Museum Strategic Plan In 2019 the North Carolina Museum of Art created a new five-year strategic plan for 2020–25. The Museum pledged to serve the state of North Carolina as a vital cultural resource that reflects the world we live in and amplifies voices in the communities we serve. Four goal areas were identified: collections […]
Strategic Plan and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work Read More »
March 7, 2020—July 26, 2020
Art in Translation: Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Read More »
September 10, 2020—December 31, 2020
North Carolina Aviation Art Contest Read More »
Bacchus Conservation Project Scholarly interest in the NCMA’s Statue of Bacchus arose in the 1960s when classical art experts identified it as a patchwork, comprising a rare 2nd-century Roman torso, a head from a different ancient statue, and limbs, hair locks, berries, and leaves that were put together in the late 16th or early 17th
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Art Reference Library Welcome to the Art Reference Library of the North Carolina Museum of Art. From its beginnings in a secretary’s office when the Museum opened in downtown Raleigh in 1956, the Museum Library has grown to house over 40,000 volumes. The Museum Library serves as a research-oriented, noncirculating collection, and its core holdings
Conservation The art collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art constitutes the single greatest cultural asset of the state of North Carolina. More than anything else, the collection shapes the character and activities of the institution. In support of the Museum’s mission to preserve the state’s collection, the Conservation Center is professionally staffed and
There was going to be the exhibition, events were planned around the exhibition, and we were all excited. Then came March 2020 and the coronavirus.
Young Artists Exhibition Goes Virtual Read More »
Many objects of African origin that are housed in museums now have a new level of use and power, as objects for scholarship and contemplation.
Power Figures: The Ethics of In-depth Analysis Read More »
Artist Carolyn Janssen reinterprets Hieronymus Bosch from a female perspective.
A Contemporary Garden of Delights Read More »
With marks made from graphite, gouache, Conté crayon, casein, inks, shellac, and even gold, Marks of Genius may expand your definition of drawing…
Beyond the Pencil Sketch Read More »
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