Best of Circa 2020
After a year of challenges, and reimagining community, the NCMA looks back at the most memorable posts of 2020.
READ MOREPlease Note: Paid tickets for special exhibition Golden Mummies of Egypt are sold out for today, Saturday, April 10, and Sunday, April 11.
The Museum is open with updated hours, Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm and required free timed tickets for the Museum collection galleries to encourage social distancing. Learn more about these and other safety updates at ncartmuseum.org/covid19. Entry to special exhibition Golden Mummies of Egypt requires a paid ticket, which also provides access to the free Museum collection galleries. Free timed tickets to the Museum galleries do not provide access to Golden Mummies of Egypt.
Taste: A Conversation between Makers and Users
Why do two objects that hold the same function appear so different? In the third of his Circa posts, curatorial intern Taylor Hunkins explains...
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Mysterious and Spooky
Our curator of horticulture and sustainability takes a look at some Museum Park residents with creepy reputations.
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Valuing Objects: A Negotiation of Attributes
The second 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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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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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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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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Art Advocacy: The Aesthetic of Solidarity
Do allies participate in oppressive systems that further marginalize the communities they attempt to support? Artists in the NCMA's collection pose a challenging..
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