Calendar of Events
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| 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: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert… | 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: All the Rembrandts! Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's special presentation. First come, first served; space limited to 15 visitors per tour.* A second tour will be offered at 2:00 PM in the event that the 1:30 tour is full. * Community groups may request a… | 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. – Tour: All the Rembrandt Drawings! Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's special presentation led by Peter Nisbet, Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs. First come, first served; space limited to 15 visitors per tour.* * Community groups may request a free, private, guided tour of All the… | 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: All the Rembrandt Drawings! Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's special presentation. First come, first served; space limited to 15 visitors per tour.* A second tour will be offered at 2:00 PM in the event that the 1:30 tour is full. * Community groups may request… | 1 event, – Tour: All the Rembrandt Drawings! Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's special presentation. First come, first served; space limited to 15 visitors per tour.* A second tour will be offered at 2:00 PM in the event that the 1:30 tour is full. * Community groups may request… | 3 events, – Tour: All the Rembrandts! Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's special presentation. First come, first served; space limited to 15 visitors per tour.* A second tour will be offered at 2:00 PM in the event that the 1:30 tour is full. * Community groups may request a… – Friday, 10/11/19 | 5:00 - 6:00 PM Looking Over Rembrandt’s Shoulder: Discussing the Peck Collection Drawings Free, RSVP requested. Join the Ackland as we learn more about the museum’s seven Rembrandt drawings, which were donated in 2017 as part of the landmark Peck Collection gift. The drawings are on display at the Ackland Art Museum… –  Friday, 10/11/19 | 6:30-8:30 PM Through Her Lens: Modern Arab Women Telling Their Stories in Art and Literature at the Ackland Book and exhibition discussion cohosted by Carolina Public Humanities. Read 2019 Man Booker Prize-winner Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi (translator Marilyn Booth) and join a discussion at the Ackland Art Museum with Nadia Yaqub… | 2 events, –  Visit the Ackland’s booth at Festifall to make binary code bracelets inspired by the coded language of Intergalactic Soul’s PROJECT LHAXX, now on view in the Ackland’s ART& gallery and community space. Visit the Ackland and the Ackland Museum Store before or after Festifall: we are open from 10AM-5PM. 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. – Tour: All the Rembrandt Drawings! Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's special presentation. First come, first served; space limited to 15 visitors per tour.* * Community groups may request a free, private, guided tour of All the Rembrandt Drawings (or any Ackland exhibition) by visiting https://ackland.org/education/request-a-tour/… | 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: All the Rembrandts! Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's special presentation. First come, first served; space limited to 15 visitors per tour.* A second tour will be offered at 2:00 PM in the event that the 1:30 tour is full. * Community groups may request a… | 1 event, – Tour: All the Rembrandt Drawings! Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's special presentation. First come, first served; space limited to 15 visitors per tour.* A second tour will be offered at 2:00 PM in the event that the 1:30 tour is full. * Community groups may request… | 1 event, – Tour: All the Rembrandt Drawings! Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's special presentation. First come, first served; space limited to 15 visitors per tour.* A second tour will be offered at 2:00 PM in the event that the 1:30 tour is full. * Community groups may request… | 7 events, –  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. – 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… –  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. October's project will be making layered abstract paintings, inspired by James Brooks's piece Bozrah. … |
| 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. – Tour: All the Rembrandt Drawings! Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's special presentation led by Dana Cowen, Sheldon Peck Curator for European and American Art before 1950. First come, first served; space limited to 15 visitors per tour.* * Community groups may request a free, private,… | 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. –  Wednesday, 10/23/19 | 7 PM From Personal to Universal Photographs by Rania Matar As a Lebanese-born American woman and mother, she has dedicated her artistic practice to exploring both sides of her cultural background, cross-cultural experience, and personal narrative, in addressing issues of personal and collective identity, through photographing girls and women both in the… | 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: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert… | 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: Mozart on the Moon/Astronauts at the Ackland: UNC Opera Preview Performances  Music in the Galleries: Mozart on the Moon/Astronauts at the Ackland: UNC Opera Preview Performances Mozart on the Moon/Astronauts at the Ackland: UNC Opera Preview Performances Saturdays, Oct 26 and Nov 2 | 2-4 PM Free and open to the public; no RSVP needed Join us for a pair of lively open rehearsals/preview performances featuring the cast of UNC Opera as they prepare for the premiere of their retro-futuristic,… |
| 2 events, – Family and Friends Sunday Sunday, 27 October 2019 | 2-5 PM Join us as we explore the Ackland’'s traveling exhibition, She Who Tells a Story. Enjoy exploring the art on view with a themed scavenger hunt Find hands-on art-making activities for all ages Learn more about the country of Jordan with a Carolina Navigators Culture… 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: Recent Films by Arab Women Filmmakers Tuesdays, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19 | 7 PM at the Varsity Theatre October 29, 2019: The Blessed Dir. Sofia Djama, Qatar, 2017 SYNOPSIS Algiers, a few years after the civil war. Amal and Samir have decided to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary… | 2 events, – Wednesday, 30 October 2019 | 12:20 PM Art for Lunch: What is "African" about "African Art"? Featuring Amanda Maples (UNC Art History; NCMA) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects) Join us for an interview-style talk with the Ackland's Elizabeth Manekin and the NCMA's Curator of African Art and UNC… – Tour: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert… | 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. –  Friday, November 1 | 3:30 PM Latif Bolat Pop-Up Performance Join us for a pop-up performance by Latif Bolat, renowned Turkish singer, composer, and scholar of Turkish music and folklore. With a vast repertory that includes songs in classical, folk and Sufi mystic music styles, he accompanies his singing on the baglama (long-necked lute),… | 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. – Mozart on the Moon/Astronauts at the Ackland: UNC Opera Preview Performances Saturdays, Oct 26 and Nov 2 | 2-4 PM Free and open to the public; no RSVP needed Join us for a pair of lively open rehearsals/preview performances featuring the cast of UNC Opera as they prepare for the premiere of their retro-futuristic,… |