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Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
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Yoga in the Galleries
Yoga in the Galleries
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…
Tai Chi in the Galleries
Tai Chi in the Galleries
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…
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Ackland Film Forum: “The Headless Woman” (2008, Argentina)
Ackland Film Forum: “The Headless Woman” (2008, Argentina)
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…
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Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
UNC Science Expo
UNC Science Expo
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…
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
Last Look Tour: “The Beautiful Brain”
Last Look Tour: “The Beautiful Brain”
On 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…
2 events,
Yoga in the Galleries
Yoga in the Galleries
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…
Tai Chi in the Galleries
Tai Chi in the Galleries
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…
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1 event,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
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Louise Bourgeois’s Crouching Spider: Do Not Touch or Climb Talk
Louise Bourgeois’s Crouching Spider: Do Not Touch or Climb Talk
Hosted by Arts Everywhere, join fellow students and community members in a lively discussion about contemporary artist Louise Bourgeois and her work at the Ackland Art Museum. Can a meme be a way of engaging with a work of art? Can a meme describe how and what we see around us, both individually and collectively?…
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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: Stacey L. Kirby and Lonnie Holley
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Stacey L. Kirby and Lonnie Holley
2nd Friday ArtWalk: An Eclectic and Unusual Double Bill Friday, 12 April | 6-10 PM. Free. 6-8 PM: ART& artist Stacey L. Kirby and her team conduct civil presence assessments within her new installation, The Department of Reflection. 8:30-10 PM: Concert and talk with Lonnie Holley. Part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Department…
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Drawing in the Galleries
Drawing in the Galleries
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 (AM Session)
Art Adventures (AM Session)
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. 13 April 2019 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (AM Session) Cost Free for Ackland Members…
Drawing for Tweens (AM Session)
Drawing for Tweens (AM Session)
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…
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Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Yoga in the Galleries
Yoga in the Galleries
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…
Tai Chi in the Galleries
Tai Chi in the Galleries
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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: Dr. Marsha Penner and Dr. Michelle Robinson
Art for Lunch: Dr. Marsha Penner and Dr. Michelle Robinson
Art for Lunch 18 April 2019 | 12:30 PM Join Dr. Marsha Penner and Dr. Michelle Robinson for a discussion of how they're using the Ackland to learn about cognitive and literary approaches to problem solving as part of their jointly-taught course on detective fiction, "Methods of Detection." Not only do paperbacks like Gone Girl and…
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Yoga in the Galleries
Yoga in the Galleries
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…
Tai Chi in the Galleries
Tai Chi in the Galleries
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…
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Rescheduled Art for Lunch: Dr. Suzanne Lye
Rescheduled Art for Lunch: Dr. Suzanne Lye
Art 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…
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
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Ackland Art Museum’s Annual Luncheon
Ackland Art Museum’s Annual Luncheon
This year's annual luncheon speaker will be Barbara Babcock Millhouse, founder of Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem. In addition to being founder of Reynolda House and the driving force behind the museum’s exemplary collection, Barbara Babcock Millhouse also has an outstanding private collection of American art ranging from the eighteenth century Hesselius portraits to…
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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: Sacred Wasteland
Family and Friends Sunday: Sacred Wasteland
Family and Friends Sunday: Sacred Wasteland Sunday, 28 April 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 2019 MFA Exhibition, Sacred Wasteland.
2 events,
Yoga in the Galleries
Yoga in the Galleries
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…
Tai Chi in the Galleries
Tai Chi in the Galleries
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
Student Showcase
Student Showcase
Please join us at the Ackland for our Spring 2019 STUDENT SHOWCASE featuring presentations from UNC-Chapel Hill students in a variety of disciplines including Art History Asian Studies Classics Creative Writing and more! Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
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Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
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