Calendar

Meet Your Museum Tour

Sunday, October 1 | 12:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Sunday, October 1 | 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, October 1 | 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.

Meet Your Museum Tour

Sunday, October 1 | 2:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Tuesday, October 3 | 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.

What's in the Box?: People

Thursday, October 5 | 10:15 am

Get up close and personal with our favorite people in the Museum collection!

Have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum...

What's in the Box?: People

Thursday, October 5 | 11:15 am

Get up close and personal with our favorite people in the Museum collection!

Have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum...

What's in the Box?: People

Thursday, October 5 | 1:15 pm

Get up close and personal with our favorite people in the Museum collection!

Have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum...

Night Hike in the Museum Park (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Friday, October 6 | 7 pm

Join us for a hike at one of the best venues under the evening sky. REI provides headlamps and trekking poles for a hike of three to five miles. Afterward we’ll enjoy...

Sudden Fear

Friday, October 6 | 8 pm

(1952) Directed by David Miller. Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame. (111 min.) DCP.

A successful middle-aged playwright (Joan Crawford) falls madly in love with...

Seminar—Celebrating 25 Years of Dutch and Flemish Art at the NCMA

Saturday, October 7 | 9:15 am

In a series of illustrated lectures, Dennis Weller, curator of Northern European art, reminisces about his role in adding to the NCMA’s outstanding Dutch and Flemish...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Dressed to Impress

Saturday, October 7 | 10:30 am

Clothing can say a lot about a person! Learn more about clothes from functional to fancy in portraits across the Museum.

Studio Class: Form and Space—Drawing with William Paul Thomas

Saturday, October 7 | Noon

This studio class focuses on rendering illusionistic form and space with chalk pastels. Working from direct observation, students combine and synthesize elements from works...

Meet Your Museum Tour

Saturday, October 7 | 12:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Saturday, October 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.

Meet Your Museum Tour

Saturday, October 7 | 2:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Dressed to Impress

Sunday, October 8 | 10:30 am

Clothing can say a lot about a person! Learn more about clothes from functional to fancy in portraits across the Museum.

Meet Your Museum Tour

Sunday, October 8 | 12:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Sunday, October 8 | 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, October 8 | 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.

Meet Your Museum Tour

Sunday, October 8 | 2:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

School’s Out Camp: Around the World in Five Days, Ages 6-10

Monday, October 9 | 9 am

This is your ticket for a whirlwind art-making adventure! Begin each day in a new country and create works of art inspired by the places you visit.

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Tuesday, October 10 | 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.

Dining after Dark: Rediscovering Rodin (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Thursday, October 12 | 6:30 pm

November 17 marks the centenary of Auguste Rodin’s death. David Steel, curator of European art, discusses how Rodin created the works we see in the galleries and offers...

Sights and Sounds Concert Series: Mallarmé Chamber Players and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Friday, October 13 | 8 pm

The popular Durham-based Mallarmé Chamber Players accompany a special screening the classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

Included in season ticket. No docent-led tour...

Pi Alpha Xi Fall Plant Sale

Saturday, October 14 | 8 am

Students from the Pi Alpha Xi (PAX) Horticulture Honors Society at North Carolina State University are holding their fall plant sale in partnership with the NCMA. The...

Family Fun Saturdays: Small to Supersized

Saturday, October 14 | 10 am

Discover art in the Museum’s collection that transforms everyday objects, places, and ideas into something HUGE! Then, collaborate with your group to create a supersized...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Dressed to Impress

Saturday, October 14 | 10:30 am

Clothing can say a lot about a person! Learn more about clothes from functional to fancy in portraits across the Museum.

Meet Your Museum Tour

Saturday, October 14 | 12:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Saturday, October 14 | 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.

Family Fun Saturdays: Small to Supersized (Canceled)

CANCELED - Saturday, October 14 | 1 pm

Discover art in the Museum’s collection that transforms everyday objects, places, and ideas into something HUGE! Then, collaborate with your group to create a supersized...

Meet Your Museum Tour

Saturday, October 14 | 2:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

Pi Alpha Xi Fall Plant Sale

Sunday, October 15 | 10 am

Students from the Pi Alpha Xi (PAX) Horticulture Honors Society at North Carolina State University are holding their fall plant sale in partnership with the NCMA. The...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Dressed to Impress

Sunday, October 15 | 10:30 am

Clothing can say a lot about a person! Learn more about clothes from functional to fancy in portraits across the Museum.

Meet Your Museum Tour

Sunday, October 15 | 12:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Sunday, October 15 | 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, October 15 | 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.

Meet Your Museum Tour

Sunday, October 15 | 2:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Tuesday, October 17 | 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.

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

Tuesday, October 17 | 8 am

This five-week course explores visual literacy in the classroom and its connection to the North Carolina Essential Standards. The course includes opportunities for...

Artist Lecture—Matthew Brandt

Wednesday, October 18 | 7 pm

Calling his approach “a little bit messy and experimental,” Matthew Brandt produces large-scale photographs through labor-intensive processes recalling the 19th-century...

What's in the Box?: Seasons/Nature

Thursday, October 19 | 10:15 am

Look closely to see if you can spot beautiful flowers, delicious food, and tiny objects from nature in art.

Have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces...

What's in the Box?: Seasons/Nature

Thursday, October 19 | 11:15 am

Look closely to see if you can spot beautiful flowers, delicious food, and tiny objects from nature in art.

Have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces...

What's in the Box?: Seasons/Nature

Thursday, October 19 | 1:15 pm

Look closely to see if you can spot beautiful flowers, delicious food, and tiny objects from nature in art.

Have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces...

Iris after Dark

Friday, October 20 | 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...

Gallery Games: Creepy Babies and Other Spooky Things

Friday, October 20 | 6:30 pm

Happy (almost) Halloween! Ever think a work of art was watching you? Or maybe you took one look at a creepy baby or child in a work of art and thought of your favorite (or...

Dead Again

Friday, October 20 | 8 pm

(1991) Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Derek Jacobi. (107 min.) R. 35mm from UNCSA.

A shabby LA PI is sucked into an amnesiac’s nightmares...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Dressed to Impress

Saturday, October 21 | 10:30 am

Clothing can say a lot about a person! Learn more about clothes from functional to fancy in portraits across the Museum.

Meet Your Museum Tour

Saturday, October 21 | 12:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Saturday, October 21 | 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.

Meet Your Museum Tour

Saturday, October 21 | 2:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Dressed to Impress

Sunday, October 22 | 10:30 am

Clothing can say a lot about a person! Learn more about clothes from functional to fancy in portraits across the Museum.

Meet Your Museum Tour

Sunday, October 22 | 12:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Sunday, October 22 | 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, October 22 | 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.

Meet Your Museum Tour

Sunday, October 22 | 2:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Tuesday, October 24 | 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.

Member Preview Day: Inspiring Beauty

Friday, October 27 | 10 am

We invite members to visit Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair before it opens to the public. Please be prepared to show your membership card as you enter the...

Iris after Dark

Friday, October 27 | 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...

The Lost City of Z

Friday, October 27 | 8 pm

(2017) Directed by James Gray. Charlie Hunnam. Robert Pattinson. Sienna Miller. (141 min.) Digital.

Ambition morphs into obsession as a gentleman explorer pushes into the...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Dressed to Impress

Saturday, October 28 | 10:30 am

Clothing can say a lot about a person! Learn more about clothes from functional to fancy in portraits across the Museum.

Designer Studio during Inspiring Beauty

Saturday, October 28 | 10:30 am

With admission to Inspiring Beauty, you gain behind-the-scenes access to designers-in-residence Katherine Diuguid and Precious Lovell as they create haute couture in the...

Meet Your Museum Tour

Saturday, October 28 | 12:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Saturday, October 28 | 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.

Designer Studio during Inspiring Beauty

Saturday, October 28 | 2 pm

With admission to Inspiring Beauty, you gain behind-the-scenes access to designers-in-residence Katherine Diuguid and Precious Lovell as they create haute couture in the...

Meet Your Museum Tour

Saturday, October 28 | 2:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

Opening Event—Runway Fashion Show and Dance Party in Celebration of Inspiring Beauty (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Saturday, October 28 | 8 pm

This event is sold out, but we have another fabulous night of fashion and beauty planned! Learn more about Behind the Seams, and get your tickets for the Thursday, November...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Dressed to Impress

Sunday, October 29 | 10:30 am

Clothing can say a lot about a person! Learn more about clothes from functional to fancy in portraits across the Museum.

Designer Studio during Inspiring Beauty

Sunday, October 29 | 10:30 am

With admission to Inspiring Beauty, you gain behind-the-scenes access to designers-in-residence Katherine Diuguid and Precious Lovell as they create haute couture in the...

Pop-Up Art: Nighttime Skies

Sunday, October 29 | Noon

Create a dynamic nighttime dreamscape in a bottle inspired by Skunder Boghossian’s moody painting.

Meet Your Museum Tour

Sunday, October 29 | 12:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Sunday, October 29 | 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, October 29 | 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.

Designer Studio during Inspiring Beauty

Sunday, October 29 | 2 pm

With admission to Inspiring Beauty, you gain behind-the-scenes access to designers-in-residence Katherine Diuguid and Precious Lovell as they create haute couture in the...

Sights and Sounds Concert Series: Juilliard String Quartet (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Sunday, October 29 | 2 pm

The world-renowned Juilliard String Quartet, widely known as the quintessential American string quartet, performs a concert featuring the music of Haydn, Dvorak, and...

Meet Your Museum Tour

Sunday, October 29 | 2:30 pm

With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA offers much to see and do. This free guided tour introduces visitors to the...

A Conversation with André Leon Talley (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Sunday, October 29 | 6 pm

Fashion icon André Leon Talley became a household name as an editor for Vogue and a judge for America’s Next Top Model. Few may know that Talley is originally from Durham...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Tuesday, October 31 | 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.