Calendar of Events
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| 1 event, –  Join the Ackland as Ackland F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) focus on one of the Harlem Renaissance's leading artists, Hale Aspacio Woodruff and his piece, Landscape (Mississippi, Soil Erosion), seen on the right. We will be considering the variety of ways that humans depict and interact with their environments by looking closely at Landscape (Mississippi,… | 1 event, –  Join us for Yoga in the Galleries! The hour-long session is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne Marshall. Take a break from your day and explore the world of yoga in the beautiful setting of the Ackland. Beginners are welcome. Yoga mats are available, but you are welcome to bring your own. Wear comfortable clothing… Free – $5 | 0 events, | 0 events, | 2 events, –  Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa. Advance registration required; space is limited. If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others. This program is supported by the… Free –  A murder-mystery and romance combine in this Indian cult film that caps off our Global Cult Cinema series. Om Shanti Om Farah Khan, 2007, India, 2h 42m Introduction by Priya Shanker, UNC-Wilmington FILM SYNOPSIS In the 1970s, Om, an aspiring actor, is murdered, but is immediately reincarnated into the present day. He attempts to discover… | 1 event, – Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection and our special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa. Advance registration required; space is limited. If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others. This program is… Free | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 1 event, – Join us for Yoga in the Galleries! The hour-long session is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne Marshall. Take a break from your day and explore the world of yoga in the beautiful setting of the Ackland. Beginners are welcome. Yoga mats are available, but you are welcome to bring your own. Wear comfortable clothing… Free – $5 | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, –  Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection and our special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa. Advance registration required; space is limited. If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others. This program is… Free | 2 events, – Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa. Advance registration required; space is limited. If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others. This program is supported by the… Free –  View Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa during the Ackland’s monthly evening hours, held in conjunction with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2nd Friday ArtWalk. From 5:00 to 6:15 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity to meet special guest Karen Smith, metalsmith, educator, and founder of We Wield The Hammer, a nonprofit metalsmith training program… | 3 events, –  Join us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired by works in Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa. 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… Free – $5 –  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… Free – $5 – Join us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired by works in Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa. 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… Free – $5 |
| 0 events, | 1 event, –  Join us for Yoga in the Galleries! The hour-long session is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne Marshall. Take a break from your day and explore the world of yoga in the beautiful setting of the Ackland. Beginners are welcome. Yoga mats are available, but you are welcome to bring your own. Wear comfortable clothing… Free – $5 | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, – Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa. Advance registration required; space is limited. If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others. This program is supported by the… Free | 2 events,  Join the Ackland Art Museum on an exclusive two-day tour of museums, galleries, private collections, and auction houses during Asia Week, the annual celebration of Asian art throughout metropolitan New York and premier destination for Asian art collectors and enthusiasts. We are thrilled to have Kendal Parker, Director of Asian Art at Leland Little, leading us with… $1,500 – Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection and our special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa. Advance registration required; space is limited. If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others. This program is… Free | 1 event, |
| 1 event, –  Join us for an open house at ShopSpace, a non-profit metalworking shop in Raleigh. Take a tour of the forging and fabrication studios while snacking on treats from Empire Eats Catering! Hear from Robert Bemis (blacksmith and historic trades specialist for North Carolina Historic Sites) about how the history of metalwork in North Carolina relates to African traditions, and learn about the Ackland’s current exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige:… | 1 event, –  Join us for Yoga in the Galleries! The hour-long session is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne Marshall. Take a break from your day and explore the world of yoga in the beautiful setting of the Ackland. Beginners are welcome. Yoga mats are available, but you are welcome to bring your own. Wear comfortable clothing… Free – $5 | 0 events, | 1 event, –  Join Weixin Zhou, Ackland Graduate Teaching Fellow, for an informal conversation about the Ackland's Mughal perforated sandstone screen, a work featured in the Ackland’s Close Looks project and part of the Museum's permanent collection. Plan to look closely and think collectively. Registration is limited. Sign up for free tickets to this in-person program below. The Ackland Art… Free | 2 events, – Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa. Advance registration required; space is limited. If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others. This program is supported by the… Free –  This program has been rescheduled from January 28th. Please join us on March 24th! -- With Drs. John and Nicole Dintenfass, Moderated by Peter Nisbet Join us for an intimate conversation with Drs. John and Nicole Dintenfass about their lifelong passion for collecting art, the latest in a series of talks with collectors whose works… Free | 1 event, – Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection and our special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa. Advance registration required; space is limited. If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others. This program is… Free | 0 events, |
| 2 events, – Explore the dazzling world of art made with metal for March's Ackland F.A.M. (Families at the Museum). Activities marked with an asterisk will be available following Family & Friends Sunday while supplies last! The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7,… –  Join us for a half-hour close look at two objects on one theme from the Ackland's collection with an Ackland Student Guide! Anna Baechtold '23 leads participants in a tour entitled “Memory In Art" with Peaches by Hung Liu and Mounted Standard (Alam) by an unknown artist. Free, no registration needed. | 1 event, – Join us for Yoga in the Galleries! The hour-long session is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne Marshall. Take a break from your day and explore the world of yoga in the beautiful setting of the Ackland. Beginners are welcome. Yoga mats are available, but you are welcome to bring your own. Wear comfortable clothing… Free – $5 | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, – Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection and our special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa. Advance registration required; space is limited. If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others. This program is… Free | 1 event, – Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa. Advance registration required; space is limited. If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others. This program is supported by the… Free | 0 events, |