After a year of challenges, and reimagining community, the NCMA looks back at the most memorable posts of 2020.
MOREThe Museum is open with updated hours, Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm, required free timed tickets to encourage social distancing, and increased health and safety procedures including required cloth masks. Learn more about these updates at ncartmuseum.org/covid19. Museum from Home programming continues, including the NCMA Virtual Exhibitions Subscription and virtual events.
After a year of challenges, and reimagining community, the NCMA looks back at the most memorable posts of 2020.
MOREWhy do two objects that hold the same function appear so different? In the third of his Circa posts, curatorial intern Taylor Hunkins explains.
MOREJewelry-making techniques include granulation, filigree, wire drawing, and more. Our video shows a contemporary goldsmith in his studio.
MOREAs we close the book on the seven-year-long Bacchus Conservation Project, we've collected some fabulous Bacchus activities in this blog post. Enjoy!
MOREOur curator of horticulture and sustainability takes a look at some Museum Park residents with creepy reputations.
MOREThe second in a series of Circa posts in which NCMA curatorial intern Taylor Hunkins interprets African utilitarian objects as products of design
MOREChief Curator Linda Dougherty introduces the work of an explosive sculptor, a self-described "art addict" who can't do it without you.
MOREAlthough associated with the mourning and sadness of funerary traditions, this beaker is actually an object of celebration and life.
MORENCMA curatorial intern Cammy Thomas takes museums to task, writing about why showcasing Black female artists is so important.
MOREThe Museum committed to installing winning artworks from the Boys and Girls Clubs as an exhibition. Then came the pandemic and a new plan.
MOREThe story behind Senegalese gold jewelry, and the women who wore it in the 18th and 19th centuries, is layered with a history of oppression and empowerment.
MORERabbi Shimon said: “There are three crowns: the Crown of Torah, the Crown of Priesthood and the Crown of Royalty, but the Crown of a Good Name supersedes them all."
MOREThe first in a series of Circa posts in which NCMA curatorial intern Taylor Hunkins interprets African utilitarian objects as products of design.
MOREAfter years of conservation, Bacchus looks clean, restored, and pretty cool with his new arm and his head back on.
MOREThe division of art from medicine is a modern concept. In the Middle Ages, the apothecary supplied the same materials to doctors, painters, and anyone in need of medicine.
MOREOur observant ranger keeps an eye on what the wildlife is up to in the Museum Park.
MOREDo allies participate in oppressive systems that further marginalize the communities they attempt to support? Artists in the NCMA's collection pose a challenging question.
MOREAt least not in the Western sense. NCMA intern Sarah Frisbie explains.
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