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| Hang on to summer’s fleeting carefree days and nights with a trip to the NCMA. Embrace the welcome temperature retreat with outdoor entertainment or an outing in the Museum Park. And don’t forget to pay 30 Americans a final visit during its last hurrah! Savoring summer couldn’t be any easier. Special ExhibitionsFinal Days!
Rembrandt in America
NCMA Welcomes New Rodins On September 2, 10 additional Rodin sculptures will join the Museum’s Rodin collection in West Building. The generous loan from Iris Cantor’s private collection features many of Rodin’s important works and includes a rare marble sculpture of Eve, the Final Study for the Monument to Balzac, and three of Rodin’s famous Burghers of Calais. Most of the sculptures will be on view for a minimum of two years; the marble Eve and the Final Study for the Monument to Balzac have been promised for at least six months. Arts in the Museum Park Paperhand Puppet Intervention: The Serpent’s Egg Friday, September 9–Sunday, September 11 Chapel Hill’s beloved puppetry performers transform the Park Theater into a magical realm full of fantastical creatures and landscapes with their newest production sure to delight and inspire audiences of all ages. Dan Zanes and Friends Family Fun in the Setting Sun More Things to DoPiano Jazz Concert Featuring Lenore Raphael Senior Sampler: Face to Face This close-up look at portraiture in the Museum’s collection explores how proportion, color, and expression can be used to reveal the uniqueness of an individual. Designed for visitors ages 65 and up, Senior Samplers combine gallery tours with an opportunity to put what you learn to use in the studio. Fall Film Series: Surrealism in Film
Lunch and Lecture: New Acquisitions Learn about the newest additions to the Museum’s collection with Chief Curator Linda Dougherty. She’ll give the inside scoop on five artists whose works were recently acquired. Discussion continues over a lunch catered by Iris, the Museum Restaurant. Artists' Reflections and FAAAA 10th Anniversary Celebration Family FunFamily Fun Saturdays Tour the galleries and take inspiration from art into the studios to create your own masterpieces. This month’s family workshops explore Drawing from Observation and Imaginary Places. Register in advance for these popular family workshops.
Look for animals and places in the Museum’s collection. Twice a month Museum educators take preschoolers and their caregivers on 30-minute gallery adventures designed to open the eyes of our youngest visitors to art. Let’s Have a Bite! A Banquet of Beastly Feasts For a complete list of all events for kids and families, visit our calendar. | New Ticketing SystemYou asked—we listened. The Museum is launching a new ticketing system designed to make buying tickets quick and easy. The system will be ready in time for you to purchase your Rembrandt tickets. Please bear with us as we make this transition to help improve customer service. Let us know if you have any questions or issues. See Rembrandt First, Free
Take a TourFrom weekend family tours to our casual Friday night art encounters, there’s a tour for every age and interest. And if you’ve taken a tour before, come again. With a rotating schedule of docents, no two tours are ever the same. New Beverage Bar OpenLooking for a quick drink or treat on your next visit? The Museum’s new beverage bar in West Building serves up coffee, tea, soda, and juice as well as pastries and snacks. Museum Store
N. E. D: Free Outdoor ConcertSaturday, October 1 | 4 pm This group of musically talented gynecologic oncologists is raising awareness and supporting women with cancer with original alternative rock that's gaining serious critical cred. Tickets required for this free show in the Park Theater. Stay SocialBe an NCMA insider! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for fun facts, giveaways, event updates, and a behind-the-scenes look at the workings of an art museum. Don’t forget to bring your camera along on your next visit and share your photos on our Flickr group. You just may see your photos featured in an e-mail or online. In the Galleries
See this new acquisition to the permanant collection in the Contemporary galleries in West Building. More work by Thomas is also on view in 30 Americans. ImagesMain body: Mickalene Thomas, Baby I Am Ready Now, 2007, acrylic, rhinestone, and enamel on wooden panel, diptych, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, © 2010 Mickalene Thomas Rembrandt van Rijn, Lucretia, 1666, oil on canvas, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The William Hood Dunwoody Fund (34.19) Sidebar: Circle of Rembrandt van Rijn, Young Man with a Sword, circa 1633–1645, oil on canvas, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation Mickalene Thomas, Three Graces: Les Trois Femmes Noires, 2011, rhinestones, acrylic paint, and oil enamel on wood panel, purchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest) | |
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More than five years in the making, this groundbreaking special exhibition premiering at the NCMA brings together 
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