• Artful Story Time: Eid Mubarak!

    West Building

    Story time with an artful twist! Come look, listen, and move as we make connections with original works of art and children’s books. Rotating featured readers means there’s always a new perspective to enjoy.  This month, make connections with works of art in our galleries as we get ready to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al Adha.

    Free
  • Boris Lurie: Echoes of Memory

    East Building, SECU Auditorium

    Featuring violinist Ilana Zaks-Nederlander Join us for a tribute to Boris Lurie (1924–2008), a Holocaust survivor, artist, activist, and founder of the NO! art movement who emigrated to New York in 1946, is a powerful synthesis of historical music, visual art, archival testimony, and live performance. The program situates Lurie’s work within the broader artistic

    Free
  • Knowing the West Community Day

    East Building, Meymandi Exhibition Gallery

    Join us for a community day featuring free admission to Knowing the West.  Image: Artist once known (Nimiipuu ), Saddle Blanket (detail), circa 1885, wool, glass beads, Chinese coins, 40 × 48 in. (sight), National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1983.06.12

    Free
  • Western North Carolina Art and Craft Showcase

    East Building

    This one-day market celebrates the traditions and contemporary practices of craft artists from Western North Carolina, alongside makers from across the state. Featuring ceramics, textiles, woodwork, jewelry, prints, and more, the showcase highlights the depth and diversity of North Carolina’s creative community.  The event invites visitors to meet artists, explore handmade work, and experience the NCMA as a statewide gathering place

    Free
  • RESCHEDULED: Sights and Sounds on Sundays Concert Series: The Ulysses Quartet

    East Building, SECU Auditorium

    This event is rescheduled from January 25 to May 24. Presented by Richard and Elizabeth Epstein   Christina Bouey, violin Rhiannon Banerdt, violin Peter Dudek, viola Grace Ho, cello About the artists Hailed for their “textural versatility and grave beauty” (The Strad), the Ulysses Quartet has swiftly ascended as one of the most dynamic ensembles

    $31
  • From Irving Berlin to Louis Armstrong

    East Building, SECU Auditorium

    Featuring the Joe Alterman Quartet with special guest Christian Tamburr Step into the rich, interconnected story of American music—where cultures converge, boundaries dissolve, and timeless songs are born. The concert From Irving Berlin to Louis Armstrong celebrates the extraordinary creative exchange between Jewish composers and African American performers that helped define the sound of the

    $18
  • The Art of Research: A Curator’s Celebration

    East Building, SECU Auditorium

    Join Caroline Rocheleau, director of research and curator of ancient collections, to celebrate the publication of Ancient Greek, Italian, and Roman Art, the NCMA’s first catalogue dedicated to this collection. Discover the daily life of a curator as Rocheleau recounts behind-the-scenes stories of the ten years of collaborative scholarly and scientific research that went into

    Free