The North Carolina Museum of Art houses the art collections of the State of North Carolina. The paintings and sculpture in the state's art collection represent more than 5,000 years of artistic heritage, from ancient Egypt to the present. The coll ection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, with works by Van Dyck, Jan Brueghel and Raphael, is internationally recognized. Significant American paintings include works by John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, and Georgia O'Keeffe. Also represented are collections of African, Oceanic, New World art, Egyptian, Greek and Roman art, 20th-century art, and Jewish ceremonial art.
Location:
2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh North Carolina
Telephone
919 839-6262
Other Art nearby:
(Chapel Hill) Ackland Art Museum - UNC
(Durham) African American Dance Ensemble
(Durham) American Dance Festival
(Selma) American Music Jubilee at Rudy Theatre
(Carrboro) Animation and Fine Art Galleries
(Raleigh) Artsource Fine Art and Framing Gallery
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02/21 Coming to The Raleigh area
Virginia Pork Festival Emporia VA June12 The Virginia Pork Festival is one of the East Coast's largest food festivals, combines outstanding pork dishes with continuous live music from multiple stages.
John Blue Cotton Festival Laurinburg NC October12-13 Performances on an outdoor stage,vendor area with beautifully displayed crafts, clothing, and artwork, and wonderful food prepared by all of the food vendors.
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