Adults
Join us for engaging programs designed to enhance your appreciation of the Museum’s permanent collection, exhibitions, and stunning 164-acre park. From book club gatherings and Sunday afternoon lectures to events in the Museum Park, there are a variety of exciting possibilities for connecting with your Museum.
Friday, February 24 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Fairy Tales and Other Literature in Ancient Egypt
The pyramids, temples, and treasure-filled tombs have eclipsed ancient Egypt’s more intellectual... Read more >
Friday, February 24 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, February 24 | 6 pm
That’s Amore: An Exploration of Venus and Love through the Ages
Enjoy a lively introduction to the Museum’s collection with 30-minute gallery conversations that... Read more >
Friday, February 24 | 7 pm
That’s Amore: An Exploration of Venus and Love through the Ages
Enjoy a lively introduction to the Museum’s collection with 30-minute gallery conversations that... Read more >
Friday, February 24 | 8 pm
Film: Masculin Féminin
A serious young intellectual and an aspiring pop chanteuse, “the children of Marx and... Read more >
Sunday, February 26 | 3 pm
Chamber Music: Montage Music Society presents Starry Night Project
The Montage Music Society is a collective of top-flight classical musicians who perform in... Read more >
Friday, March 2 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, March 2 | 8 pm
Film: The Mollycoddle
An expatriate dandy must reclaim his red-blooded manhood to defeat a gang of diamond smugglers... Read more >
Friday, March 9 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, March 9 | 5:30 pm
Invisible: The New Obsolete
Invisible is the brainchild of Greensboro-based musicians/ artists/designers Bart Trotman and... Read more >
Friday, March 9 | 8 pm
Film: Vitaphone Varieties
In early talkie days, many vaudevillians stepped offstage to immortalize their acts on film.... Read more >
Saturday, March 10 | 7:30 pm
Purim Madness
Join the Friends of the Judaic Art Gallery for a festive evening of food, music, and... Read more >
Tuesday, March 13 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Drawing the Line
What does an artist need to consider when arranging a composition? Gain a deeper understanding... Read more >
Friday, March 16 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, March 16 | 8 pm
Film: The Match King
Wolfish William plays an industrialist who corners safety match production with epic financial... Read more >
Saturday, March 17 | 10 am
Artist Discussion: Artist to Artist
For nearly a year, the NCMA has enjoyed an extended loan from Bennett College of a work by... Read more >
Saturday, March 17 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Edward Durell Stone: American Modernist
Edward Durell Stone, designer of the NCMA’s East Building, was one of the first American... Read more >
Sunday, March 18 | 2:30 pm
Lecture: El Anatsui: A Curator’s Perspective
Dr. Lisa Binder, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum for African Art, discusses the work... Read more >
Friday, March 23 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Curator’s Highlights: El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa
Linda Dougherty, chief curator and curator of contemporary art, explores the five-decade-long... Read more >
Friday, March 23 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, March 23 | 8 pm
Film: BUtterfield 8
A party girl wakes up in a strange bed and “borrows” a mink coat for the taxi ride home,... Read more >
Saturday, March 24 | 10 am
Public Workshop: Lines That Link Communities
Fayetteville, N.C. The Friends of African and African American Art of the Arts Council of... Read more >
Sunday, March 25 | 2 pm
Lecture: John Singer Sargent’s Israel and the Law: The Key to a Missing Keynote
Israel and the Law holds a crucial place in John Singer Sargent's mural cycle at the Boston... Read more >
Tuesday, March 27 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Taking Shape
How do artists use positive and negative shapes in a work of art? Explore shapes within a... Read more >
Friday, March 30 | 5:30 pm
Auction Preview
This month Art in the Evening and Art of the Auction come together for a unique Friday night.... Read more >
Friday, March 30 | 8 pm
Film: Lover Come Back
A prissy virgin gets ready to sacrifice her virtue to land the advertising account for a... Read more >
Wednesday, April 4 | 6:30 pm
Book Club: The Prophet of Zongo Street
A collection of interconnected stories relating the experiences of Ghanaian immigrants, both in... Read more >
Tuesday, April 10 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: El Anatsui: Materials and Message
What do the materials used in a work of art convey about the culture in which it was produced?... Read more >
Friday, April 13 | 6 pm
The Power of the Female Spirit
Discover the power of the female spirit that accompanies the ceremony surrounding the Sande... Read more >
Friday, April 13 | 7 pm
The Power of the Female Spirit
Discover the power of the female spirit that accompanies the ceremony surrounding the Sande... Read more >
Saturday, April 14 | 7 pm
Art of the Auction
The thrill of the auction returns to the NCMA—the inaugural auction was such a resounding... Read more >
Sunday, April 15 | 3 pm
Chamber Music: McIver Quartet presents Paris in the Time of Rodin
The McIver Quartet is a recently formed ensemble of distinguished string players who serve on... Read more >
Thursday, April 19 | 6:30 pm
Film Screening and Discussion: Fold, Crumple, Crush: The Art of El Anatsui
Art historian and videographer Dr. Susan Vogel discusses the making of her documentary about the... Read more >
Friday, April 20 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Friend or Foe: Ancient Egypt and Its Neighbors
Who were Egypt’s neighbors, and did they get along? Was Egypt influenced by foreign cultures?... Read more >
Friday, April 20 | 6 pm
Ceremonial Menagerie
Explore a variety of ceremonial headdresses, pendants, and other adornments that capture the... Read more >
Friday, April 20 | 7 pm
Ceremonial Menagerie
Explore a variety of ceremonial headdresses, pendants, and other adornments that capture the... Read more >
Friday, April 20 | 8 pm
Film: Down with Love
Barbara Novak, an ambitious career gal in 1962 New York City, seeks to prove that women can have... Read more >
Tuesday, April 24 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Color, Form, and Canvas
How do artists simplify or exaggerate forms in a work of art? Look at various abstract works and... Read more >
Thursday, April 26 | 6:30 pm
Art + Cuisine: Design and Installation of El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa
Featuring art made from both conventional materials and highly unusual media and construction,... Read more >
Thursday, April 26 | 6:30 pm
Documentary Screening: Fold, Crumple, Crush: The Art of El Anatsui
Fayetteville, N.C. This documentary, produced by art historian and videographer Susan Vogel,... Read more >
Friday, April 27 | 6 pm
Honoring the Dwellers in Heaven
The power and symbolism of the colorful Egungun Costume is at the center of this talk. Explore... Read more >
Friday, April 27 | 7 pm
Honoring the Dwellers in Heaven
The power and symbolism of the colorful Egungun Costume is at the center of this talk. Explore... Read more >
Friday, April 27 | 8 pm
Film: The Ipcress File
Michael Caine’s career shot into the stratosphere playing the anti-James Bond, a noiresque loner... Read more >
Sunday, April 29 | 1 pm
Music in the Galleries
The NCMA launches a series of occasional musical performances staged in the beautiful galleries... Read more >
Friday, May 4 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: New Acquisitions in the NCMA Collection
Are you curious about how works of art are added to the Museum’s collection? Join the Museum’s... Read more >
Friday, May 4 | 6 pm
On the Veranda with Kings and Queens
Wander past the exquisitely carved posts that support the verandas of Nigerian kings and... Read more >
Friday, May 4 | 7 pm
On the Veranda with Kings and Queens
Wander past the exquisitely carved posts that support the verandas of Nigerian kings and... Read more >
Friday, May 4 | 8 pm
Film: OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies
Dujardin (2011 Cannes Best Actor) is hilariously natty as Bond-ish OSS 117, a spy who doesn’t... Read more >
Tuesday, May 8 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Panoramic Paintings
What tricks does an artist use to make things appear closer or farther away? Observe how artists... Read more >
Friday, May 11 | 6 pm
Join the Congregation
Examine the work of South African artist Ledelle Moe in this discussion of Congregation, a... Read more >
Friday, May 11 | 7 pm
Join the Congregation
Examine the work of South African artist Ledelle Moe in this discussion of Congregation, a... Read more >
Friday, May 11 | 8 pm
Film: 9 to 5
A secretary is not a toy,” opined How to Succeed . . . , and, finally, secretaries wreak revenge... Read more >
Friday, May 18 | 6 pm
Pattern and Textile: Lines That Link Culture
Explore the rich tapestry of fabrics, patterns, and symbolism in the textiles of the African... Read more >
Friday, May 18 | 7 pm
Pattern and Textile: Lines That Link Culture
Explore the rich tapestry of fabrics, patterns, and symbolism in the textiles of the African... Read more >
Sunday, May 20 | 3:30 pm New Time
Lecture: Secrets of the Silver Pharaoh: The Tombs and Treasures of Tanis
Dr. Peter Lacovara, Senior Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art, Michael C.... Read more >
Tuesday, May 22 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Good Impressions
How does an artist use color and brushstrokes to capture an impression of a subject? Explore... Read more >
Friday, May 25 | 6 pm
Channeling the Divine
From the Ghanaian fertility doll to the Yoruba Twin Figures sculptures and a variety of... Read more >
Friday, May 25 | 7 pm
Channeling the Divine
From the Ghanaian fertility doll to the Yoruba Twin Figures sculptures and a variety of... Read more >
Saturday, May 26 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: El Anatsui: Adventures in Installation and Conservation
Perry Hurt, NCMA associate conservator, began researching conservation issues related to... Read more >