North Carolina Museum of Art

The North Carolina Museum of Art is a state art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a permanent collection that ranges from antiquities to contemporary art. The institution is built around a campus that integrates indoor galleries and a large outdoor Museum Park.

Indoor highlights include galleries of European, ancient, African and modern and contemporary works; the adjacent Museum Park adds large-scale outdoor sculpture and more than a mile of trails across meadow and woodland. The 164-acre park is a major feature used for sculpture viewing and walking.

Founded in the mid-20th century as a state-supported museum, the institution expanded its campus with a major building and park development that opened in the 21st century to integrate indoor and outdoor collections. The museum now programs exhibitions, education and public events across the campus.

The museum is located on the west side of Raleigh, on a dedicated campus that is accessible from the city’s road network and serves as a cultural destination for the region.

• Museum Park size: The museum campus includes a 164-acre Museum Park that links outdoor sculpture and landscape with the indoor collection and walking trails.
• Collection strengths: Collections span ancient through contemporary art with particularly notable holdings in European paintings and modern sculpture.

What to See #

• West Building: A purpose-built modern building completed as part of the museum campus that houses rotating exhibitions and parts of the permanent collection.
• Museum Park: A landscaped park covering roughly 164 acres with walking trails, large-scale outdoor sculptures and meadow and woodland zones that connect to the museum galleries.