Calendar

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Friday, August 23 | 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.

Iris after Dark

Friday, August 23 | 5:30 pm

Welcome the weekend with Iris after Dark, an evening experience offered by the NCMA’s Iris restaurant every Friday starting at 5:30 pm. Lounge with friends to the spins and...

Monster Drawing Rally

Monster Drawing Rally 2019

Friday, August 23 | 5:30 pm

Join us for the fourth year of our live drawing event, featuring 75 artists at all stages of their careers drawing in front of a live audience. As spectators spy on the...

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

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

Southern Oracle: We Will Tear the Roof Off

May 10, 2019 – October 31, 2019

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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. Visit the...

Exhibitions

What in the World Is a Grain Mummy?

July 20, 2019 – January 8, 2020

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The Collector’s Eye

August 3, 2019 – October 6, 2019

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Bauhaus to Black Mountain: Josef and Anni Albers

August 13, 2019 – January 12, 2020

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NCMA Camps

Goin' Green (ages 9–11)

Monday, August 19 | 9 am

Bring found objects and recycled materials to life by transforming them into beautiful works of art. Along the way you’ll develop an inspired, resourceful way of looking at...

NCMA Camps

Goin' Green (ages 7–8)

Monday, August 19 | 9 am

Bring found objects and recycled materials to life by transforming them into beautiful works of art. Along the way you’ll develop an inspired, resourceful way of looking at...

NCMA Camps

Goin' Green (ages 6–7)

Monday, August 19 | 9 am

Bring found objects and recycled materials to life by transforming them into beautiful works of art. Along the way you’ll develop an inspired, resourceful way of looking at...

NCMA Camps

Middle School Workshop: Materials Remix (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Monday, August 19 | 9 am

Make room for media beyond paint on canvas. Find inspiration in unexpected and unusual materials as you paint, sculpt, and draw your way through this unpredictable week.