Ackland Art Museum

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address:101 South Columbia Street  Chapel Hill, NC 27599 phone:919-966-5736 website:Ackland Art Museum email:

Events Calendar

Sunday, November 15th

Music In The Galleries - Ackland Public Program

when:2:00pm, Chapel Hill, NC
venue:Ackland Art Museum

Sunday, December 20th

Music In The Galleries - Ackland Public Program

when:2:00pm, Chapel Hill, NC
venue:Ackland Art Museum

The Ackland Art Museum was founded through the bequest of William Hayes Ackland (1855-1940) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Ackland Trust provided the funds to construct the museum building, and that trust continues to provide for the purchase of works of art.

Mission Statement

The Ackland Art Museum animates, inspires, and transforms people's lives with works of art. As an academic unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Museum acquires, preserves, exhibits, and interprets works of art to fulfill the University's mission to provide teaching, research, and public service to the people of North Carolina. 

Latest News

Sage in the Bamboo Grove - The Legacy of Sherman E Lee


In 1998, Curator of Collections Timothy Riggs worked with the eminent Asian art scholar Sherman Emery Lee on plans to reinstall the Asian collection at the Ackland. Though Riggs... Read more

Situating the Self in Nineteenth Century Europe and America

Situating the Self in Nineteenth Century Europe and America investigates the changing notions of selfhood that emerged over the course of the long nineteenth century (1789 -... Read more

Open Drawing Session

Draw inspiration from the Ackland Collection and express yourself. Community members are invited to draw in the galleries on the third Saturday of every month. Work on your own... Read more