NC State’s Gregg Museum of Art & Design, at 1903 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, is open to the public and free to visit. Free parking is available adjacent to the building.
Currently open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Read on to learn about Gregg Museum’s current exhibits and upcoming events.
Current and Upcoming Exhibits
Material Messages: The Tales That Textiles Tell
March 21, 2024 to January 25, 2025
For thousands of years cultures around the world have used cloth as a means of visual communication—a way to document, celebrate, commemorate, and depict events large and small. Nonverbal tools play an important role in interactions within and between cultures, as verbal communication comprises only a small part of the ways that we, as human beings, share information and connect with each other. Material Messages features textiles created by a diversity of global artists that highlight this communication through cloth.
BABENGA – The Sacred Forest
May 16, 2024 to February 8, 2025
Cameroonian artist Jean Michel Dissake’s sculptural works use found and recycled materials to represent a balance between nature and technology by weaving natural objects such as wood, vines, termite dust, water hyacinths, and palm fronds together with computer boards, aluminum wire, license plates, and car parts. Informed by his cultural heritage as well as wisdom gained from living for nine years in the forest on the Mungo River, Dissake’s work invokes a dialogue on ecological and spiritual matters and speaks to timely issues of unity, peace, love, and oneness with nature.
BABENGA – The Sacred Forest is co-curated by Marriott Sheldon, a Raleigh artist and long-time curator of Dissake’s work, and Roger Manley, the recently-retired director of the Gregg. Dissake was invited to participate in this year’s Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious art expo.
Upcoming Events
Outdoor movie: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Free
Celebrate Halloween-eve at the Gregg Museum with a chilling film screening of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Attendees are encouraged to come in costume!
This 1920 silent horror film, directed by Robert Weine from a screenplay by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer, features a dark and twisted visual style, with sharp-pointed forms, oblique curving lines, structures and landscapes that lean and twist in unusual angles, and shadows and streaks of light painted directly onto the sets. Considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema, it tells the story of an insane hypnotist (Werner Krauss) who uses a brainwashed somnambulist (Conrad Veidt) to commit murders.
The film screening will take place in the Gregg Museum’s pollinator garden. Bring a blanket or foldable chair for a comfortable viewing experience.
Terrain Dance Project
Thursday, November 14, 2024
6 to 8:30 p.m.
Free
Terrain Dance Project is pleased to present an evening of new choreography at NC State’s Gregg Museum of Art and Design, Thursday, November 4, 2024 at 6pm. The performance will include a series of dances made in response to artwork in the museum’s current exhibitions, Material Messages: The Tales that Textiles Tell and Selections from the Collection. Dancers will move through the galleries, performing new works by two guest choreographers, Jill Guyton Nee and Harper Piver.
Terrain Dance Project co-directors Amy Love Beasley and Autumn Mist Belk will also present new live and multimedia works. Audience members will travel through the museum, making choices about how they view the performance as it intermingles with the rich variety of artworks throughout the Gregg. This is not a seated performance; however, some seating can be made available upon advance request. Admission is free.
Mindfulness in the Museum: Yoga in the Gardens
November 20 and December 18, 2024
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
Please bring a yoga mat and water bottle.
Film Screening of Blue Alchemy: Story of Indigo
Thursday, November 21, 2024
6 p.m.
Free
Join the Gregg Museum of Art & Design in a film screening of Blue Alchemy: Stories of Indigo. Blue Alchemy is a feature length documentary that explores the history and reveals the beauty and importance of indigo, weaving together stories about textiles and culture and interviews with artists, artisans, and historians.
This film is in conjunction with Material Messages: The Tales that Textiles Tell, on display until January 25,2025.
Hello, Winter! A Winter themed art session for little ones (ages 3-5)
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free, but RSVP is required and space is limited
Celebrate the winter season at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design. Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers are invited to participate in winter-themed activities and a short story time. Siblings outside of the age range are also invited to join.
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