April 22, 2010 – 11:06 am
Dan reflects on this 40th Earth Day, and the Museum’s contribution
February 16, 2010 – 5:03 pm
Jen interviews the artist who’s creating a new interactive art project for the Park.
November 6, 2009 – 12:05 pm
Jill hits the road with some colleagues to visit Vollis Simpson and his whirligig workshop.
October 27, 2009 – 3:50 pm
Dan reflects on a whole spectrum of progress at the Museum in recent weeks
September 2, 2009 – 6:03 pm
Artist Jeff Whetstone explores the interrelationships between people and the landscape in his new installation in the Museum Park.
We are very excited about Casual Classics: Opera and Broadway in the Museum Park. This will be the first time the OCNC is performing outdoors and it’s a wonderful opportunity to sample opera. (You’ll be surprised how much of the music is familiar…okay, it may be because you heard it in Bugs Bunny cartoons or during a [...]
It could be said that “new begets new” at the NCMA. The construction of our new museum building not only necessitates fresh casework and specifically designed lighting systems, but it also has provided us with a unique opportunity to commission original works of art for inclusion in our building and the Museum Park. One of [...]
The interplay between art and nature is an integral part of the Museum experience at the NCMA. Surrounded by a 164-acre Museum Park filled with environmental works of art, it’s hard not to be aware—and in awe—of the natural landscape around us. Tomorrow, the Museum Park comes to life for Earth Day at the NCMA, a [...]
What our staff has affectionately referred to as the “Bridge to Nowhere” has been transformed into the “Bridge to Somewhere”. This stout, well-constructed bridge began its life as a Boy-Scout project off the Woodland Trail (see map). Unfortunately, the structure was installed 30 yards uphill of the existing trail, and it had only one entrance [...]
UPDATE: Chris and Karen, the Museum’s photographers, just posted some exquisite snow photos on Flickr. Check out the slideshow.
