Music in the Galleries: Mozart on the Moon/Astronauts at the Ackland
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMozart on the Moon/Astronauts at the Ackland: UNC Opera Preview Performances Saturdays, Oct 26 and Nov 2 | 2-4 PM Free and open to the public; no RSVP needed Join us for a pair of lively open rehearsals/preview performances featuring the cast of UNC Opera as they prepare for the premiere of their retro-futuristic,…
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's collection. Free. No reservation needed.
Yoga in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTake a break from your day and explore the world of yoga in the beautiful setting of the Ackland! The hour-long session offered most Mondays from 12:00-1:00 PM is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne Marshall. Yoga in the Galleries provides an opportunity to practice a series of gentle yoga poses inspired by the art in the…
Tai Chi in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for Tai Chi in the Galleries, inspired by the renowned Asian art collections at the Ackland! Tai chi is an ancient Chinese movement practice known to reduce pain and improve your mental and physical balance and well-being. This class uses gentle Sun-style tai chi routines that are safe, easy to learn, and suitable for all ages and…
Ackland Film Forum: Mussolini’s Sister
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Film Forum: Recent Films by Arab Women Filmmakers Tuesdays, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19 | 7 PM at the Varsity Theatre November 5, 2019: Mussolini's Sister Dir. Juna Suleiman, Palestine, 2018 Introductory Remarks by Yaron Shemer (Asian Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill) SYNOPSIS In a documentary with a dash of fiction, we enter…
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTour: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert…
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's collection. Free. No reservation needed.
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's collection. Free. No reservation needed.
2nd Friday ArtWalk: She Who Tells a Story
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFriday, 11/8/19|She Who Tells a Story: Intersections Between Art, Identity, and Mental Health 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Free; no registration required. Join Stigma Free Carolina at the Ackland Art Museum as they explore the intersections of migration, cultural identity, and mental health as it relates to the Ackland's exhibition She Who Tells a Story. …
Reimagining the Black and Queer Body: A Conversation with Photographer Mikael Owunna
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFriday, 11/8/19 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM Reimagining the Black and Queer Body: A Conversation with Photographer Mikael Owunna Free, RSVP requested. Light refreshments will be served. Growing up as a queer African person, photographer, Mikael Owunna was told that it was “un-African” to be gay, and that homosexuality was foreign to his culture. After enduring…