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The NCMA adds another interactive sculpture to its ever-growing collection of outdoor art in the Museum Park.
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A Modern Vision: Curator’s Picks
November 18, 2022
Circa drops by the desk of NCMA curator Michele Frederick to get her take on A Modern Vision, a show so full of masterworks, it's hard to find a favorite.
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Naming the Nameless
October 31, 2022
Ghanaian artist Paa Joe memorializes the lives of Africans who passed through "The Gates of No Return" during the transatlantic slave trade. Two NCMA staffers respond to this moving work of art.
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Sneak Peek: A Modern Vision
October 3, 2022
A Modern Vision opens with works by some of the titans of impressionism, postimpressionism, cubism, and expressionism.
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Meet Thomas Sayre
September 26, 2022
The NCMA's new identity and logo were inspired by an iconic sculpture in the Museum Park. Get inside the mind of the Raleigh artist who created Gyre.
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The Africa We Ought to Know
September 15, 2022
In the past the fusing of diverse beliefs and practices was widespread and remains a constant feature of African culture today.
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The NCMA’s New Visual Identity
August 25, 2022
The North Carolina Museum of Art's new logo takes as its inspiration an iconic sculpture in the Museum Park and a visitor favorite.
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Find Yourself in a Mirrored Labyrinth
July 20, 2022
The NCMA adds another interactive sculpture to its ever-growing collection of outdoor art in the Museum Park.
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Paired with a Purpose
July 12, 2022
As they work with outside consultants to reconsider and reinstall their collections, NCMA curators are reimagining the People’s Collection, connecting works of art that have never been displayed together, hoping to spark curiosity and new insights.
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Toxic Beauty: Aerial Photographs Offer Warnings
June 29, 2022
Shows at the NCMA and its satellite museum, SECCA, connect art and environmentalism with powerful images.
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