Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Meet in the Ackland's lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. Advance registration required; space is limited. The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7, 2022, masks... Read More →
With Drs. John and Nicole Dintenfass, Moderated by Peter Nisbet Join us for an intimate conversation with Drs. John and Nicole Dintenfass about their lifelong passion for collecting art, the latest in a series of talks with collectors whose works have been on view at the Ackland. The Dintenfasses have collected art for an astonishing... Read More →
This month, our Yoga in the Galleries practice will be inspired by art from the Ackland's exhibition Clouding: Shape and Sign in Asian Art (on view through February 13, 2022). The hour-long session is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne Marshall. Take a break from your day and explore the world of yoga in the... Read More →
Join us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired by Christopher Myers' Fish Pieta (2020). Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio... Read More →
The Ackland’s current special exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society highlights works from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, and China – just to name a few! Join the Ackland at 2:00 p.m. for a masked, space-limited viewing of Disney’s “Raya and... Read More →
Join us in reading artist and author Edmund de Waal’s captivating family memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes, which traces the story of his family through a collection of hand-carved Japanese netsuke as the objects traveled across time, space, and generations. After you’ve read it, spend time exploring the Ackland’s exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus... Read More →
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society. Advance registration required; space is limited.
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection. Advance registration required; space is limited. This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.
Join Weixin Zhou, Ackland Graduate Teaching Fellow, for an informal conversation about the Ackland’s 12-13th century Song dynasty Stem Cup, a work featured in the Ackland’s Close Looks project. Plan to look closely and think collectively. Registration is limited.
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society. Advance registration required; space is limited.
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