Calendar

What Not to Miss

Sunday, September 1 | 11:30 am

Explore a selection of the NCMA’s treasures in this docent-led tour.

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...

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...

Paperhand Puppet Intervention presents We Are Here (Canceled)

Friday, September 6 | 7 pm

Due to expected inclement weather, Friday’s performance by Paperhand Puppet Intervention has been canceled. Ticket holders can apply their tickets to either the Saturday or...

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.

What Not to Miss

Saturday, September 7 | 11:30 am

Explore a selection of the NCMA’s treasures in this docent-led tour.

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.

What Not to Miss

Sunday, September 8 | 11:30 am

Explore a selection of the NCMA’s treasures in this docent-led tour.

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...

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...

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...

Cocktails and Clay Walk with Daniel Johnston (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - 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...

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...

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 (Sold Out, See Additional Time Slots)

Sold Out, See Additional Time Slots - 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.

What Not to Miss

Saturday, September 14 | 11:30 am

Explore a selection of the NCMA’s treasures in this docent-led tour.

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...

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...

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.

What Not to Miss

Sunday, September 15 | 11:30 am

Explore a selection of the NCMA’s treasures in this docent-led tour.

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...

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 (Canceled)

CANCELED - 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.

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 (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - 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...

Dining after Dark: Dinner with Osiris (Sold Out)

Sold Out - 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.

What Not to Miss

Saturday, September 21 | 11:30 am

Explore a selection of the NCMA’s treasures in this docent-led tour.

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.

What Not to Miss

Sunday, September 22 | 11:30 am

Explore a selection of the NCMA’s treasures in this docent-led tour.

Community House Party

Sunday, September 22 | Noon

Festivities include one-of-a-kind performances on and around Heather Hart's temporary rooftop sculpture by 9th Wonder and a dance troupe inspired by George Clinton. Bring a...

The Killers

Sunday, September 22 | 2 pm

The Killers

(1946) Directed by Robert Siodmak. Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien. (105 min.) DCP. New restoration from Universal Pictures and the Film...

Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi with Charly Lowry

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...

Astrology of the Mystical Feminine (Sold Out)

Sold Out - 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...

Bespoke Conversation on Corn and Culture (Sold Out)

SOLD OUT - 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.

What Not to Miss

Saturday, September 28 | 11:30 am

Explore a selection of the NCMA’s treasures in this docent-led tour.

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.

What Not to Miss

Sunday, September 29 | 11:30 am

Explore a selection of the NCMA’s treasures in this docent-led tour.

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...