Calendar

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Friday, October 11 | 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.

Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection

Artist Talk: Scott Avett (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Friday, October 11 | 6:30 pm

Before the opening of his exhibition INVISIBLE, artist and musician Scott Avett converses with Chief Curator Linda Dougherty about the relationship between his art and...

Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection

Opening Party for Scott Avett: INVISIBLE (Sold Out)

Sold Out - Friday, October 11 | 7:30 pm

Get a sneak peek at Scott Avett’s exhibition INVISIBLE, and then create your own Avett-inspired linoleum block print with artist Bill Fick and Speedball Ink. DJ Valient...

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

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 – November 10, 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. Learn more...

Exhibitions

What in the World Is a Grain Mummy?

July 20, 2019 – January 5, 2020

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Exhibitions

Bauhaus to Black Mountain: Josef and Anni Albers

August 13, 2019 – February 9, 2020

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School’s Out Camp: Landscape Adventures, Ages 6-10

Monday, October 7 | 9 am

Come along on an adventure as you trek through the NCMA. From the landscapes in the galleries to the leaves in the Park, you’ll find scenes that inspire you to create your...

Online Course: Visual Literacy—Making Connections with Works of Art

Tuesday, October 8 | 8 am

This 10-hour course explores the relevance of visual literacy in the classroom and its connection to the North Carolina Essential Standards. The five modules in the course...