Current Shows

Experience art that speaks to the heart and mind.

The Philips Collection

The Phillips Collection at the North Carolina Museum of Art features amazing modern and contemporary artwork that really grabs your attention. You’ll see bold colors, creative ideas, and pieces that make you pause and think. It adds a fun and inspiring twist to the museum, showing how art keeps changing and growing.

The Rodin Garden

The Rodin Garden at the North Carolina Museum of Art is a calm, beautiful place where you can explore incredible bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin. With trees, flowers, and quiet walkways all around, it feels like art and nature are working together. It’s the perfect spot to relax, take pictures, or just enjoy some peaceful time outside.

An abstract mixed-media artwork featuring bold colors and textures.
An abstract mixed-media artwork featuring bold colors and textures.
Native Culture
Color Burst

This abstract art piece uses bold shapes and bright colors to express emotion without relying on a clear subject or scene. The mix of lines and textures creates movement, almost like the artwork is alive. Everyone who looks at it can see and feel something different, making the experience personal and unique.

The Native Art exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art celebrates the creativity and traditions of Native artists from across the Americas. Each piece tells a story—whether through pottery, beadwork, or modern art—about identity, community, and culture. It’s a meaningful and eye-opening part of the museum that helps visitors understand and appreciate Indigenous voices.