NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART - Raleigh Art Museum

  • 2110 Blue Ridge Road
    Raleigh, NC 27607-6494
  • +1 919 839 6262
  • www.ncartmuseum.org
Average Rating
4.0
10+ reviews
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Yelp
4.5
8+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel
3.5
2+ reviews
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Admission:
Free admission to the museum and the permanent collection
Collections:
The state's art collection spans more than 5,000 years, from ancient Egypt to the present. The ancient collection includes Egyptian funerary art and important examples of sculpture and vase painting from the Greek and Roman worlds. The collection of Europ
Open Hours:
9am-5pm Wed-Sat; 10am-6pm Sun; closed Mon-Tue,Tues-Thurs & Sat 9am-5pm; Fri 9am-9pm; Sun 10am-5pm,Times vary by event
NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART
2110 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607-6494
Description
  • ... in 1947 when the General Assembly appropriated $1 million in state funds for the purchase of works of art, making North Carolina the first state in the nation to use public funds to buy a collection of art, the institution has dedicated ... more on MuseumStuff.com
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  • This museum's collection spans more than 5,000 years, ... more on TripAdvisor
  • This museum houses a major collection of European paintings, plus American, 20th-century, ancient, African, Oceanic, and Judaic exhibits. The ... more on Frommers
  • ... Museum of Art includes a massive permanent collection documenting 5,000 years of creative expression from ancient Egypt to the present. They also feature several changing exhibits each year, along with ... more on Weather.com
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4.0
bike trails at the art museum

(12/04/06)

... museum also has a bike trail that leads across the interstate and through Meridith College. It s only about 8 miles to the end and back. Once you are at the end you are in the midst ... By A Yahoo! User from Raleigh, NC, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Reviews from Yahoo! Travel

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4.0
Nice Museum - Great Tour and Lunch

(Sep 10, 2006)

... you are a casual art lover like I am, it's a nice place to stop for lunch and have a look around. We had a wonderful tour guide give us a 1 hour look at some of the finer pieces in the museum. The museum shop is wonderful with typical ... VaBelle35, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor

4.0
addyline l. 's review

... used to have an amazing sculpture of branches and tangled wood that you could play hide and seek in. But they took it down and put up ... a user of yelp.com. Reviews from Yelp

5.0
And its FREE!

(09/09/05)

... I feel like a break from tv, shopping, or going out to eat - the mundane activities of life, I roll on down to the art museum in Raleigh. Its in a pretty good location, down the street from the fairgrounds and from the college. I ... By A Yahoo! User from Fuquay-Varina, NC, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Reviews from Yahoo! Travel

5.0
Eric M. 's review

... one of the best ways to kill time in Raleigh. It's free to get in to the museum itself (there can be a charge for certain exhibits) ... a user of yelp.com. Reviews from Yelp

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