Events
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Ackland Film Forum: “Fantastic Voyage” (1966, 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 Feb 2019 | 7 PM Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street Fantastic Voyage (1966, USA), d. Richard Fleischer. 101 m. TICKETS: Free for UNC One Card holders; $7 general public. Tickets available at the Varsity Theatre Box Office. Directed by…
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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…
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2nd Friday ArtWalk: Mapping the Mind
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States2nd Friday ArtWalk Friday, 8 March | 6-9 PM 5-6:15 PM: The Beautiful Brain: Forging Connections Between Art and Science. Santiago Ramón y Cajal's discoveries paved the way for remarkable breakthroughs in neuroscience in the early 20th century. Join us for an intriguing discussion exploring questions about the brain, current developments in neuroscience, and the influence…
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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…
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Art for Lunch: Dr. Cecelia Cavanaugh
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt for Lunch with Dr. Cecelia Cavanaugh, SSJ Creative Intersections in the Residencia de estudiantes: Ramón y Cajal, García Lorca and their contemporaries 28 March 2019 | 12:20 PM Join Dr. Cecelia Cavanaugh for a discussion of poet Federico García Lorca and his contemporary Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Learn more about the world of Cajal…
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ARTINI: Mad Science
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIs mixology a science? Come test this hypothesis at the Ackland Art Museum! Join us on Saturday, March 30 from 7 to 9 PM for ARTINI: Mad Science, an electric evening of science-themed signature cocktails and tasty bites from your favorite local establishments, featuring music from DJ Luxe Posh. All proceeds benefit the Ackland’s public programs.…
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UNC Science Expo
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesVisit the Ackland’s booth at the UNC Science Expo at Morehead Planetarium to sketch neurons based on the work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the father of modern neuroscience featured in the exhibition The Beautiful Brain. Build a working model of a neuron to demonstrate the neuron doctrine. Food trucks and many other activities on…
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Last Look Tour: “The Beautiful Brain”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesOn the exhibition's final day, join Peter Nisbet, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, for a final reflection on the captivating Cajal drawings and contemporary scientific images of The Beautiful Brain. About The Beautiful Brain Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s drawings of the brain are both aesthetically astonishing and scientifically significant. The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón…
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Rescheduled Art for Lunch: Dr. Suzanne Lye
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt for Lunch 24 April 2019 | 12:30 PM Bindings and curses, love charms and healing potions, amulets and talismans – from simple spells to complex group rituals, ancient societies made use of both magic and religion to influence the world around them. Join Professor Suzanne Lye for a discussion of magic and religion in the…
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Music in the Galleries: Ryan Dial-Stanley
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesRyan Dial-Stanley, a member of the Lumbee Tribe, is a well-known flutist, performing artist, and educator. Mr. Dial-Stanley is currently a student in the UNC School of Medicine majoring in Clinical Lab Science. He has traveled across the state of North Carolina presenting programs on the history and culture of the Lumbee Tribe. In addition…