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Behind the Scenes
Black Light on Bacchus: Inside a UV Exam
To free the important ancient torso from its 16th-century surround, we’re looking at this composite statue in a di…
Aug 26, 2015
Arts and Exhibitions
Time-Lapse: Installing the “Silver Tree”
It’s been five years since Roxy Paine’s Askew appeared on the NCMA grounds. This time-lapse video of its rem…
Aug 12, 2015
Behind the Scenes
Judaic Art Gallery Closes to Expand
The gallery, the first and finest permanent display of Jewish ceremonial art in an American art museum, is undergoing a …
Feb 24, 2015
What’s New
Books in Bloom
Spring forward into Art in Bloom with these colorful NCMA Library books on floral display and the secret language of flo…
Feb 24, 2015
Behind the Scenes
Early Nights at the Movies
The NCMA’s role in pioneering outdoor cinema in the Triangle
Aug 5, 2014
Behind the Scenes
Where Did Bacchus Go?
Conservators have removed this composite sculpture in order to detach its rare ancient torso.
Apr 11, 2014
Arts and Exhibitions
The World’s Most Expensive Book
Sotheby’s recently auctioned a complete set of Audubon’s original Birds of America for eight figures. North Carolina…
Feb 7, 2011