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Iris after Dark

Friday, June 1 | 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...

You Are Here Events

Dining after Dark: You Are Here (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Friday, June 1 | 6:30 pm

Jennifer Dasal, associate curator of contemporary art and host of the ArtCurious podcast, discusses the works in You Are Here. This event features a lecture followed by a...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Verses and Rhymes

Saturday, June 2 | 10:30 am

Write and build poems using art as your inspiration on this interactive tour.

Summer Camp: Artful Animals, Ages 6–7

Monday, June 4 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers. 

Explore the marvels of the animal kingdom as we take inspiration...

You Are Here Events

Art-Immersive Yoga in You Are Here (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Wednesday, June 6 | 5:30 pm

Experience yoga within the exhibition You Are Here. Bring a mat and small towel, and dress comfortably. Space is limited. All skill levels are welcome.

Please fill out and...

What’s in the Box?: Parts of Art

Thursday, June 7 | 10:15 am

Have fun while looking at art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and includes activities that stretch the imagination. Everyone can collect...

What’s in the Box?: Parts of Art

Thursday, June 7 | 11:15 am

Have fun while looking at art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and includes activities that stretch the imagination. Everyone can collect...

What’s in the Box?: Parts of Art

Thursday, June 7 | 1:15 pm

Have fun while looking at art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and includes activities that stretch the imagination. Everyone can collect...

Iris after Dark

Friday, June 8 | 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...

First Aid Kit, with Jade Bird (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Friday, June 8 | 8 pm

Thanks to Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit, “Swedish Folk Americana” is now an actual thing. Klara and Johanna Söderberg recall feeling like outsiders for finding 1970s...

You Are Here Events

Art-Immersive Yoga in You Are Here (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Saturday, June 9 | 8:45 am

Experience yoga within the exhibition You Are Here. Bring a mat and small towel, and dress comfortably. Space is limited. All skill levels are welcome.

Please fill out and...

Family Fun Saturdays: Terrific Trophies (Canceled)

CANCELED - Saturday, June 9 | 10:15 am

Get ready for Father’s Day by creating a sculptural trophy from objects that inspire you. Participants explore sculptures in the Museum for ideas. Dads and father figures...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Verses and Rhymes

Saturday, June 9 | 10:30 am

Write and build poems using art as your inspiration on this interactive tour.

Family Fun Saturdays: Terrific Trophies

Saturday, June 9 | 1 pm

Get ready for Father’s Day by creating a sculptural trophy from objects that inspire you. Participants explore sculptures in the Museum for ideas. Dads and father figures...

Lady Bird

Saturday, June 9 | 9 pm

(2017) Written and directed by Greta Gerwig. Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts. (94 min.) R.

An eccentric Sacramento high schooler feuds ceaselessly with her...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Verses and Rhymes

Sunday, June 10 | 10:30 am

Write and build poems using art as your inspiration on this interactive tour.

Sit, Stay, NCMA!

Sunday, June 10 | Noon

Dogs and humans in nature! Get to know the Museum Park with your four-legged friend(s). The event features food trucks for dogs and humans, local vendors, dog art, agility...

Member Monday in You Are Here

Monday, June 11 | 10 am

Normally the NCMA is closed on Mondays, but we have set aside time for members to experience You Are Here. This special day is a benefit for members only. Guests are...

Summer Camp: Nature Unleashed, Ages 6–7 (Waiting List)

WAITING LIST - Monday, June 11 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers.

Investigate art inspired by the world around us, and find...

Summer Camp: Nature Unleashed, Ages 9–11 (Waiting List)

WAITING LIST - Monday, June 11 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers.

Investigate art inspired by the world around us, and find...

Summer Camp: Nature Unleashed, Ages 7–8 (Waiting List)

WAITING LIST - Monday, June 11 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers.

Investigate art inspired by the world around us, and find...

Middle School Workshop: Express Yourself, Ages 11–13 (Waiting List)

WAITING LIST - Monday, June 11 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers.

What’s your story? Explore the many ways art is used to communicate...

You Are Here Events

Artist Talk: Heather Gordon

Thursday, June 14 | 6:30 pm

Durham-based artist Heather Gordon creates installations mapping alchemical processes as patterns, exploring how the elemental reactions can serve as metaphors for personal...

Iris after Dark

Friday, June 15 | 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...

Say Anything (Canceled)

CANCELED - Friday, June 15 | 9 pm

(1989) Written and directed by Cameron Crowe. John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney. (100 min.) PG-13.

Underachieving aspiring kickboxer Lloyd Dobler has the quirky touch...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Verses and Rhymes

Saturday, June 16 | 10:30 am

Write and build poems using art as your inspiration on this interactive tour.

You Are Here Events

Drawing with Sound: Heather Gordon

Saturday, June 16 | 1 pm

Turn up the volume—and draw with salt and sound! Artist Heather Gordon, whose work is featured in You Are Here, brings her love for visual art and science and her...

Shovels and Rope, with Son Volt

Saturday, June 16 | 8 pm

Shovels and Rope is the remarkable duo of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, partners in life as well as in music, who’ve built a national following with their signature...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Verses and Rhymes

Sunday, June 17 | 10:30 am

Write and build poems using art as your inspiration on this interactive tour.

Summer Camp: Visions of the Future, Ages 6–7 (Waiting List)

WAITING LIST - Monday, June 18 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers.

Spend a week imagining what the future might look like as you build,...

Middle School Workshop: Nature's Allure (Waiting List)

WAITING LIST - Monday, June 18 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers.

Get up close and personal with nature in the Museum Park and in the...

Summer Camp: Visions of the Future, Ages 9–11 (Waiting List)

WAITING LIST - Monday, June 18 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers.

Spend a week imagining what the future might look like as you build,...

Summer Camp: Visions of the Future, Ages 7–8 (Waiting List)

WAITING LIST - Monday, June 18 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers.

Spend a week imagining what the future might look like as you build,...

Online Mini-Courses on Art and Science

Tuesday, June 19 | 9 am

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The North Carolina Museum of Art offers educators a series of mini-courses on the connections between art and science. Participants explore topics through...

Two-Day Immersive Workshop: Art and Environment, June 20–21

Wednesday, June 20 | 9:30 am

Join fellow educators at the North Carolina Museum of Art to examine the concept of environment. Using the galleries and Museum Park, educators explore how artists use the...

You Are Here Events

Art-Immersive Yoga in You Are Here (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Wednesday, June 20 | 5:30 pm

Experience yoga within the exhibition You Are Here. Bring a mat and small towel, and dress comfortably. Space is limited. All skill levels are welcome.

Please fill out and...

Two-Day Immersive Workshop: Art and Environment, June 20–21

Thursday, June 21 | 9:30 am

Join fellow educators at the North Carolina Museum of Art to examine the concept of environment. Using the galleries and Museum Park, educators explore how artists use the...

Seeing the Light: Summer Solstice in West Building

Thursday, June 21 | 10 am

The natural light in West Building just got more natural. For the first time, the track lights in West Building's galleries will be turned off for the summer solstice, June...

What’s in the Box?: People

Thursday, June 21 | 10:15 am

Have fun while looking at art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and includes activities that stretch the imagination. Everyone can collect...

What’s in the Box?: People

Thursday, June 21 | 11:15 am

Have fun while looking at art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and includes activities that stretch the imagination. Everyone can collect...

What’s in the Box?: People

Thursday, June 21 | 1:15 pm

Have fun while looking at art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and includes activities that stretch the imagination. Everyone can collect...

Seeing the Light: Summer Solstice in West Building

Friday, June 22 | 10 am

The natural light in West Building just got more natural. For the first time, the track lights in West Building's galleries will be turned off for the summer solstice, June...

Iris after Dark

Friday, June 22 | 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...

Wonder Woman

Friday, June 22 | 9 pm

(2017) Directed by Patty Jenkins. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright. (141 min.) PG-13.

Diana, Amazon princess from the Isle of Themyscira, leaves her she-warrior...

You Are Here Events

Art-Immersive Yoga in You Are Here (Sold Out)

Saturday, June 23 | 8:45 am

Experience yoga within the exhibition You Are Here. Bring a mat and small towel, and dress comfortably. Space is limited. All skill levels are welcome.

Please fill out and...

Seeing the Light: Summer Solstice in West Building

Saturday, June 23 | 10 am

The natural light in West Building just got more natural. For the first time, the track lights in West Building's galleries will be turned off for the summer solstice, June...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Verses and Rhymes

Saturday, June 23 | 10:30 am

Write and build poems using art as your inspiration on this interactive tour.

Mandolin Orange, with Charlie Parr (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - Saturday, June 23 | 8 pm

We welcome back Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz, who form the Chapel Hill–based folk duo Mandolin Orange. Duluth, Minnesota–based singer-songwriter and guitarist Charlie...

Seeing the Light: Summer Solstice in West Building

Sunday, June 24 | 10 am

The natural light in West Building just got more natural. For the first time, the track lights in West Building's galleries will be turned off for the summer solstice, June...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Verses and Rhymes

Sunday, June 24 | 10:30 am

Write and build poems using art as your inspiration on this interactive tour.

You Are Here Events

Pop-Up Art: Transparencies

Sunday, June 24 | Noon

Drop into Pop Up Art and enjoy free art-making activities for all ages. No reservations required.
Explore the ways that artists in You Are Here play with light, whether...

Summer Camp: Ancient Empires, Ages 6–7 (Waiting List)

WAITING LIST - Monday, June 25 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers.

Travel back to Egyptian, Greek, and Roman times through excursions...

Weeklong Teen Studio Intensive (Canceled)

CANCELED - Monday, June 25 | 1 pm

Connecting You Are Here’s themes of immersive experiences and new media with experimental approaches to drawing and collage, teaching artist Jolie Day incorporates...

Summer Camp: Ancient Empires, Ages 7–8

Monday, June 25 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers.

Travel back to Egyptian, Greek, and Roman times through excursions...

Summer Camp: Ancient Empires, Ages 9–11 (Waiting List)

WAITING LIST - Monday, June 25 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers.

Travel back to Egyptian, Greek, and Roman times through excursions...

Middle School Workshop: Threading the Needle, Ages 11–13

Monday, June 25 | 9 am

Registration begins January 30 for Dual/Family-level members and above and February 27 for nonmembers.

Sew your own textile masterpiece. Experiment with thread, fabric,...

Iris after Dark

Friday, June 29 | 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...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Verses and Rhymes

Saturday, June 30 | 10:30 am

Write and build poems using art as your inspiration on this interactive tour.