Circa: The NCMA Blog
Behind the Scenes
Bacchus after the Makeover
Curious about Bacchus’s transformation? Take a look at this video clip documenting the entire conservation treatment, …
Aug 11, 2020
Eye to Eye
Art Advocacy: The Aesthetic of Solidarity
Do allies participate in oppressive systems that further marginalize the communities they attempt to support? Artists in…
Jul 23, 2020
Eye to Eye
Why 20th-century African art is both the best art you’ll ever experience and not art at all.
At least not in the Western sense. NCMA intern Sarah Frisbie explains.
Jul 9, 2020
What’s New
West Building Turns Ten
In the midst of unprecedented challenges for our families, our state, and the world, we look to the light-filled West Bu…
Apr 23, 2020
Eye to Eye
Ekphrasis at the NCMA
Creative writing workshops at the Museum invite participants to spend a full hour looking at, thinking about, and writin…
Feb 5, 2020
What’s New
The Art of Describing Art
The Museum hosted Arts Access, Inc., in January for its annual audio description training class. There were nine attende…
Jan 30, 2020
Eye to Eye
An Interview with Cornelio Campos
The artist, whose mural in Durham honors Diego Rivera, talks about his family, his heritage, and artistic influences.
Nov 26, 2019
Arts and Exhibitions
Celebrating a Significant Gift of African Art
A Durham couple, former Peace Corps volunteers in Africa, have donated outstanding works from their collection.
Oct 9, 2019
Behind the Scenes
Kings, Comedians, and Captains of Industry: Trails of Art Ownership
Many works at the North Carolina Museum of Art have interesting past ownership stories too detailed for a short wall lab…
Sep 25, 2019
Eye to Eye
Five Great Quotes about Art and Basketball
On the court and on the canvas, these words of wisdom come into play, whether during March Madness or in the off season …
Mar 27, 2019
What’s New
The Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park
There’s much to see and enjoy in the NEW Museum Park, and fall is the perfect time to get outdoors and enjoy its n…
Nov 4, 2016
What’s New
NCMA Named One of World’s Top 125 Buildings
The magazine Architectural Record recognizes the NCMA’s West Building as one of the most significant works of arch…
Sep 7, 2016