Giving Enthusiasm, Gaining Experience
It's the art, of course. No, it's the people! Fall '19 interns sound off on what's best about working at the NCMA.
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Getting in Touch with Art
The Museum's tactile tours allow visitors who are blind or have low vision to experience art through other senses.
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An Interview with Cornelio Campos
The artist, whose mural in Durham honors Diego Rivera, talks about his family, his heritage, and artistic influences.
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A New Perspective on Andrew Wyeth’s Weather Side
Curator John Coffey visits the Olson House, subject of an Andrew Wyeth painting, to test a hypothesis.
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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 label. Senior editor Karen Kelly shares a few..
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Invisible No More
Internationally recognized as a founder of the Grammy-nominated folk-rock band The Avett Brothers, Scott Avett is also a visual artist, and his work appears in an..
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Do Enjoy But “Do Not Touch”
Most museumgoers know it's not cool to touch works of art, but do they know why? Conservation intern Isabel Green explains how our paws don't have to be that..
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What in the World Is a Grain Mummy?
The NCMA’s only Egyptian mummy was at one time believed to be a fake. We interview Egyptologist Caroline Rocheleau to unravel the mysteries of this humble..
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Spanish Gold, Piracy, and an English Portrait
Is it possible our Portrait of a Gentleman contains pirate booty? Conservator Perry Hurt brings some history to the mystery.
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