Events
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An Ackland Odyssey
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesHow have artists represented the characters from Homer’s Odyssey through the centuries? How do images translate and adapt the words from this epic poem for new, diverse audiences? Professors Timothy Shea and Hérica…
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Tour: A Closer Look at the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks in the collection. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on…
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Tour: A Closer Look at the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks in the collection. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on…
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Tour: A Closer Look at One Work of Art
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesLook closely and carefully at a single work of art, guided by Carolyn Allmendinger, director of education and interpretation. Today’s tour will focus on Balustrade with Arabesque and Animal Decorations…
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Semester Revue: Student Research and Responses to the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEach semester, the Ackland Art Museum works with thousands of UNC-Chapel Hill students through courses and internships. The Semester Revue offers a glimpse into the quality and variety of the…
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Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for our popular Drawing in the Galleries program this month during Studio Saturday! Amanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a particular object in the Ackland’s…
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Art Adventures (Morning Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own artwork inspired by the art on view in the Ackland galleries. Space is limited; registration…
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Art Adventures (Afternoon Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own artwork inspired by the art on view in the Ackland galleries. Space is limited; registration…
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2nd Friday ArtWalk: Extended Museum Hours
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for extended hours at the Ackland Art Museum during the Carrboro-Chapel Hill 2nd Friday ArtWalk! Each month, we stay open from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. to give visitors…
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Tour: Curator’s Tour of “Laughing Matters”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesA guided look at Laughing Matters: Social Satire from an Unruly Age with exhibition curator Dana Cowen, Sheldon Peck curator for European and American art before 1950. Free, but space…