November 6, 2009 – 5:24 pm
Project includes new building and landscape design, major growth in collection
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA)—one of the most important and distinguished museums in the South—is in the final stage of a three-year expansion and will reopen to the public in April 2010, following a seven-month closure. The completed expansion will dramatically transform the [...]
September 16, 2009 – 12:57 pm
RALEIGH, N.C.—The North Carolina Museum of Art building is temporarily closed. The grand opening of the Museum expansion, a new 127,000-square-foot gallery building for the permanent collection, is scheduled for mid-April 2010.
During the seven-month hiatus art handlers will move and install more than 750 works of art into the ne galleries. As works of [...]
CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES
Pink Martini
Saturday, June 6, 8 p.m.
Taking full advantage of China Forbes’s seductive vocal power, Pink Martini’s multilingual repertoire of original and classic songs transports you to the most romantic settings on earth. Tickets: $40 Reserved, $20 General Admission, $10 Children 7-12, Children 6 and under free
Toubab Krewe
Saturday, June 20, 8 p.m.
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January 6, 2009 – 10:17 am
RALEIGH, N.C.—Opening on February 15, 2009, Highlights of the American Collection displays a selection of 19 of the finest paintings from the Museum’s American collection, which has been off view since June 2007. The paintings will be arranged thematically, allowing for interesting and surprising conversations among works by different artists from different generations.
“The paintings will [...]
December 31, 2008 – 2:16 pm
Collection to undergo conservation, will reopen in new gallery building
Raleigh, N.C.—Beginning January 5, 2009, the Judaic Art Gallery at the North Carolina Museum of Art will go off view, as the Museum prepares the works of art in the collection for re-installation in the new building. The Judaic Art Gallery will re-open in the new [...]
Today’s show features a conversation between North Carolina Museum of Art curatorial intern Melissa Cormier and artist Ledelle Moe, whose work is featured in the museum’s exhibit “Far From Home.” The exhibit, which runs through July 13, includes art that addresses the global displacement of people and populations as they relocate for economic, political or other [...]
Today’s show features a conversation between the North Carolina Museum of Art’s Kinsey Katchka and artist Jane Benson, whose work is featured in the museum’s exhibit “Far From Home.” The exhibit, which runs through July 13, includes art that addresses the global displacement of people and populations as they relocate for economic, political or other reasons. [...]
In this video podcast, artist Steed Taylor talks about his new works found on trails throughout the N.C. Museum of Art Park. The paintings celebrate Earth Day Raleigh, which will be held at the Museum Park on Saturday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event, which is free, happens rain or shine. The Museum [...]
April 15, 2008 – 10:51 am
In this video podcast, Tia Herring, Park Manager at the N.C. Museum of Art, and Gwen Hastings, Program Coordinator of Performing Arts and Film at the museum, speak about Earth Day Raleigh at the Museum Park on Saturday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event, which is free, happens rain or shine. The Museum [...]
February 21, 2008 – 5:55 pm
Times noted are starting points of particular segments
Today’s show features a conversation between the North Carolina Museum of Art’s Kinsey Katchka and artist Brigitte NaHoN (:36), whose work is featured in the museum’s upcoming exhibit “Far From Home.” The exhibit, which runs through July 13, includes art that addresses the global displacement of people and populations [...]