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Join us for family-friendly fun at Ackland F.A.M. Day, this Sunday, September 27, 2026! F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) Day is a free, drop-in program for all ages. Drop-in any time between 2-4 p.m. to make art inspired by the works in Care and Concern and take your creations home with you. Explore art throughout… |
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Al Pacino and John Cazale lead one of the defining crime films of the 1970s. What begins as a poorly planned Brooklyn bank robbery soon becomes a public spectacle shaped by television cameras, police theatrics, and an increasingly invested crowd. Made in the aftermath of Watergate, the film finds humor, empathy, and absurdity amid a… |
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Look closely and carefully at a single work of art, guided by art historian Dr. Andrea Bolland. Today's tour will focus on Valentin de Boulogne's St. John the Evangelist (63.4.1). Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first served. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience (CLE) program. Students… |
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Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks in Care and Concern: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first… |
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Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Vivica A. Fox anchor this energetic reworking of the heist film. After a series of setbacks leaves four Black women with few viable paths forward, they embark on a string of increasingly audacious bank robberies. Blending humor, suspense, and tragedy, Set It Off captures both the bonds of friendship and the… |
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Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks in Continental Shift: Recent Acquisitions of African Art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first served. This event…
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Join us for the Ackland Art Museum’s fifth annual Acktoberfest — an evening filled with art, crafts, and local vendors! Art supplies will be available in our ART& space, where visitors can create their own paper plants inspired by Phaan Howng: Against Nature. There will also be postcards inspired by the installation for visitors to… |
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Join 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 collection. Participants all draw from one object using their own gallery-safe materials (paper/notebooks and dry media like crayons and pencils), then discuss what they’ve noticed…
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*Update: October 2026 Art Adventures sessions are now closed. Please click here for more information about upcoming Art Adventures programming. In 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 required below. Free for…
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*Update: October 2026 Art Adventures sessions are now closed. Please click here for more information about upcoming Art Adventures programming. In 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 required below. Free for…
Free – $5
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Join 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 works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first served. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s… |
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The Museum Store is in transition, and our team is hard at work reimagining its role. For a limited time, we are offering a major sale on existing merchandise. Members will receive exclusive access to the sale on Tuesday, October 13 before we open the sale to the public on Wednesday, October 14. Items are… |
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The Museum Store is in transition, and our team is hard at work reimagining its role. For a limited time, we are offering a major sale on existing merchandise. Members will receive exclusive access to the sale on Tuesday, October 13 before we open the sale to the public on Wednesday, October 14. Items are… |
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Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks in Care and Concern: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first… |
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Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks in Continental Shift: Recent Acquisitions of African Art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first served. This event… |
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Join 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 works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first served. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s… |
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Join 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 works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first served. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s… |
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Look closely and carefully at a single work of art, guided by Lilly Rodriguez, head of interpretive resources. Today's tour will focus on the Ackland's current ART& installation - Phaan Howng: Against Nature. Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first served. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience… |
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Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks in Care and Concern: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first… |
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Join 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 works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first served. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s… |