Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Drive, Durham, offers free admission on Thursdays and on select Sundays. It also hosts some free events.
Normally admission is:
$7 Adults
$5 Seniors (65 and older)
$4 Non-Duke students with student ID
FREE ADMISSION FOR:
Nasher Museum members
Children 15 and under
Duke students, faculty and staff with DukeCard or Duke Medicine ID
Duke alumni with alumni card or app
Active Duty Military and Veterans plus family
Everyone on Thursday, all day, 10 AM – 9 PM
Family Day
Family Days take place on select Sundays from Noon-4 PM. On these days families visiting the museum enjoy live entertainment, create hands-on projects and explore exhibitions with a gallery hunt. Free admission.
March 24, 2019: The Art of Science & the Science of Art
The Nasher partners with Duke science departments and students to explore the crossover between art and science as we create artful chemical reactions and investigate beautiful designs found in nature. Get wowed by Nasher Family Day favorite Magician Joshua Lozoff.
May 19, 2019: Kids Go Pop in Pop América!
Explore all things Pop art as we celebrate the exhibition Pop América and create our own pop-tastic works of art. Watch and participate in dance performances with The Arts in Action L.E.A.P. Team. Don’t miss a custom poem written by the Poetry Fox before banging out your own verses on our vintage typewriters.
Nasher Teens
Nasher Teen Meetups are free and open to ALL area teens. Explore art on view at the museum and create your own in these workshops led by local artists and Nasher staff.
Programs are free but space is limited and advanced registration is required. Registration links will be posted to this page in advance of each Meetup. Email Jesse Huddleston, Program Educator for Nasher Teens, at jesse.huddleston@duke.edu for questions about Teen Meetup registration.
Teen Meetup: Zine Machine
April 20th, 2019
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Free
Teens will step into Christian Marclay: Surround Sounds, a large-scale video installation that draws from a collection of comic books. Teens will create their own zine (DIY mini magazine) in a workshop led by a local artist, Tedd Anderson. Materials provided.
Nasher Teen Meetups are free and open to ALL area teens. Explore art on view at the museum and create your own in these workshops led by local artists and Nasher staff.
Programs are free but space is limited and advanced registration is required.
More Events at Nasher Museum
Bilingual Storytime
Second Thursday of the month
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Free
Join museum staff and our friends from Durham County Library for our monthly Bilingual Story Time at the Nasher. Settle into our galleries for a fun and exciting story read in Spanish and English and then take part in a short discussion about art. Afterwards we will move into our classroom for some fun hands-on art making opportunities. This program is free for kids ages 1 – 5 and their adult caregivers. Groups of 8 or more must register in advance by emailing nashered@duke.edu.
