Calendar of Events
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| 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. |
| 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, 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. –  2nd 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… | 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 Mar 2019 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (AM Session) Found-Object Sculpture inspired by… – 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. | 0 events, | 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. | 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. | 0 events, | 1 event, –  Ackland 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… | 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. | 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 X Family and Friends Sunday 24 March| 2-4 PM Brain-Inspired Dance, choreographed by Killian Manning Inspired by the contemporary images of the brain featured in The Beautiful Brain, SITES Choreographer Killian Manning has planned an interactive afternoon of site-specific, art-inspired dance in the galleries. Visitors of all ages will be invited… | 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, 26 March 2019 | 7 PM Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street After Life (1998, Japan), D. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 118 m. TICKETS: Free for UNC One Card holders; $7 general public. Tickets available at the Varsity Theatre Box Office. With last year’s… | 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, –  Art 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… 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. –  Is 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.… |
| 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… | 1 event, –  Ackland Film Forum | Spring 2019 Fantastic Voyage: Cinematic Journeys into the Brain Tuesday, 2 April 2019 | 7 PM Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street The Headless Woman (2008, Argentina), Lucrecia Martel One of the leading filmmakers of New Argentine Cinema, Lucrecia Martel’s films explore the struggle of the bourgeoisie to keep up appearances even… | 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, –  Visit 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… 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. |