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Join us for extended hours at the Ackland Art Museum during the Carrboro-Chapel Hill 2nd Friday ArtWalk! Each month, we stay open from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. to give visitors more time to explore. Stroll through our galleries featuring highlights from a collection of over 21,000 works of art, browse the Museum Store, and sketch... Read More →
Join us for extended hours at the Ackland Art Museum during the Carrboro-Chapel Hill 2nd Friday ArtWalk! Each month, we stay open from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. to give visitors more time to explore. Stroll through our galleries featuring highlights from a collection of over 21,000 works of art, browse the Museum Store, and sketch... Read More →
Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. This is a free, walk-in event – no RSVP required. Image credit: Cammel's Photography
Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. This is a free, walk-in event – no RSVP required. Image credit: Cammel's Photography
In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own artwork inspired by the art on view in the Ackland Art Museum galleries. Space is limited and registration is required; email AcklandRSVP@unc.edu to register. Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above; $5 per child for all others.... Read More →
Join the Ackland Art Museum for our popular Drawing in the Galleries program this month during Studio Saturday! Amanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a particular object in the Ackland’s collection. Participants all draw from one object using their own gallery-safe materials (paper/notebooks and dry media like crayons and pencils), then discuss... Read More →
Join Ackland Art Museum educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Today’s tour looks at "Ancestral Frequencies: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2026." This is a free, walk-in event... Read More →
Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. This is a free, walk-in event – no RSVP required. Image credit: Cammel's Photography
Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. This is a free, walk-in event – no RSVP required. Image credit: Cammel's Photography
Join Ackland Art Museum educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Today’s tour looks at "Ancestral Frequencies: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2026." This is a free, walk-in event... Read More →
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