Museums and Galleries
The North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC North Carolina is known for its storied traditions in craft, from the functional ware by early Moravian artisans in Salem and Bethabara to the creative exuberance of today’s studio craft artists at the Penland School and throughout the state. But few are aware of the wealth that awaits visitors to North Carolina’s many superb art museums. In every region of the state, treasures abound, illuminating the aesthetic sensibilities of bygone eras and civilizations and perspectives on modern life through the art of our own time. The following list features some of the state’s most notable collecting and non-collecting art museums. Use it to plan your journey, one we know you’ll find rewarding. Take your first steps with us here.
Ackland Art Museum
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Columbia Street, Campus Box 3400
Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-3400
(919) 966-5736
www.ackland.org
Asheville Museum of Art
2 South Pack Square at Pack Square
Asheville, N.C. 28802-1717
(828-253-3227
www.ashevilleart.org
Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center
56 Broadway
PO Box 18912
Asheville, NC 28801-0912
828/350-8484
www.blackmountaincollege.org
Blowing Rock Museum of Art & History
159 Chestnut Street
PO Box 828
Blowing Rock, NC 28605-9055
828/295-9099
http://www.blowingrockmuseum.org
Cameron Art Museum
3201 S 17th Street
Wilmington, N.C. 28412
(919) 395-5999
www.cameronartmuseum.com
Contemporary Art Museum
409 West Martin St.
Raleigh, NC 27603-1819
(919) 513-0946
www.camraleigh.org
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
1785 Island Rd
PO Box 556
Harkers Island, NC 28531-9670
252/728-1500
www.coresound.com
Greenville Museum of Art
802 South Evans Street
Greenville, N.C. 27834-3268
(252) 758-1946
www.gmoa.org
Gregg Museum of Art & Design
2610 Cates Ave
Campus Box 7306
Raleigh, NC 27695-7306
919/515-3503
www.ncsu.edu/gregg
Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts & Culture
551 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC 28202-1839
704/547-3700
www.ganttcenter.org/web
Hickory Museum of Art
243 3rd Avenue, NE
Hickory, N.C. 28601
(828) 327-8576
www.hickorymuseumofart.org
The Light Factory Contemporary Museum of Photography and Film
345 N College St Ste 211
PO Box 32815
Charlotte, NC 28202-2113
704/333-9755
www.lightfactory.org
Mint Museum of Art
2730 Randolph Road
Charlotte, N.C. 28207-2031
(704) 337-2000
www.mintmuseum.org
Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
900 Old Salem Rd
PO Box 10310
Winston-Salem, NC 27101-5277
336/721-7300
www.mesda.org
Nasher Museum of Art
Duke University
2001 Campus Drive
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 684-5135
www.nasher.duke.edu
North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607-6494
(919) 839-6262
www.ncartmuseum.org
North Carolina Pottery Center
250 East Avenue
Seagrove, North Carolina
(336) 873-8430
www.ncpotterycenter.com
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
2250 Reynolda Rd
PO Box 7287
Winston Salem, NC 27106-5117
336/758-5150
www.reynoldahouse.org
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art
750 Marguerite Dr
Winston-Salem, NC 27106-5826
336/725-1904
www.secca.org
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
423 W King St
PO Box 32139
Boone, NC 28607-3523
828/262-3017
www.turchincenter.org
Weatherspoon Art Museum
University of North Carolina-Greensboro
(Corner of Spring Garden and Tate streets)
Greensboro, N.C.
(336) 334-5770
weatherspoon.uncg.edu
Winston-Salem State University Diggs Gallery
601 S Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Winston Salem, NC 27110-0001
336/750-2458
www.wssu.edu/diggs/home.asp
Click here for a complete listing of North Carolina Museums and Galleries in our database
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