Calendar

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Sunday, September 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, September 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.

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Tuesday, September 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.

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Wednesday, September 4 | 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?: Parts of Art

Thursday, September 5 | 9:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

What's in the Box?: Parts of Art

Thursday, September 5 | 10:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

What's in the Box?: Parts of Art

Thursday, September 5 | 11:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Thursday, September 5 | 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.

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Friday, September 6 | 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, September 6 | 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...

2019 Summer Concerts

Paperhand Puppet Intervention presents We Are Here

Friday, September 6 | 7 pm

Paperhand Puppet Intervention marks its 20th annual puppet pageant with a new spectacle called We Are Here. As always, the special anniversary production features giant...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Your Choice

Saturday, September 7 | 10:30 am

Be a curator for 30 minutes! Discover your new favorite work of art and make your own choices to fill an imaginary gallery.

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, September 7 | 10:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Saturday, September 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

Saturday, September 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.

2019 Summer Concerts

Paperhand Puppet Intervention presents We Are Here

Saturday, September 7 | 7 pm

Paperhand Puppet Intervention marks its 20th annual puppet pageant with a new spectacle called We Are Here. As always, the special anniversary production features giant...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Your Choice

Sunday, September 8 | 10:30 am

Be a curator for 30 minutes! Discover your new favorite work of art and make your own choices to fill an imaginary gallery.

Pop-Up Art: Shanah Tovah!

Sunday, September 8 | Noon

Free art-making activities for all ages; no reservations needed.

Wish your family and friends a sweet new year by exploring traditions of Rosh Hashanah. Create a delicious...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Sunday, September 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.

Reception for Teens, Inspired: Home

Sunday, September 8 | 1 pm

Teens, Inspired is an exhibition for high school students statewide that is created, juried, and curated in a collaboration between Museum staff and members of the Teen...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Sunday, September 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.

2019 Summer Concerts

Paperhand Puppet Intervention presents We Are Here

Sunday, September 8 | 7 pm

Paperhand Puppet Intervention marks its 20th annual puppet pageant with a new spectacle called We Are Here. As always, the special anniversary production features giant...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Tuesday, September 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.

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Wednesday, September 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.

Cocktails and Clay Walk with Daniel Johnston (Rescheduled)

Wednesday, September 11 | 6 pm

Meander along the Museum Park’s new Meadow Trail, with stops for light hors d’oeuvres and a discussion with North Carolina potter Daniel Johnston about his new outdoor...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Thursday, September 12 | 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.

Lecture and Book Signing: The Renaissance Reality of Michelangelo’s David

Thursday, September 12 | 6:30 pm

Hailed as the epitome of Renaissance art, Michelangelo’s David has inspired contemporary artists from Warhol to Banksy—but how was the David seen in the Renaissance? Author...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Friday, September 13 | 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.

Cosmic Art and Full Moon Walk

Friday, September 13 | 7 pm

Enjoy an evening in the Museum Park creating art inspired by the lunar cycle, and then take a guided 1.5-mile walk under the light of the full moon. Interacting with nature...

Virtual Reality Experience of Michelangelo’s David

Saturday, September 14 | 10 am

What if you could ride a scaffold right up to the face of the David and look him in the eye? Chris Evans, lead technical animator at Epic Games, has developed a platform to...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Your Choice

Saturday, September 14 | 10:30 am

Be a curator for 30 minutes! Discover your new favorite work of art and make your own choices to fill an imaginary gallery.

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, September 14 | 10:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Saturday, September 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.

Virtual Reality Experience of Michelangelo’s David

Saturday, September 14 | 1 pm

What if you could ride a scaffold right up to the face of the David and look him in the eye? Chris Evans, lead technical animator at Epic Games, has developed a platform to...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Saturday, September 14 | 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.

Virtual Reality Experience of Michelangelo’s David

Saturday, September 14 | 3 pm

What if you could ride a scaffold right up to the face of the David and look him in the eye? Chris Evans, lead technical animator at Epic Games, has developed a platform to...

2019 Summer Concerts

Snarky Puppy

Saturday, September 14 | 8 pm

Formed by bassist and composer Michael League in 2003 with fellow jazz students from the University of North Texas, Snarky Puppy has grown into “a barnstorming,...

Virtual Reality Experience of Michelangelo’s David

Sunday, September 15 | 10 am

What if you could ride a scaffold right up to the face of the David and look him in the eye? Chris Evans, lead technical animator at Epic Games, has developed a platform to...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Your Choice

Sunday, September 15 | 10:30 am

Be a curator for 30 minutes! Discover your new favorite work of art and make your own choices to fill an imaginary gallery.

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Sunday, September 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.

Virtual Reality Experience of Michelangelo’s David

Sunday, September 15 | 1 pm

What if you could ride a scaffold right up to the face of the David and look him in the eye? Chris Evans, lead technical animator at Epic Games, has developed a platform to...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Sunday, September 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.

Virtual Reality Experience of Michelangelo’s David

Sunday, September 15 | 3 pm

What if you could ride a scaffold right up to the face of the David and look him in the eye? Chris Evans, lead technical animator at Epic Games, has developed a platform to...

School’s Out Camp: Passport to Art, Ages 6-10

Monday, September 16 | 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, September 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.

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Wednesday, September 18 | 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.

Family Meditation Hour

Wednesday, September 18 | 5 pm

Join Ingrid Saddler-Walker from WythaBalance Yoga in a family-friendly walking meditation. Through conscious focusing of the breath and the emptying of the mind, this...

Adult Mindfulness Hour

Wednesday, September 18 | 6:30 pm

Join Michelle C. Johnson in exploring how to take heart-centered action in response to this cultural and political moment. Through deep breathing and movement, we remind...

Story Time: Parts of Art

Thursday, September 19 | 10:15 am

Join us for story time in the galleries! Each half-hour session includes books and activities that extend our understanding of a work of art in the Museum. Best for...

Story Time: Parts of Art

Thursday, September 19 | 11 am

Join us for story time in the galleries! Each half-hour session includes books and activities that extend our understanding of a work of art in the Museum. Best for...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Thursday, September 19 | 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.

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Friday, September 20 | 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: Dinner with Osiris

Friday, September 20 | 6 pm

Join NCMA Egyptologist Caroline Rocheleau as she reveals mysteries of the Museum’s only mummy—the one featured in the exhibition What in the World Is a Grain Mummy?. Learn...

Summer Films

The Hate U Give

Friday, September 20 | 8:30 pm

(2018) Directed by George Tillman Jr. Written by Audrey Wells. 132 min. PG-13

High schooler Starr is an eyewitness to a friend’s fatal shooting by a police officer....

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Your Choice

Saturday, September 21 | 10:30 am

Be a curator for 30 minutes! Discover your new favorite work of art and make your own choices to fill an imaginary gallery.

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, September 21 | 10:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Saturday, September 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.

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Saturday, September 21 | 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.

Summer Films

Roma

Saturday, September 21 | 8:30 pm

(2018) Directed and written by Alfonso Cuarón. 135 min. R

Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón lovingly crafted his semi-autobiographical elegy that follows a year in the...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Your Choice

Sunday, September 22 | 10:30 am

Be a curator for 30 minutes! Discover your new favorite work of art and make your own choices to fill an imaginary gallery.

Community House Party

Sunday, September 22 | Noon

Festivities include one-of-a-kind performances on and around the rooftop by a surprise special guest DJ and a dance troupe inspired by George Clinton. Bring a picnic or...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Sunday, September 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, September 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.

The Killers

Sunday, September 22 | 2 pm

The Killers

(1946) Directed by Robert Siodmak. Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien. (105 min.) DCP.

An essential film noir, merging expressive cinematography, a...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Tuesday, September 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.

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Wednesday, September 25 | 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.

2019 Summer Concerts

Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi

Wednesday, September 25 | 7:30 pm

The prodigiously talented Rhiannon Giddens returns to the NCMA in a remarkable collaboration with acclaimed Italian pianist and percussionist Francesco Turrisi. The...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Thursday, September 26 | 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.

Astrology of the Mystical Feminine

Thursday, September 26 | 5:30 pm

Join Kamara Thomas of Hella Witchy Tarot for a mythological exploration of “the oracle” and themes of the wild, fierce, and mystical feminine. This event includes a...

Creative Writing Workshop

Friday, September 27 | 10 am

Join the NCMA’s Mellon scholar in residence, Helena Feder, to explore ekphrasis, the way in which visual art is translated into written language. Participants read examples...

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Friday, September 27 | 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.

Bespoke Conversation on Corn and Culture

Friday, September 27 | 5:30 pm

Maize (Zea mays) is one of the earliest cultivated grains in the Western Hemisphere. Join North Carolina State University ethnobotanist Jillian De Gezelle at the corn maze...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Your Choice

Saturday, September 28 | 10:30 am

Be a curator for 30 minutes! Discover your new favorite work of art and make your own choices to fill an imaginary gallery.

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, September 28 | 10:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Saturday, September 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.

Docent Tour: Explore the Collection

Saturday, September 28 | 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.

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Your Choice

Sunday, September 29 | 10:30 am

Be a curator for 30 minutes! Discover your new favorite work of art and make your own choices to fill an imaginary gallery.

“Ask Me!” Roaming Docent

Sunday, September 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, September 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.

The World of Henry Orient

Sunday, September 29 | 2 pm

The World of Henry Orient

(1964) Directed by George Roy Hill. Peter Sellers, Tippy Walker Merrie Spaeth, Angela Lansbury. (106 min.) 35mm print from Park Circus.

Two...