Calendar

Art History Survey Course

Photography as Art

Thursday, April 28 | 11 am

Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From Pyramids to Pixels,” as reflected in our permanent collection. Topics...

Lunch and Lecture: “Marks of Genius: Six Centuries of Drawings”

Friday, April 29 | 11 am

In this richly illustrated lecture, NCMA curator Dennis Weller discusses the remarkable drawings included in Marks of Genius. An overview of the materials, functions, and...

Art in the Evening

Peter Lamb and the Wolves (trio)

Friday, April 29 | 5:30 pm

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Spring Films

Apur Sansar (The World of Apu)

Friday, April 29 | 8 pm

(1959) Directed by Satyajit Ray. Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakraborty. (105 min.) In Bengali with English subtitles. DCP restoration.

In the third film...

Public Exhibition Tour: American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals

Saturday, April 30 | 1:30 pm

American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals  (one-hour tour)

Free tour (with paid exhibition ticket) for individuals and groups of up to eight. First...

Public Exhibition Tour: American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals

Saturday, April 30 | 2 pm

American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals  (one-hour tour)

Free tour (with paid exhibition ticket) for individuals and groups of up to eight. First...

Public Exhibition Tour: American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals

Sunday, May 1 | 1:30 pm

American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals  (one-hour tour)

Free tour (with paid exhibition ticket) for individuals and groups of up to eight. First...

Public Exhibition Tour: American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals

Sunday, May 1 | 2 pm

American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals  (one-hour tour)

Free tour (with paid exhibition ticket) for individuals and groups of up to eight. First...

Summer Concerts 2016

Snarky Puppy

Sunday, May 1 | 6:30 pm

The eclectic, unclassifiable, genre-defying jazz/funk/global collective known as Snarky Puppy makes its first NCMA appearance in an early start to the 2016 summer concert...

Story Time: Butterfly Park , Elly MacKay

Tuesday, May 3 | 1 pm

Butterfly Park, Elly MacKay

Meet fantastic characters and take an artful adventure as we read a selection of picture books and participate in a sketching activity. Book...

Studio Samplers: A Slightly Past May Day Celebration

Tuesday, May 3 | 1:30 pm

Participants sketch their own North Carolina landscape in the Museum Park. Register by Thursday before the class. Ticket includes supplies.

Art History Survey Course

Abstract Expressionism and Color Field Painting

Thursday, May 5 | 11 am

Popular NCMA lecturer and art educator Joseph Covington covers 5,000 years of art history, “From Pyramids to Pixels,” as reflected in our permanent collection. Topics...

Dining after Dark: Conservation: Fill in the Blank

Thursday, May 5 | 6:30 pm

Patience and attention to detail are key qualities for a conservation specialist. See what it takes as Noelle Ocon, the NCMA’s conservator of paintings, teaches us the...

Art in the Evening

Stephen Coffman Trio

Friday, May 6 | 5:30 pm

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Spring Films

By Sidney Lumet

Friday, May 6 | 8 pm

(2015) Directed by Nancy Buirski. (111 min.) R. DCP.

A wide-ranging conversation with the director, based on interviews three years before his death in 2011 and...

Story Time: Butterfly Park , Elly MacKay

Saturday, May 7 | 1 pm

Butterfly Park, Elly MacKay

Meet fantastic characters and take an artful adventure as we read a selection of picture books and participate in a sketching activity. Book...

Sights and Sounds on Sundays

Sights and Sounds on Sundays: Nuance Lyrique

Sunday, May 8 | 3 pm

In its first NCMA appearance, this wonderful Asheville-based ensemble presents a concert of vocal chamber music. The program of short pieces by William Grant Still, Erich...

What’s in the Box?: Seasons/Nature