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Press Release
The North Carolina Museum of Art Announces The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure
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Apr 7, 2025
Press Release
The North Carolina Museum of Art Announces Lilly Endowment Inc. Grant
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Mar 5, 2025
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The North Carolina Museum of Art Announces Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention
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Feb 7, 2025
Arts and Exhibitions
What an Egyptologist Learned by Curating a Samurai Exhibition
Hear from Caroline Rocheleau, the NCMA’s Curator of Ancient Collections, on what inspired her research of Japan…
Jan 30, 2025
Arts and Exhibitions
Were There Women Samurai?
Technically, no, but that didn’t mean women from samurai families didn’t take up arms. Megan McClory explain…
Dec 19, 2024
Arts and Exhibitions
Who Could Become a Samurai?
Not just anyone. However, as PhD student Jason Castro explains, the samurai warrior didn’t always fit the wealthy …
Dec 4, 2024
Arts and Exhibitions
More than War: Samurai at the NCMA
Experience the craftsmanship behind incredible works of arms and armor that tell stories about a long and fascinating pe…
Oct 17, 2024
Arts and Exhibitions
Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design
Academy Award–winner in Costume Design, Ruth E. Carter has helped bring characters to life in acclaimed Hollywood …
Mar 15, 2023
Eye to Eye
Meet Thomas Sayre
The NCMA’s new identity and logo were inspired by an iconic sculpture in the Museum Park. Get inside the mind of t…
Sep 26, 2022
What’s New
Find Yourself in a Mirrored Labyrinth
The NCMA adds another interactive sculpture to its ever-growing collection of outdoor art in the Museum Park.
Jul 20, 2022
What’s New
What’s Blooming This Spring in the NCMA’s Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park
Now’s the perfect time to spend an afternoon in the Museum Park, where nature’s works of art are showing off…
Mar 25, 2022
Arts and Exhibitions
PARTICIPATE Activates Accessibility at the NCMA
Please touch! And smell, and hear. The NCMA invites visitors to engage all their senses in this interactive exhibition, …
Mar 10, 2022