Adults
Join us for engaging programs designed to enhance your appreciation of the Museum’s permanent collection, exhibitions, and stunning 164-acre park. From book club gatherings and Sunday afternoon lectures to events in the Museum Park, there are a variety of exciting possibilities for connecting with your Museum.
Tuesday, May 22 | 1:30 pm SOLD OUT
Senior Sampler: Good Impressions
How does an artist use color and brushstrokes to capture an impression of a subject? Explore... Read more >
Friday, May 25 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, May 25 | 6 pm
Channeling the Divine
From the Ghanaian fertility doll to the Yoruba Twin Figures sculptures and a variety of... Read more >
Friday, May 25 | 7 pm
Channeling the Divine
From the Ghanaian fertility doll to the Yoruba Twin Figures sculptures and a variety of... Read more >
Saturday, May 26 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: El Anatsui: Adventures in Installation and Conservation
Perry Hurt, NCMA associate conservator, began researching conservation issues related to... Read more >
Sunday, May 27 | 12:30 pm
Music in the Galleries: Traditional Music from West Africa featuring Diali Cissokho
The NCMA offers occasional musical performances staged in the beautiful galleries of West... Read more >
Tuesday, May 29 | 2 pm
Art Connects: Looking at Friends and Family
You’re invited to meet some of the faces in the Museum’s collection. Whether they are famous or... Read more >
Friday, June 1 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and the Amarna Revolution
Akhenaten’s new religion—the ascent of the sun disk Aten as sole god and the banishment of other... Read more >
Friday, June 1 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Saturday, June 2 | 10 am
Yoga in the Museum Park
Michelle C. Johnson, licensed clinical social worker, yoga instructor, and ceramicist, leads... Read more >
Saturday, June 2 | 9 pm
Groundhog Day
Weatherman Phil Connors is living life like there is no tomorrow—because there isn’t. He’s... Read more >
Wednesday, June 6 | 6:30 pm
Book Club: Measuring Time
Competition between twin brothers living in a small village in Nigeria. Ruled by an overbearing... Read more >
Friday, June 8 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, June 8 | 9 pm
Red Tails
Feuding best friends anchor the saga of the Tuskegee Airmen, courageous African American WWII... Read more >
Saturday, June 9 | 10 am
Yoga in the Museum Park
Michelle C. Johnson, licensed clinical social worker, yoga instructor, and ceramicist, leads... Read more >
Saturday, June 9 | 9 pm
Crazy, Stupid Love
Blindsided by his wife’s request for a divorce, sad sack Cal begins to frequent a pickup bar... Read more >
Sunday, June 10 | 10 am
Tours: Special Day of El Anatsui Tours
Join other members for a docent-led tour of the exhibition. No reservations necessary; first... Read more >
Sunday, June 10 | 7 pm
AfroCubism
The NCMA seeks to create synergy across its exhibitions, performing arts, films, and educational... Read more >
Friday, June 15 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Artist Talk: Beverly McIver
Beverly McIver candidly recounts challenging, celebratory, and sometimes humorous experiences... Read more >
Friday, June 15 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, June 15 | 6:30 pm
Dining after Dark: Simple Materials, Exquisite Art
Join Curator Linda Dougherty as she introduces the innovative work of El Anatsui, an... Read more >
Friday, June 15 | 9 pm
Margin Call
An underling at a Wall Street investment banking firm realizes the company's fraudulent mortgage... Read more >
Saturday, June 16 | 2 pm
Film Screening and Discussion: Adams Apples
The film industries of Nigeria and Ghana—Nollywood and Gollywood—have introduced moviegoers to... Read more >
Saturday, June 16 | 9 pm
Moneyball
The Oakland Athletics don’t have the cash to buy big names for the team, so manager Billy Beane... Read more >
Sunday, June 17 | 12:30 pm
Music in the Galleries: Traditional Music from West Africa featuring Diali Cissokho
The NCMA offers occasional musical performances staged in the beautiful galleries of West... Read more >
Thursday, June 21 | 7 pm
Summer Wine Tasting
Raise a glass and toast the start of summer at our seasonal wine tasting. We’ll try whites,... Read more >
Friday, June 22 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, June 22 | 9 pm
Super 8
This story of a crew of misfit middle schoolers filming their own small-gauge zombie movie... Read more >
Saturday, June 23 | 10:30 am
Summer Walks in the Museum Park
Museum curators have selected submissions from college students for the latest Park Pictures... Read more >
Saturday, June 23 | 9 pm
The Descendants
Matt, the “backup parent,” has to knit his family together after a boating accident leaves his... Read more >
Sunday, June 24 | 12:30 pm
Music in the Galleries: Traditional Music from West Africa featuring Diali Cissokho
The NCMA offers occasional musical performances staged in the beautiful galleries of West... Read more >
Friday, June 29 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, June 29 | 9 pm
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. is a family classic filled with curiosity, innocence, adventure, thrills, laughter, and... Read more >
Saturday, June 30 | 10:30 am
Doc Watson Symposium
Arthel “Doc” Watson, the renowned guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Deep Gap, North... Read more >
Saturday, June 30 | 8 pm
Celebrating Doc: Doc Watson and Deep River Rising with special guest musicians Wayne Henderson and Jeff Little
At age 89, the virtuosic guitarist and eight-time Grammy Award winner Arthel “Doc” Watson is... Read more >
Sunday, July 1 | 2:30 pm
Lecture: Forgotten Paint
Perry Hurt, Museum Conservator
British 18th-century painting gave us Constable, Gainsborough,... Read more >
Friday, July 6 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Saturday, July 7 | 9 pm
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Boy Who Lived has his satisfying showdown with He Who Must Not Be Named—to save his Hogwarts... Read more >
Sunday, July 8 | 12:30 pm
Music in the Galleries: Traditional Music from West Africa featuring Diali Cissokho
The NCMA offers occasional musical performances staged in the beautiful galleries of West... Read more >
Tuesday, July 10 | 7:30 pm
Andrew Bird with special guest Mavis Staples
Our first collaborative presentation with Cat’s Cradle brings together two soul-stirring giants... Read more >
Friday, July 13 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Designer’s Choice
NCMA exhibition designer Shannon Harris leads a group through El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to... Read more >
Friday, July 13 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Saturday, July 14 | 8 pm
Neko Case with special guest Kelly Hogan
Acclaimed indie artist Neko Case makes her NCMA debut. Her last two albums, Fox Confessor Brings... Read more >
Wednesday, July 18 | 7 pm
Shen Wei Dance Arts
In an exciting collaboration, the NCMA has partnered with the American Dance Festival to present... Read more >
Wednesday, July 18 | 9 pm
Shen Wei Dance Arts
In an exciting collaboration, the NCMA has partnered with the American Dance Festival to present... Read more >
Thursday, July 19 | 7 pm
Shen Wei Dance Arts
In an exciting collaboration, the NCMA has partnered with the American Dance Festival to present... Read more >
Thursday, July 19 | 9 pm
Shen Wei Dance Arts
In an exciting collaboration, the NCMA has partnered with the American Dance Festival to present... Read more >
Friday, July 20 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, July 20 | 9 pm
The Muppets
Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the gang reunite to save the old Muppet Theater from the greedy clutches... Read more >
Saturday, July 21 | 6:30 pm
Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players
Called “the Paul McCartney of kids’ music” by USA Today, Justin Roberts is one of the most... Read more >
Friday, July 27 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, July 27 | 9 pm
The Artist
Dashing George Valentin thinks talkies are a passing phase, and his career sinks in quicksand as... Read more >
Saturday, July 28 | 10:30 am
Summer Walks in the Museum Park
Museum curators have selected submissions from college students for the latest Park Pictures... Read more >
Saturday, July 28 | 2 pm
Alloy Orchestra’s Not for Kids Only
Alloy Orchestra, live accompanists for classic silent film, presents Not for Kids Only, a... Read more >
Saturday, July 28 | 9 pm
Alloy Orchestra, accompanying silent-film classic The Phantom of the Opera
If this year’s Academy Award winner The Artist has stirred your curiosity about silent film, let... Read more >
Wednesday, August 1 | 6:30 pm
Book Club: A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire
Amy Butler Greenfield's account of trade, conquest, and greed traces the colorful history of... Read more >
Friday, August 3 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, August 3 | 7 pm
Les Primitifs du Futur, followed by screening of Midnight in Paris
You don’t need to fly to Paris to experience its charm and romance. We’re bringing it to you!
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Saturday, August 4 | 7 pm
Les Primitifs du Futur, followed by screening of Hugo
You don’t need to fly to Paris to experience its charm and romance. We’re bringing it to you!
... Read more >
Friday, August 10 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Can Art Talk?
Exhibition curator Jennifer Dasal highlights Word Up: The Intersection of Text and Image,... Read more >
Friday, August 10 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, August 10 | 9 pm
Casablanca
The 70th anniversary of this ageless classic unites all the usual suspects, the quotable... Read more >
Saturday, August 11 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Can Art Talk?
Exhibition curator Jennifer Dasal highlights Word Up: The Intersection of Text and Image,... Read more >
Saturday, August 11 | 7 pm
Ghostbusters Movie Night and Dinner Social
Join the Contemporaries for their annual retro movie night on the lawn featuring the 1984 comedy... Read more >
Saturday, August 11 | 9 pm
Ghostbusters
Three unemployed parapsychology professors harness their psychic mojo to chase malevolent... Read more >
Sunday, August 12 | 2:30 pm
Lecture: Visual Feast: Preview, Part I
Anat Gilboa, Art Historian
On October 21 the Museum opens Visual Feast: Masterpieces of Still... Read more >
Tuesday, August 14 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Between the Pages
How do the images, text, layout, and format of a book work together to tell a story? See work by... Read more >
Friday, August 17 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, August 17 | 8 pm
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
We’re still buzzing from last summer’s performance by New Orleans prodigy Trombone Shorty (Troy... Read more >
Saturday, August 18 | 8:30 pm
The Tree of Life
Jack reflects on an idyllic childhood as a disillusioned adult, as space, time, and spirituality... Read more >
Thursday, August 23 | 6:45 pm
New Member Orientation
Are you a new member to the NCMA and want an introduction to the permanent collection? Join... Read more >
Friday, August 24 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, August 24 | 8:30 pm
Rainout Redo
Every summer, we inevitably lose a movie screening or two to the elements. We’ll hold this date... Read more >
Saturday, August 25 | 10:30 am
Summer Walks in the Museum Park
Museum curators have selected submissions from college students for the latest Park Pictures... Read more >
Saturday, August 25 | 8 pm
Mary Chapin Carpenter
The distinguished singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter makes her first appearance at the... Read more >
Tuesday, August 28 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Foiled Again
How can metal be used to enhance the surface of an object and complement its shape? Look at... Read more >
Friday, August 31 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, September 7 | 8:30 pm
The Godfather
During the delicate transfer of power within a Mafia family, loyalty transcends every virtue and... Read more >
Saturday, September 8 | 8:30 pm
The Godfather: Part II
The continuation of an epic about the subversion of the American Dream, Part II won the Best... Read more >
Friday, September 14 | 6:20 pm
Paperhand Puppet Intervention
Creating fantastical worlds with the most ordinary of materials, the amazing Paperhand Puppet... Read more >
Saturday, September 15 | 6:20 pm
Paperhand Puppet Intervention
Creating fantastical worlds with the most ordinary of materials, the amazing Paperhand Puppet... Read more >
Sunday, September 16 | 6:20 pm
Paperhand Puppet Intervention
Creating fantastical worlds with the most ordinary of materials, the amazing Paperhand Puppet... Read more >