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Art on the Dot is the NCMA’s newest tour offering! Beginning in August 2025, we encourage you to join a docent in the galleries for a bite-sized tour experience. Starting at 11 am on Saturdays and Sundays, a docent invites you to engage with about three works of art for 30 minutes. Each weekend morning, a docent conducts three rounds of these 30-minute tours. You can expect a 15-minute break between each round. We hope you enjoy one, two, or all three rounds and come back another day to see w

Mix and mingle with the NCMA Membership team and fellow Museum members on a tour of the People’s Collection. After the program is over, enjoy lunch at NCMA Café using your member discount.

Enjoy the fun of drop-in art-making activities for all ages popping up across the Museum galleries and Museum Park. This month, try your hand at figure sketching! Draw from a live model, practice your poses, and learn about ways to draw the human body, inspired by the exhibition Partial Figure. Auguste Rodin, The Cathedral, modeled 1908, Musée Rodin cast 1955, bronze, H. 25 1/4 × W. 12 3/4 × D. 13 1/2 in., Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation

Join us on a 50-minute tour of the People’s Collection. These tours are great during a first-time visit, after lunch at NCMA Café, or if you’re curious about the 5,000+ years of art and culture exhibited at the Museum. Tours vary and are subject to docent availability. NCMA docents may explore several galleries, focus on specific artists, or delve into the fundamentals and elements of art. All ages are welcome! To participate, meet your docent in West Building at the public tour sign.

Celebrating the centennial of American artist Robert Rauschenberg’s birth, this program brings together two lectures that examine distinct moments in the artist’s career. One focuses on Rauschenberg’s time at the experimental Black Mountain College, where his studies with Josef Albers and collaborations with fellow artists shaped key approaches to postwar American art. The other considers Rauschenberg’s lesser-known Spread works from the 1970s, including Credit Blossom (Spread) in the collection

Join us on a 50-minute tour of the People’s Collection. These tours are great during a first-time visit, after lunch at NCMA Café, or if you’re curious about the 5,000+ years of art and culture exhibited at the Museum. Tours vary and are subject to docent availability. NCMA docents may explore several galleries, focus on specific artists, or delve into the fundamentals and elements of art. All ages are welcome! To participate, meet your docent in West Building at the public tour sign.

Calling all art snobs! Join us for an entertaining evening featuring art-inspired trivia questions, gallery tours, and some good ol’ fashion community building. Bring your thinking cap and a team of up to four people for a chance to win some fun prizes. Let’s put your art knowledge to the test! Refreshments and snacks available for purchase. Image: August Rodin, The Thinker, modeled 1880, reduced in 1903, this example cast at a later date, bronze, H. 14 3/4 × W. 7 7/8 × D. 11 3/8 in., Gift of

Join us for an evening of Shakespeare in the Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park. Carolina Shakespeare performs in full costume, presenting five 20-minute scenes from some of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays: Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, Othello, and Much Ado About Nothing. This is a guided walking performance. Audiences travel through areas of the Park (not far from the Blue Ridge Road parking lots) to five different performance stations, experiencing each play in a u

Trio Sefardi plays Sephardic songs from the Balkans, Turkey, and North Africa, as well as music they learned from Flory Jagoda, the Bosnian-born composer, singer, tradition-bearer, and 2002 National Heritage Fellow. Set in the Devotion Gallery, the program also includes songs from the spring holidays of Purim and Passover. Photo: Courtesy of the artists

Ixcanul (2015), directed by Jayro Bustamante, 1 hr. 33 min., drama On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for seventeen-year-old María by her Kaqchikel parents. Join us before the film for a discussion with curator Ángel González López. Image: Courtesy of Kino Lorber

Art on the Dot is the NCMA’s newest tour offering! Beginning in August 2025, we encourage you to join a docent in the galleries for a bite-sized tour experience. Starting at 11 am on Saturdays and Sundays, a docent invites you to engage with about three works of art for 30 minutes. Each weekend morning, a docent conducts three rounds of these 30-minute tours. You can expect a 15-minute break between each round. We hope you enjoy one, two, or all three rounds and come back another day to see w

Join us on a 50-minute tour of the People’s Collection. These tours are great during a first-time visit, after lunch at NCMA Café, or if you’re curious about the 5,000+ years of art and culture exhibited at the Museum. Tours vary and are subject to docent availability. NCMA docents may explore several galleries, focus on specific artists, or delve into the fundamentals and elements of art. All ages are welcome! To participate, meet your docent in West Building at the public tour sign.

This guided experience combines scenic exploration, local history, and delicious bites. Learn about key locations, explore their cultural and environmental impact, and enjoy small plates and drinks crafted with ingredients sourced directly from the Park. Photo: Courtesy of Catering Works

Please note: this event has been rescheduled from March 28 to April 25. Celebrate spring with an immersive afternoon of Persian classical and folk music and dance. We have gathered Iranian musicians, a dancer, and a visual artist from across North America to create a breathtaking journey through the elegant beauty of Persian art. This performance blends original music, dance, and visual art to explore the rich and diverse folk traditions from different regions of Iran. About NCMA Sacre

Art on the Dot is the NCMA’s newest tour offering! Beginning in August 2025, we encourage you to join a docent in the galleries for a bite-sized tour experience. Starting at 11 am on Saturdays and Sundays, a docent invites you to engage with about three works of art for 30 minutes. Each weekend morning, a docent conducts three rounds of these 30-minute tours. You can expect a 15-minute break between each round. We hope you enjoy one, two, or all three rounds and come back another day to see w

Live music in the galleries inspired by art—Notes on View is a pop-up music series at the NCMA featuring 40-minute live performances that respond to and resonate with works on display. Ranging from contemporary sounds to classical compositions, performances invite you to experience the galleries in a new way: through sound, space, and shared creativity. About the artist Smitha K. Prasad is a US-based Carnatic classical vocalist. A senior disciple of renowned Indian musicians, Prasad regularl

Join us on a 50-minute tour of the People’s Collection. These tours are great during a first-time visit, after lunch at NCMA Café, or if you’re curious about the 5,000+ years of art and culture exhibited at the Museum. Tours vary and are subject to docent availability. NCMA docents may explore several galleries, focus on specific artists, or delve into the fundamentals and elements of art. All ages are welcome! To participate, meet your docent in West Building at the public tour sign.

Kevin Zhu, violin Matthew Lipman, viola Gabriel Martins, cello Victor Santiago Asunción, piano About the artists Back by popular demand after their 2024 performance at the NC Governor’s Mansion gala, cellist Gabriel Martins and pianist Victor Santiago Asunción are bringing violinist Kevin Zhu and violist Matthew Lipman for a quartet program that includes the lush lyricism of Joaquín Turina, the elegant American voice of Arthur Foote, and the passionate intensity of Brahms. American Br

Join us on a 50-minute tour of the People’s Collection. These tours are great during a first-time visit, after lunch at NCMA Café, or if you’re curious about the 5,000+ years of art and culture exhibited at the Museum. Tours vary and are subject to docent availability. NCMA docents may explore several galleries, focus on specific artists, or delve into the fundamentals and elements of art. All ages are welcome! To participate, meet your docent in West Building at the public tour sign.

Space is limited and preregistration is required—no walk-ups and no waitlist. These programs fill up fast but are offered once every season if registration for this one is closed. Join us for an after-hours walk in the Museum Park. Enjoy our seasonal guided moonlit walk to experience nature and art at night. Wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Ages 16 and up. Photo: Bryanne Shepard

Find new favorites alongside old friends on this playful tour. Tour is 30 minutes long and best for kids ages 5–11 with their adult companions. Photo: Courtney Klemens

Art on the Dot is the NCMA’s newest tour offering! Beginning in August 2025, we encourage you to join a docent in the galleries for a bite-sized tour experience. Starting at 11 am on Saturdays and Sundays, a docent invites you to engage with about three works of art for 30 minutes. Each weekend morning, a docent conducts three rounds of these 30-minute tours. You can expect a 15-minute break between each round. We hope you enjoy one, two, or all three rounds and come back another day to see w

Join us to spend time sketching with other teens in the galleries. Bring a pencil and your sketchbook and follow prompts or find your favorite sketching spot with a friend. All levels of experience are welcome. For ages 13–18. Photo: Angela Lombardi

Join us on a 50-minute tour of the People’s Collection. These tours are great during a first-time visit, after lunch at NCMA Café, or if you’re curious about the 5,000+ years of art and culture exhibited at the Museum. Tours vary and are subject to docent availability. NCMA docents may explore several galleries, focus on specific artists, or delve into the fundamentals and elements of art. All ages are welcome! To participate, meet your docent in West Building at the public tour sign.