ncmuseums

An occasional list of exhibits, programs, and events at North Carolina museums. Sponsored by the North Carolina Museums Council.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

The Winter 2007 NCMC Newsletter has just been released, and is available for your review online at the website. Click on News to find a link, or on the item in the right-hand column. Or if you prefer, go straight to the pdf.

The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, will hold a free Astronomy Days 2007 event on January 27 (9-5) and January 28 (1-5 p.m.), with special activities both days. The museum will also have a showing of Randy Olson's film, Flock of Dodos: The Evolution/Intelligent Design Circus, on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. (free). The Nature Art Gallery will feature photography by three women, of flora and fauna at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, from February 2 through April 1. Go to their website for all the details.

The Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte, will host an exhibit called Observations by Ann Wolff of Berlin. The exhibit opens to the public on Saturday, January 27. It will be the only United States venue that will host the exhibit of sculptural forms of studio glass.

The Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro Cultural Center, will open a new exhibit of sculpture by Jon Ray Smith on January 19th; it will remain on display through February 24.

The Craven Community College Faculty Exhibition is open in New Bern, at the Bank of the Arts, through January 27. It includes photography by Kurt Eslick, sculpture by Tripp Jarvis and mixed-media drawings by Bryan Kite. Call (252) 638-2577 for hours and information.

The High Point Museum will offer a blacksmithing demonstration in the Historical Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 3rd, and from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, February 4th (free). At the same times on February 10 and 11, stop by to make a fan and learn about Flirting with the Fan in time for Valentine's Day ($1 fee).

Monday, January 08, 2007

The McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, is offering a one-day workshop in Japanese Shibori Resist Dying, taught by Janet Lasher, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 27 ($25 members, $35 non-members, limited to 20 participants). A four-week session in Solarplate Etching begins the same day and runs through February 10, taught by Annabel Manning. Session is $115 for members, $130 for non-members, and is limited to 15 participants. For more details or registration, call Christopher Lawing at (704) 332-5535 or see their website.

The Orange County Historical Museum, Hillsborough, is seeking photographs, videos, artifacts and other items related to the desegregation of public schools in their home county. In February, a new special exhibit, With All Deliberate Speed, will open on this subject. Contact the museum at (919) 732-2201 or e-mail director@orangecountymuseum.org if you have artifacts or other donations of interest.

Port Discover, Elizabeth City, will hold its Toddler Time on Thursday, Jan. 18th -- 2 and 3-year olds for one hour at 9:30 a.m.; 4 and 5 year olds at 11. Reservations are required -- (252) 338-6117. Critter Feeders, the theme, is also available to children visiting during normal museum hours of operation.

The current traveling exhibit at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, will continue through February 11: SPACE: A Journey to our Future. Also, the museum will celebrate Groundhog Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, February 2, and will open from 5-9 p.m. that day as part of downtown Raleigh's First Friday.

January 13 marks the opening of the newest IMAX nature film at Discovery Place, Charlotte -- Hurricane on the Bayou, telling the before, during and after story of Hurricane Katrina. Showtimes and ticket information are available at their website, or by calling (800) 935-0553.

Two half-day workshops for Community Historians are being offered at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum, Harkers Island. Sessions are free, but volunteers must attend both, on January 13 and January 27.

Reynolda House Museum of American Arts will host Grandma Moses: Grandmother to the Nation, a traveling exhibition, from January 27 to April 22, 2007. The opening reception is Friday, January 26, at 7 p.m. A series of special events include a March 3 symposium (fee), a Back to the Farm Community Day (March 25), five gallery talks, and folk musician Jeff Warner's concert on February 3.

The Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, is planning a symposium on The Burnside Expedition, 1862, on Friday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 10 at 9 a.m. Reservations are required; call (252) 335-1453 for information.

The N.C. Maritime Museum, Beaufort, will host an exhibition, The Artistry of Charles McNeill, from February 3 through May 6, 2007.