Performances & Concerts
All Performances
From poetry slams to dance, the NCMA offers a variety of live performances.
Summer Concerts
Since 1997 the Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park has welcomed America’s finest singer-songwriters and critically acclaimed musical ensembles from around the world.
Sights and Sounds Concert Series
The NCMA’s long-running chamber music concert series Sights and Sounds is produced by Chamber Music Raleigh in partnership with the Museum. We present the finest ensembles from throughout North Carolina, performing diverse programs that complement art in our permanent collection and special exhibitions.
Music at the Museum
We’re going offstage and into the galleries with Music at the Museum! This series showcases a diversity of North Carolina bands that represent our state’s rich musical landscape.
Related Events
Offstage Live: Music at the Museum featuring S.E. Ward
Join us as S.E. Ward performs virtually from the North Carolina Museum of Art! A transplant from Vermont, Ward has …
Offstage Live: Music at the Museum featuring Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba
Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba ecstatically explore the spiritual songs, stories, and rhythms of Senegal’s millennia-old Mandé culture. Cissokho comes …
Offstage Live: Music at the Museum featuring Chatham County Line
Join us as Chatham County Line performs virtually from the North Carolina Museum of Art! Chatham County Line has been …
Offstage Live: Music at the Museum featuring Dreamroot
Join us as Dreamroot performs virtually from the North Carolina Museum of Art! This quintet from Durham, North Carolina, uses …
Encore Presentation: Memory Is Ritual: An Embodied Dance Featuring the North Carolina Central University Dance Company
Join us for an encore presentation of a dance the NCMA commissioned in 2021 from the North Carolina Central University …
An Evening With Dr. Monica Song: “Dream Paysage” Live Piano Concert
The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the North Carolina Museum of Art require performing arts program participants ages …
The Justice Theater Project presents Black Nativity in Concert
The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the North Carolina Museum of Art require concert participants ages 13 and …
The Justice Theater Project presents Black Nativity in Concert
The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the North Carolina Museum of Art require concert participants ages 13 and …
The Justice Theater Project presents Black Nativity in Concert
The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the North Carolina Museum of Art require concert participants ages 13 and …
Community Music School Holiday Concert
Enjoy performances by Community Music School (CMS) students during this afternoon concert, which features Kyrese Washington, CMS alum and 2021 …
Alphonse Mucha Inspires Dance
Student dancers from UNC Charlotte entertain visitors outside Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary with a dance commissioned for the exhibition. Performances take …
Christmas in the City: An Evening with Joseph Fuller
Join award-winning pianist and recording artist Joseph Fuller as he presents Christmas in the City. The performance features his arrangements …