February 2013
Friday, February 1 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, February 1 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Love among the Ruins
Explore some of the oldest love stories with works depicting romance and passion in mythology... Read more >
Friday, February 1 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Love among the Ruins
Explore some of the oldest love stories with works depicting romance and passion in mythology... Read more >
Friday, February 1 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: Scarface
Both the Borgias and The Great Gatsby are evoked in this gangster classic, a portrait of Al... Read more >
Saturday, February 2 | 10 am
Family Fun Saturday: Picturing Place
Consider the choices artists make when they paint places that are important to them, and then... Read more >
Saturday, February 2 | 11 am
Meet Your Museum Tour
With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA... Read more >
Saturday, February 2 | 2 pm
Meet Your Museum Tour
With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA... Read more >
Saturday, February 2 | 2:30 pm
Lecture: Edvard Munch’s Modernity
Edvard Munch was an active and astute consumer of popular culture. In his art he drew upon new... Read more >
Sunday, February 3 | 3 pm
Blue Ridge Chamber Players: In Celebration of the NCMA’s Permanent Collection
The NCMA’s premier chamber music concert series is produced in association with the Raleigh... Read more >
Wednesday, February 6 | 6:30 pm
Book Club Discussion: Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
A New York Times notable book of the year, Queen of Fashion uncovers the political... Read more >
Thursday, February 7 | 10:30 am
What’s in the Box?: People and Portraits
Portraits can tell us a lot about a person. Come to the Museum and explore people in art.
... Read more >
Thursday, February 7 | 11 am
What’s in the Box?: People and Portraits
Portraits can tell us a lot about a person. Come to the Museum and explore people in art.
... Read more >
Thursday, February 7 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: Fin de Siècle Geniuses: Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Seurat
The NCMA’s long-running art history lecture series "From Pyramids to Pixels" returns with a new... Read more >
Thursday, February 7 | 11:30 am
What’s in the Box?: People and Portraits
Portraits can tell us a lot about a person. Come to the Museum and explore people in art.
... Read more >
Friday, February 8 | 4:30 pm
Workshop: Guiding Student Response
Learn best practices for guiding teens as they look, analyze, and respond personally to works of... Read more >
Friday, February 8 | 5:30 pm
An Evening with the Artists of Dwelling: Interiors by Page H. Laughlin and Pamela Pecchio
The Latest exhibition in the North Carolina Gallery - Dwelling: Interiors by Page H. Laughlin... Read more >
Friday, February 8 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, February 8 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Love Gone Wrong
Love isn’t always a many-splendored thing. Discover stories of love and passion gone wrong.
Friday, February 8 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Love Gone Wrong
Love isn’t always a many-splendored thing. Discover stories of love and passion gone wrong.
Friday, February 8 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: Cobra Woman
Can Tollea impersonate her evil twin, High Priestess Naja, and perform the sexy Cobra Dance?... Read more >
Saturday, February 9 | 9 am
Workshop: Guiding Student Response
Learn best practices for guiding teens as they look, analyze, and respond personally to works of... Read more >
Tuesday, February 12 | 10 am
Senior Sampler: Escape to the Tropics
Why were artists lured to the tropics? Discover some of the exotic places artists have visited,... Read more >
Tuesday, February 12 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Escape to the Tropics
Why were artists lured to the tropics? Discover some of the exotic places artists have visited,... Read more >
Thursday, February 14 | 5:30 pm Full
Valentine’s Day Dinner at Iris
Celebrate with Bellini cocktails. Linger over live music. Browse the galleries hand in hand.... Read more >
Friday, February 15 | 4:30 pm CANCELED
Workshop: Art-Integrated Homeschool Curriculum
Teach it all? Learn discussion and hands-on strategies for using art as a bridge to connect... Read more >
Friday, February 15 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, February 15 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: An Affair to Remember
Some love is meant to last. Explore images and symbols of love that have stood the test of time.
Friday, February 15 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: An Affair to Remember
Some love is meant to last. Explore images and symbols of love that have stood the test of time.
Friday, February 15 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: Written on the Wind
An overheated midcentury soaper, Sirk’s film is both deliciously trashy and intentionally... Read more >
Saturday, February 16 | 9 am CANCELED
Workshop: Art-Integrated Homeschool Curriculum
Teach it all? Learn discussion and hands-on strategies for using art as a bridge to connect... Read more >
Saturday, February 16 | 10 am
Family Fun Saturday: We Heart Art
Why do you LOVE art? What pieces do you LOVE in our collection? Join us for a love-themed tour... Read more >
Saturday, February 16 | 7 pm Limited
I ♥ Purim: An Evening of Fun, Food, and Dancing
Join the Friends of the Judaic Art Gallery for a festive evening of food, music, and... Read more >
Sunday, February 17 | 2:30 pm
Lecture: Centuries of Hair (and Other Extremities)
Caroline Weber, associate professor of French at Barnard College, subtitles her lecture “A Short... Read more >
Thursday, February 21 | 10:30 am
What’s in the Box?: Animals in Art
The Museum has so many animals in art. What animal will we explore this week?
Preschoolers,... Read more >
Thursday, February 21 | 11 am
What’s in the Box?: Animals in Art
The Museum has so many animals in art. What animal will we explore this week?
Preschoolers,... Read more >
Thursday, February 21 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: American Visions
The NCMA’s long-running art history lecture series "From Pyramids to Pixels" returns with a new... Read more >
Thursday, February 21 | 11:30 am
What’s in the Box?: Animals in Art
The Museum has so many animals in art. What animal will we explore this week?
Preschoolers,... Read more >
Friday, February 22 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, February 22 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Accidentally in Love
Is there a “typical” depiction of love and affection? Examine works of art that convey the... Read more >
Friday, February 22 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Accidentally in Love
Is there a “typical” depiction of love and affection? Examine works of art that convey the... Read more >
Friday, February 22 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: My Man Godfrey
A dizzy heiress unearths a “forgotten man” from the city dump to win a society scavenger hunt... Read more >
Tuesday, February 26 | 10 am
Senior Sampler: Make It Mixed Media
How do artists use a variety of materials and surface designs to enhance a work of art? Look at... Read more >
Tuesday, February 26 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Make It Mixed Media
How do artists use a variety of materials and surface designs to enhance a work of art? Look at... Read more >
Tuesday, February 26 | 7 pm
New Member Orientation
Are you a new member to the NCMA and want an introduction to the permanent collection? Join... Read more >
Thursday, February 28 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: Ceremonial Arts of Africa
The NCMA’s long-running art history lecture series "From Pyramids to Pixels" returns with a new... Read more >