Spring is in full swing! Come celebrate with a tour of the flowers in bloom in the Museum Park.
Begin your exploration of color in the formal landscape around East Building and West Building.
A variety of bulbs and Lenten Rose begin blooming in early spring in the landscape beds throughout the Plaza.
Take a short walk from the Plaza to the Carla McKinney Volunteer Garden to see beautiful, native flowering trees, including Redbud Trees and White Fringetrees.
During your tour of blooms in the Carla McKinney Volunteer Garden, be sure not to miss the Catawba Rhododendron, Dwarf Fothergilla, Florida Anisetree, and Lenten Rose.
Head to Picture This to see the Crossvine and Carolina Jessamine blooming on the R letter form. These beautiful native vines are excellent nectar sources in early spring for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
In April look for the Apple Serviceberry and Flowering Dogwood Tree blooming throughout the Museum Park.
In April the woodlands in the Museum Park are full of native wildflowers, such as this Green and Gold, Perfoliate Bellwort, and Bloodroot:
The Parterre Garden and Wave Gardens surrounding the Ellipse provide a variety of floral displays throughout spring:
Come visit the Park this spring and capture your own colorful pictures! Share them on social media at #ncartmuseum and #ArtNaturePeople.
Meet Thomas Sayre
The NCMA’s new identity and logo were inspired by an iconic sculpture in the Museum Park. Get inside the mind of the Raleigh artist who created Gyre.
The Africa We Ought to Know
In the past the fusing of diverse beliefs and practices was widespread and remains a constant feature of African culture today.
The NCMA’s New Visual Identity
The North Carolina Museum of Art’s new logo takes as its inspiration an iconic sculpture in the Museum Park and a visitor favorite.
1 thought on “What’s Blooming This Spring in the NCMA’s Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park”
Thank you for capturing these beautiful pictures and informing the public of the names of these beauties! Be well 🙂