Calendar

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Bumpy, Smooth, Soft

Sunday, July 7 | 10:30 am

Half-hour tours for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions. Artists can use surprising materials and masterful techniques to create art we can almost feel! Look and...

The Scope of Sculpture

Sunday, July 7 | 11:30 am

Explore a variety of materials, styles, and messages in the NCMA’s diverse sculpture collection. For individuals and groups smaller than 10. 

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Sunday, July 7 | 1 pm

Ask a question, learn the inside story about what’s on the walls, or just talk about what you see. Look for a docent with an “Ask Me!” badge in the galleries.

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Sunday, July 7 | 1:30 pm

A daily docent-led tour of Museum highlights. For individuals and groups smaller than 10. Free; no reservations necessary. Meet at West Building Information Desk.

Exhibitions

Park Pictures

April 15, 2015 – December 31, 2019

College students are invited to submit original works for our Park Pictures billboard competition. The theme of this year’s competition is “interior worlds,” in reference...

Exhibitions

Within the Frame

February 16, 2019 – July 7, 2019

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Exhibitions

Sayler/Morris: Their World Is Not Our World

February 16, 2019 – July 7, 2019

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Exhibitions

The Audubon Experience

February 16, 2019 – September 15, 2019

In this floor-to-ceiling, multisensory experience, step back in time and enter John James Audubon’s natural world. Visitors will see his famous bird illustrations come to...

Exhibitions

John James Audubon’s The Birds of America

February 16, 2019 – December 31, 2020

Among the treasures of the North Carolina Museum of Art is a complete set of The Birds of America by the celebrated artist and naturalist John James Audubon (1785–1851)....

Exhibitions

Wim Botha: Still Life with Discontent

April 13, 2019 – August 4, 2019

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Southern Oracle: We Will Tear the Roof Off

May 10, 2019 – November 10, 2019

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June 11–August 6 Online Course: Exploring Global Learning through Art

Tuesday, June 11

This self-paced online course, available June 11–August 6, uses works of art from the Museum’s collection as a pathway to understanding global issues and developing...

Exhibitions

Student Exhibition: Teens, Inspired: Home

June 15, 2019 – January 3, 2020

This juried exhibition features work by high school students from across the state who used the Museum’s collection to inspire original poems and works of art. Learn more...