Art for Lunch: Dr. Eric Newman
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt for Lunch 25 January | 12:30 PM Dr. Eric Newman (University of Minnesota) During this special Art for Lunch, Dr. Eric Newman, co-curator of The Beautiful Brain at the Weisman Art Museum, will present "Drawing the Beautiful Brain: The Life, Art, and Science of Santiago Ramón y Cajal." Read more about the critically-acclaimed traveling exhibition The Beautiful Brain (on…
Family and Friends Sunday: The Beautiful Brain–Inside and Out!
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFamily and Friends Sunday: The Beautiful Brain--Inside and Out! Sunday, 24 February 2019 | 2-5 PM Art lovers of all ages are invited to join us for a special Family and Friends Sunday inspired by the Ackland's current exhibition The Beautiful Brain. The afternoon will feature a matinee screening of Disney's Inside Out (2015) and…
K-12 Educator Open House featuring “The Beautiful Brain”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFREE! K-12 Educator Open House Thursday, 28 February 2019 | 5:30–7:30 PM Registration required Explore The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal exhibition and the Ackland’s collection during this special evening for educators! Engage with area educators and Museum staff in conversation about the art, enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, and take a tour of the…
Ackland Film Forum: “Brainstorm” (1983, USA)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Film Forum | Spring 2019 Fantastic Voyage: Cinematic Journeys into the Brain Tuesday, 19 March 2019 | 7 PM Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street Brainstorm (1983, USA), d. Douglas Trumbull, 106 m. TICKETS: Free for UNC One Card holders; $7 general public. Tickets available at the Varsity Theatre Box Office. Helmed by the special…
Family and Friends Sunday: Sacred Wasteland
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFamily and Friends Sunday: Sacred Wasteland Sunday, 28 April 2019 | 2-5 PM Art lovers of all ages are invited to join us for a special Family and Friends Sunday inspired by the Ackland’s 2019 MFA Exhibition, Sacred Wasteland.
2nd Friday ArtWalk – “Way Out West” Curator’s Keynote
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFri, June 14, 2019 | 6:00 PM Way Out West Curator’s Keynote During the 2nd Friday ArtWalk, join us for an illustrated introduction to Way Out West: Celebrating the Gift of the Hugh A. McAllister Jr. Collection by its curator Dana Cowen, Sheldon Peck Curator for European and American Art before 1950. Free and open to the public. RSVP…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: July 2019
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States2nd Friday ArtWalk 12 July 2019 | Open 'til 9 PM Experience Way Out West after hours during the Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2nd Friday ArtWalk. 6-8:30 PM | Art Library Pop Up @ the Ackland View rare and unique items from the Sloane Art Library’s special collections relating to themes in Way Out West Free and open to the…
Music in the Galleries: Vintage Country Music
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMusic in the Galleries 18 Aug 2019 | 2 PM Vintage Country Music by Brian and Mary Lewis, with Nancy Bierman (bass). Brian & Mary Lewis have performed together for more than 35 years, and have performed with Nancy Bierman for about the last ten. While singly they are veterans of multiple groups in genres…
K-12 Educator Open House featuring “She Who Tells a Story”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFREE! K-12 Educator Open House Thursday, 26 September 2019 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM Explore the She Who Tells a Story exhibition and the Ackland’s collection during this special evening for educators! Engage with area educators and Museum staff in conversation about the art, enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, and take a tour of the exhibition. Participants…
Guided Tour: All the Rembrandt Drawings!
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTour: All the Rembrandts! Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's special presentation. First come, first served; space limited to 15 visitors per tour.* A second tour will be offered at 2:00 PM in the event that the 1:30 tour is full. * Community groups may request a…