Calendar of Events
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| 2 events,  Featured – Featured Family and Friends Sunday: New on View! 27 January 2019 | 2-5 PM Join us for an afternoon of family activities exploring the Ackland's new permanent collection reinstallation, A New Look. Tour the galleries with a scavenger hunt designed to highlight the new additions and get hands-on with make-and-take art activities that show off exciting…  Tour: 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. | 2 events,  Take 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…  Join 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… | 0 events, | 1 event, Tour: 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. | 1 event, Tour: 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. | 1 event, Tour: 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. | 1 event, Tour: 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. |
| 1 event, Tour: 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. | 2 events, Take 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… Join 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… | 0 events, | 1 event, Tour: 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. | 1 event, Tour: 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. | 2 events, Tour: 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 Friday, 8 February | 6-9 PM 6:30 PM: Join us for a gallery talk led by UNC neuroscientists talking about their images featured in The Beautiful Brain. Learn how they produced these images, find out about the importance of imaging in neuroscience today, and talk with them about how they see the… | 6 events,  The second Saturday of every month, Amanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a particular object in the Ackland’s collection. For all sessions, bring paper and dry media (crayon, pencils, etc.). All levels are welcome. Free and open to the public. No reservation is necessary. – Art Adventures Designed for 6- to 9-year-olds, Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided. 9 Feb 2019 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (AM Session) Ink Blowing Art inspired… – This program invites 10- to 13-year-olds to look at selected works in the Ackland's galleries and identify techniques that the artists used to make them. Gallery teachers demonstrate and teach participants technical skills, which they can then apply to their own artistic creations. A mix of drawing from works on display and creating one's own… |
| 1 event, Tour: 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. | 2 events, Take 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… Join 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… | 0 events, | 2 events, Tour: 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.  Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Free. No reservation needed. | 1 event, Tour: 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. | 1 event, Tour: 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. | 1 event, Tour: 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. |
| 2 events, Tour: 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. –  Music in the Galleries 17 February | 2-4 PM Cajal-Inspired Dance, choreographed by Killian Manning Inspired by the drawings of Santiago Ramon y Cajal featured in The Beautiful Brain, SITES Choreographer Killian Manning has planned an afternoon performance of site-specific, art-inspired dance in the galleries with five dancers. Manning has set her dance to music… | 2 events, Take 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… Join 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… | 1 event, –  Ackland 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… | 1 event, Tour: 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. | 1 event, Tour: 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. | 2 events, Tour: 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. Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Free. No reservation needed. | 2 events, – Save the date for our 60th anniversary closing celebration on the evening of October 5, 2019! Details to follow! Tour: 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. |
| 3 events, Tour: 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. – Family 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… –  Ackland Film Forum | Spring 2019 Fantastic Voyage: Cinematic Journeys into the Brain Sunday, 24 Feb 2019 | 2:30 PM Ackland Art Museum Inside Out (2015, USA), dir. Pete Docter, PG, 94 m. Part of the Ackland's Family and Friends Sunday program TICKETS: Free and open to the public! Even by Pixar’s high standards, Inside Out… | 2 events, Take 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… Join 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… | 0 events, | 2 events, Tour: 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. Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Free. No reservation needed. | 4 events, – Art for Lunch 28 February 2019 | 12:30 PM Join Dr. Allison DeMarco for a discussion of the art on view for her installation "Confronting Oppression" on view in Ackland Upstairs. Allison De Marco, MSW, PhD, is an Advanced Research Scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and Adjunct Faculty at the School… Tour: 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. Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Free. No reservation needed. | 1 event, Tour: 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. | 1 event, Tour: 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. |