North Carolina Museum of Art

This is an amazing museum and we didn’t get to explore all of it because of how huge it is. We love art so we spent about 3 hours walking around learning & looking at African American art, European art, WWII art, Christian art, and many more other powerful artistic pieces with a historical background. The museum is absolutely free to explore which is great but no food and drinks inside the place. There’s about 2-3 different buildings to go into.

The museum features stunning, thoughtfully curated works of art by talented Black, Indigenous, and artists of color, many of which carry powerful messages challenging racism, sexism, and colonialism. Even better, admission is free, making it accessible to everyone. The museum is spread across two buildings and also includes an outdoor area, perfect for a leisurely stroll. You can easily spend an entire afternoon exploring the diverse exhibits and enjoying the atmosphere. I highly recommend it to anyone, whether you're an art enthusiast or just looking for a relaxing and inspiring way to spend your day.

I hadn't been to the art museum in many years, and I was pleased with the updates to their collections. I really enjoyed the special exhibit, "The Time Is Always Now." It's a very beautiful, peaceful place to hang out with friends, take a walk on a nice day, or even explore alone. General admission is free.

Today was our first visit. We didn’t exactly know what to expect. I discovered that it gets very busy during the week of Art in Bloom in March. There were a lot of dressed up people. There’s still enough space for everyone in the park outside and the Museum building inside. The museum has a wonderful app with a map and audio recorded tours. I’d like to see them improve the map, so that it has information about where are the entrances to the museum buildings. It was confusing. We wondered a little. The play area in the East Building, level C is cool. It was fun for my kids and I to play there. My take away: check the Museum website before your visit.

This is the place if you love art! A wide variety of realism...religious artwork...landscape art..African artwork..Egyptian artwork...I love how the landscape art is so realistic you could just imagine yourself there...the museum...All the modern art is beautiful and great use of color and the lines are powerful! The portraits of the upperclass show great facial expressions of just how egotistical high society was back then...If your near Raleigh this museum is a must!!

As a family and senior portrait photographer in Raleigh, the NC Museum of Art is my absolute number one favorite location to shoot! It has so much variety in one place - open fields, urban staircases, sculpted walls, wispy grasses a romantic bridge, dreamy weeping willows, striking sculptures, and so much more! It is beautiful year-round! Every corner feels like a new backdrop, which makes it perfect for both family and senior sessions!

I love a good art museum and this is one of the best I've been to! The exhibits were top tier and interesting. There are so many to see with how vast the premise is. You could spend all day here if you wanted.

Visiting The Art in Bloom exhibit in March was such a brilliant experience. One that I shared with a friend who surprised me with an invitation. We spent over three hours wandering from one permanent artwork and corresponding floral interpretation to another. Surprising! Amazing! Beautiful!