Admission to NC Museum of Art, at 2110 Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh, is free, and there are also many events scheduled. Some of them are free as well. Make sure to check the NC Museum of Art calendar for other events and to make sure that there haven’t been any changes.
Current Exhibition
John James Audubon’s The Birds of AmericaToday only about 200 complete sets of The Birds of America exist. The Museum’s set, bound in four leather portfolios, was acquired by the State of North Carolina in 1848 and kept for more than a century at the State Library before being transferred to the Museum. The hand-colored engravings were recently conserved and rebound. In the new Audubon Gallery, the NCMA presents Audubon’s work in special cases designed for each of the enormous “double elephant” volumes, with hydraulic lifts that allow staff access so that the pages can be turned periodically to display a new selection of birds.
Upcoming events at North Carolina Museum of Art
Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Love in the Air
Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 and Sunday, February 23rd, 2020
10:30 a.m.
Free
Meet at West Building Information Desk. Half-hour tours for kids ages 5 to 11 and their adult companions. No reservations necessary.
Sunday, February 23rd, 2020
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
$5 Members, youth 7–18, college students with ID
$7 Nonmembers
EAST BUILDING, SECU AUDITORIUM(1948)Directed by Jean Negulesco. Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Richard Widmark. (95 min.) DCP.A torch singer flees the urban jungle for a backwoods nightclub (and bowling alley!) but finds that psychopathic gangsters are not confined to the city limits. Ida Lupino shimmers as a tough woman who won’t be pushed around by anybody and sings a smoky rendition of “One for My Baby.” Sandwiched between her studio contract and her career as a director, she bought this story for herself and arranged with Fox to star.“A minor classic of forties film noir with major pleasures” (TCM.com).Box Office | (919) 715-5923
Daily Museum Tours
Explore the Collection
Tuesdays–Fridays, 1:30 pm
Saturdays and Sundays, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm
Free; no registration required. Meet at West Building Information Desk.
Saturdays and Sundays 10:30 am
Free; Sign up that day; first come, first served. Meet at West Building Information Desk.Half-hour tours of permanent collection for kids age 5–11 and their adult companions. Join a Museum guide for a lively discussion and activities in the galleries. Themes change monthly.
Museum Park Tours
Saturdays (currently scheduled from March 14th to May 30th, 2020)
10:30 a.m.
Museum Park
Free
Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours are canceled in severe weather.
Sunday, March 15th, 2020
10 a.m.
East and West Building
Free (no ticket required)Discover all things mythical in Greek and Roman art through hands-on art making, demonstrations, and a scavenger hunt. Plus, view the exhibition Bacchus Conservation Project: The Story of a Sculpture to learn about behind-the-scenes discoveries from scientists and conservators.
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