 Fine art from across the ages is well-represented in North Carolina. Visit www.ncmuseums.org to view a list of all of the state’s museums – art, history, science and children’s. |
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In the heart of downtown, permanent collections and multiple galleries with changing exhibitions draw interest in this western mountain town.
Asheville,
NC
http://www.ashevilleart.org
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On a 9.5 acre woodland park, in a new (2002) 45,000-square-foot building, the Cameron’s 6 to 8 exhibitions annually mix with permanent collections as the facility shares its site with the remains of a Civil War battlefield.
Wilmington,
NC
http://www.cameronartmuseum.com
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Already a fine facility on 5.8 acres in the museum’s second home, established in 1978, the Fayetteville Museum of Art is looking aggressively down the road, too – a new, architecturally-striking home is in the planning stages.
Fayetteville,
N.C.
http://www.fayettevillemuseumofart.org
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Started with a focus on American art, Hickory’s collections that include paintings, prints, art glass, clay and pottery are bolstered by changing exhibitions in several airy galleries.
Hickory,
Hickory
http://www.hickorymuseumofart.org
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Changing exhibits in both museums, a host of events and activities, education programs and more mark the Mint Museum of Art (North Carolina’s first, in 1936) and the Mint Museum of Craft & Design.
Charlotte,
http://www.themintmuseums.org
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On the Central Campus of Duke University, the state-of-the-art Nasher Museum, all 65,000 square feet of it, opened in 2005. As you might expect on a campus, exhibitions and programs are combined with educational activities and publications at the Nasher.
Durham,
N.C.
http://www.nasher.duke.edu
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On the northwest edge of Raleigh, the state’s art museum facility marries collections and changing exhibitions with a 164-acre museum park, often decorated with sculpture and other special outdoor exhibits.
Raleigh,
N.C.
http://www.ncartmuseum.org
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What a great combination – the charming historic "bungalow" home of tobacco baron R.J. Reynolds also houses a wonderful collection of American art from the 1800s and 1900s, as well as a changing exhibit space.
Winston-Salem,
N.C.
http://www.reynoldahouse.org
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The new cultural complex in Rocky Mount includes a host of art-related exhibitions throughout the year in support of the Center’s goal of art education.
Rocky Mount,
http://www.rockymountnc.gov/artscenter
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