May 2013
Thursday, May 2 | 10:30 am
What’s in the Box?: Places
Whether we are traveling near or far, places shape our experience of the world. Come to the... Read more >
Thursday, May 2 | 11 am
What’s in the Box?: Places
Whether we are traveling near or far, places shape our experience of the world. Come to the... Read more >
Thursday, May 2 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: Land Art, Installation, and New Media
The NCMA’s long-running art history lecture series "From Pyramids to Pixels" returns with a new... Read more >
Thursday, May 2 | 11:30 am
What’s in the Box?: Places
Whether we are traveling near or far, places shape our experience of the world. Come to the... Read more >
Thursday, May 2 | 4:30 pm
Re:Treat for Educators
Treat yourself to an after-school getaway in the Museum’s galleries. Come and go as you please... Read more >
Friday, May 3 | 11 am Canceled
Lunch and Lecture: Party Like It’s 1999 B.C.
Crash an ancient Egyptian party with Egyptologist Caroline Rocheleau. Discover how the Egyptians... Read more >
Friday, May 3 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, May 3 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Devotion and the Mere Mortal
While a work of art can remain steadfast in its sacred aura, even the most devout among us can... Read more >
Friday, May 3 | 6:30 pm Sold Out
Dining after Dark: Side by Side
Explore 10 masterpieces cherry-picked from the Chrysler Museum of Art by NCMA curator David... Read more >
Friday, May 3 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Devotion and the Mere Mortal
While a work of art can remain steadfast in its sacred aura, even the most devout among us can... Read more >
Friday, May 3 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: Von Ryan's Express
A ripsnorting WW II action movie stars Sinatra as a cocky American POW leading his British... Read more >
Saturday, May 4 | 10 am CANCELED
Family Fun Saturday: The Power of Print
Visit Andy Warhol’s silkscreen Elvis I and II in the galleries, and then head to the studio to... Read more >
Saturday, May 4 | 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, May 4 | 11 am Canceled
Lunch and Lecture: Party Like it’s 1999 B.C.
Crash an ancient Egyptian party with Egyptologist Caroline Rocheleau. Discover how the Egyptians... Read more >
Saturday, May 4 | 1 pm CANCELED
Family Fun Saturday: The Power of Print
Visit Andy Warhol’s silkscreen Elvis I and II in the galleries, and then head to the studio to... Read more >
Saturday, May 4 | 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, May 4 | 3 pm New Date
NCMA Cinema: A Room with a View
Dainty Lucy Honeychurch, overcome by the beauty of Florence, falls in love with the wrong man.... Read more >
Sunday, May 5 | 1 pm
Spring Family Festival: Medieval Fair
From knights and ladies to scribes, artisans, and jokers, medieval life included many different... Read more >
Tuesday, May 7 | 5:30 pm
Webinar: Teaching ESL with Art
An ESL teacher models ways of using the visual arts to help English language learners acquire... Read more >
Friday, May 10 | 11 am Canceled
Lunch and Lecture: Paint Goes Medieval: Painting Objects of Devotion
Medieval paintings can seem remote, awkward, and sometimes even primitive. But there is perhaps... Read more >
Friday, May 10 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, May 10 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Timeless Beauty
Celebrate Mother’s Day by exploring the images of woman, mother and child, and changing fads in... Read more >
Friday, May 10 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Timeless Beauty
Celebrate Mother’s Day by exploring the images of woman, mother and child, and changing fads in... Read more >
Friday, May 10 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: Cinema Paradiso
A film director returns to the village where his childhood was illuminated by the movies and the... Read more >
Tuesday, May 14 | 10 am
Senior Sampler: If Walls Could Talk
How do the objects in a work of art help to tell its story? View Pam Pecchio’s photographs of... Read more >
Tuesday, May 14 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: If Walls Could Talk
How do the objects in a work of art help to tell its story? View Pam Pecchio’s photographs of... Read more >
Thursday, May 16 | 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, May 16 | 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, May 16 | 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, May 17 | 5:30 pm
Auction Preview
The preview combines live music, tasty bites, and cash bar with an opportunity to meet the... Read more >
Friday, May 17 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening Goes East
Tonight the Sidecar Social Club goes on a road trip to join the fun of our Auction Preview Party... Read more >
Friday, May 17 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: The Ever-Changing Isms in Art History
Impressionism or expressionism? Realism or romanticism? Take a crash course in spotting the... Read more >
Friday, May 17 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: The Ever-Changing Isms in Art History
Impressionism or expressionism? Realism or romanticism? Take a crash course in spotting the... Read more >
Friday, May 17 | 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, May 17 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: Roman Holiday
Enjoy a valentine to Rome and romance. A princess eludes her minders for a few hours of freedom,... Read more >
Friday, May 17 | 8:30 pm
Los Lobos
This band from East L.A. is an American treasure. Recipient of numerous Grammy Awards, Los Lobos... Read more >
Saturday, May 18 | 10 am
Family Fun Saturday: Come Fly with Me
Join us for a tour of works of art that explore the theme of flight, and then head back to the... Read more >
Saturday, May 18 | 10 am
Art Museum Day
Celebrate Art Museum Day at the NCMA with free admission to our ticketed exhibitions, 0 to 60:... Read more >
Saturday, May 18 | 1 pm
Family Fun Saturday: Come Fly with Me
Join us for a tour of works of art that explore the theme of flight, and then head back to the... Read more >
Saturday, May 18 | 2:30 pm
Lecture and Demonstration: The Artistry of Devotion
Sculptor Paris Alexander of Raleigh and art historian Stephen Perkinson of Bowdoin College... Read more >
Sunday, May 19 | 3 pm
Ensemble Vermillian: Gems from the Golden Age
Ensemble Vermillian is prized for its vivid interpretations of baroque-era music, performed with... Read more >
Friday, May 24 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, May 24 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Modern Devotion
Inspired by the images of saints, gods and goddesses, and other representations of the divine... Read more >
Friday, May 24 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: Modern Devotion
Inspired by the images of saints, gods and goddesses, and other representations of the divine... Read more >
Tuesday, May 28 | 10 am
Senior Sampler: Form and the Figure
What do artists consider when modeling a form or figure in clay? Look at line, shape,... Read more >
Tuesday, May 28 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Form and the Figure
What do artists consider when modeling a form or figure in clay? Look at line, shape,... Read more >
Friday, May 31 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Art + Time
Curator Linda Dougherty presents an overview of the exhibition 0 to 60 and takes a closer look... Read more >
Friday, May 31 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, May 31 | 6 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: The Four Seasons
Artists’ interpretations of the passage of time through the year, from summer’s sizzle to... Read more >
Friday, May 31 | 7 pm
Friday Night Sound Bites: The Four Seasons
Artists’ interpretations of the passage of time through the year, from summer’s sizzle to... Read more >