March 2013
Friday, March 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, March 1 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Devotion in Motion
Explore the treasures in the African collection that honor spirits, ancestors, and higher powers... Read more >
Friday, March 1 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Devotion in Motion
Explore the treasures in the African collection that honor spirits, ancestors, and higher powers... Read more >
Friday, March 1 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: The Bank Dick
A beleaguered husband evades his family by whiling away the hours at the Black Pussy Cat Café.... Read more >
Saturday, March 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, March 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, March 2 | 3:30 pm
Object of Devotion Opening Talk and Tea
Join curator David Steel as he explores the meaning and artistry of medieval English alabaster... Read more >
Sunday, March 3 | 2 pm
Lecture: Vuillard: A Prophet and His Patrons
Edouard Vuillard (1868–1940) is associated with exquisite paintings that offer a distinct blend... Read more >
Thursday, March 7 | 10:30 am
What’s in the Box?: Parts of Art
Come to the Museum to explore a part of art. What will be in the box this week? Lines, shapes,... Read more >
Thursday, March 7 | 11 am
What’s in the Box?: Parts of Art
Come to the Museum to explore a part of art. What will be in the box this week? Lines, shapes,... Read more >
Thursday, March 7 | 11:30 am
What’s in the Box?: Parts of Art
Come to the Museum to explore a part of art. What will be in the box this week? Lines, shapes,... Read more >
Thursday, March 7 | 7 pm
Lecture: Sinful or Saved? What Medieval People Did to Get to Heaven
Like modern evangelists, preachers of the Middle Ages constantly exhorted the members of their... Read more >
Friday, March 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, March 8 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: The Devoted Sports Fan
Modern man (and woman!) didn’t invent that passionate devotion to the game. Celebrate March... Read more >
Friday, March 8 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: The Devoted Sports Fan
Modern man (and woman!) didn’t invent that passionate devotion to the game. Celebrate March... Read more >
Friday, March 8 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: The Cat and the Canary
The grandpappy of haunted house movies invites pert La Plante to the old manse for the midnight... Read more >
Saturday, March 9 | 10 am
Family Fun Saturday: Mapmakers
Do you like maps? Did you ever think about how maps might relate to art? Explore the idea of... Read more >
Saturday, March 9 | 1 pm
Family Fun Saturday: Mapmakers
Do you like maps? Did you ever think about how maps might relate to art? Explore the idea of... Read more >
Tuesday, March 12 | 10 am
Senior Sampler: Exploring Perspective
How is perspective used in art to achieve the illusion of depth and space on a flat surface? Use... Read more >
Tuesday, March 12 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Exploring Perspective
How is perspective used in art to achieve the illusion of depth and space on a flat surface? Use... Read more >
Thursday, March 14 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: Art of the Islamic World
The NCMA’s long-running art history lecture series "From Pyramids to Pixels" returns with a new... Read more >
Friday, March 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, March 15 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Nature’s Cathedral
Celebrating the beauty of nature as their religion, the romantic painters feature dramatic and... Read more >
Friday, March 15 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Nature’s Cathedral
Celebrating the beauty of nature as their religion, the romantic painters feature dramatic and... Read more >
Friday, March 15 | 7 pm
Permanent Collection 101: Docent-Led Tours
Join Contemporaries members and their guests for a series of docent-led tours of the permanent... Read more >
Friday, March 15 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: Frankenstein
It’s alive! Whale created the template for all mad scientists and their creations with this... Read more >
Sunday, March 17 | 3 pm
Symphony Winds: French Music in the Time of Rodin
The work of the celebrated French sculptor Auguste Rodin has become a highlight of the NCMA... Read more >
Thursday, March 21 | 10:30 am
What’s in the Box?: Seasons and Nature
It’s spring! Come to the Museum to celebrate and explore the seasons.
Preschoolers, ages 2–5,... Read more >
Thursday, March 21 | 11 am
What’s in the Box?: Seasons and Nature
It’s spring! Come to the Museum to celebrate and explore the seasons.
Preschoolers, ages 2–5,... Read more >
Thursday, March 21 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: Asian Sampler
The NCMA’s long-running art history lecture series returns with a new thematic approach. Slide... Read more >
Thursday, March 21 | 11:30 am
What’s in the Box?: Seasons and Nature
It’s spring! Come to the Museum to celebrate and explore the seasons.
Preschoolers, ages 2–5,... Read more >
Thursday, March 21 | 4:30 pm
Educator Expo: Collaboration across Subjects
Jacksonville, N.C. Teachers in Onslow and neighboring counties, join colleagues and NCMA... Read more >
Friday, March 22 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Masterpieces in Stone: Objects of Devotion from Medieval England
Religious subjects sculpted in luminous alabaster were the most popular art form in medieval... Read more >
Friday, March 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, March 22 | 5:30 pm Sold Out
FAAAA: Art + Wine + Painting = FUN!
Join the Friends of African and African American Art for a fun evening of wine and design where... Read more >
Friday, March 22 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Devotion through Ceremony and Beauty
Function and beauty intersect in Judaic ceremonial works of art. Marvel at the objects of... Read more >
Friday, March 22 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Devotion through Ceremony and Beauty
Function and beauty intersect in Judaic ceremonial works of art. Marvel at the objects of... Read more >
Friday, March 22 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: The Invisible Man
The special effects in H. G. Wells’s sci-fi classic still thrill, and Rains’s debut, using his... Read more >
Saturday, March 23 | 9:30 am
Seminar: Egypt through the Sands of Time
The fascination with ancient Egypt is almost as old as the Sphinx itself. Join Egyptologist... Read more >
Saturday, March 23 | 9:30 am SOLD OUT
Sculpture Workshop: The Art of Alabaster Stone Carving
Smithfield, N.C. A daylong workshop (9:30 am–5:30 pm) with artist Paris Alexander offers the... Read more >
Saturday, March 23 | 10 am
Family Fun Saturday: Movers and Shakers
Explore the concept of movement in works of art, make a visit to our Nick Cave sculpture, and... Read more >
Saturday, March 23 | 1 pm
Family Fun Saturday: Movers and Shakers
Explore the concept of movement in works of art, make a visit to our Nick Cave sculpture, and... Read more >
Sunday, March 24 | 2:30 pm
Lecture: Isis, the Egyptian Goddess Who Conquered Rome
The goddess Isis is one of the few Egyptian deities whose cult expanded well beyond Egypt.... Read more >
Tuesday, March 26 | 10 am
Senior Sampler: Pop Art Paintings
What are some of the favorite subjects that appear in works by pop artists like Andy Warhol?... Read more >
Tuesday, March 26 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Pop Art Paintings
What are some of the favorite subjects that appear in works by pop artists like Andy Warhol?... Read more >
Wednesday, March 27 | 6:30 pm
Dining after Dark: The Flemish Art Room
Join NCMA curator Dennis Weller as he describes in an illustrated lecture and tour the genesis... Read more >
Thursday, March 28 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: The Invention of Modern Art
The NCMA’s long-running art history lecture series "From Pyramids to Pixels" returns with a new... Read more >
Friday, March 29 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >