“Raise the Cup of Deliverance”: Thoughts on an 18th-century Beaker and the Jewish New Year
Although associated with the mourning and sadness of funerary traditions, this beaker is actually an object of celebration and life...
READ MOREThe Museum welcomes visitors back into the galleries starting Wednesday, September 9, with updated hours, Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm, required free timed tickets to encourage social distancing, and increased health and safety procedures including required cloth masks. Learn more about these updates in this video or at ncartmuseum.org/covid19.
Black and White Gaze
NCMA curatorial intern Cammy Thomas takes museums to task, writing about why showcasing Black female artists is so important.
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Young Artists Exhibition Goes Virtual
The Museum committed to installing winning artworks from the Boys and Girls Clubs as an exhibition. Then came the pandemic and a new plan...
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Beauty, Complicity, Complexity
The story behind Senegalese gold jewelry, and the women who wore it in the 18th and 19th centuries, is layered with a history of oppression and empowerment...
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Four Crowns in One: The Museum’s Venetian Torah Crown
Rabbi Shimon said: “There are three crowns: the Crown of Torah, the Crown of Priesthood and the Crown of Royalty, but the Crown of a Good Name supersedes them..
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Style: The Language of Design
The first in a series of Circa posts in which NCMA curatorial intern Taylor Hunkins interprets African utilitarian objects as products of design...
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Bacchus after the Makeover
After years of conservation, Bacchus looks clean, restored, and pretty cool with his new arm and his head back on.
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The Art of Healing: Potent Pigments
The division of art from medicine is a modern concept. In the Middle Ages, the apothecary supplied the same materials to doctors, painters, and anyone in need of..
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Nature’s Art in the Museum Park
Our observant ranger keeps an eye on what the wildlife is up to in the Museum Park.
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