
Ursula von Rydinsgsvard Installs 19-Foot Cedar Sculpture at N.C. Museum of Art

September 15, 2009
Roxy Paine Installs 43-Foot Sculpture at N.C. Museum of Art

August 5, 2009
N.C. Museum of Art Temporarily Closes for Expansion Sept. 7

April 7, 2009
N.C. Museum of Art Expansion Project One Year From Grand Opening

October 9, 2008
N.C. Museum of Art Receives Gift of Alison Saar Sculpture from Friends of African and African American Art

June 18, 2008
N.C. Museum of Art’s Friends of Greek Art Purchase Greek Ring for Classical Collection

May 30, 2008
N.C. Museum of Art to Receive Gift of Twentieth Century Art

February 1, 2008
N.C. Museum of Art Acquires Esther Scroll and Case for Judaic Collection

January 9, 2008
N.C. Museum of Art Receives $1M Gift to Benefit Classical Collection

November 28, 2007
N.C. Museum of Art Announces Gift of Roxy Paine Sculpture

October 19, 2007
N.C. Museum of Art Receives Jaume Plensa Gift from Capitol Broadcasting Company

October 11, 2007
N.C. Museum of Art Receives $3 Million to Fund Curatorial and Conservation Research and Travel

October 10, 2007
N.C. Museum of Art Awarded 2007 Conservation Project Support Grant


October 10, 2007
N.C. Museum of Art Receives Henry Luce Foundation Grant for Reinstallation, Reinterpretation of American Collection

Aug ust 6, 2007
N.C. Museum of Art Installs Two Monumental Ledelle Moe Sculptures in Park

December 6, 2006
N.C. Museum of Art Breaks Ground for New Building

September 14, 2006
N.C. Museum of Art Unveils Design for New Building, Expanded Campus