The Museum’s permanent collection of more than 17,000 works of art, features holdings of Asian art and works on paper (drawings, prints, and photographs), as well as significant collections of European masterworks, 20th-century and contemporary art, and North Carolina pottery.
The Ackland organizes more than a dozen special exhibitions a year.
Exhibitions & Dates
The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Jan 25 2019 - Apr 7 2019
19th-century neuro-scientist's drawings reveal the relationship between art and science
Color Across Asia
Dec 21 2016 - May 26 2019
Art from across the continent, covering several millennia
Focus on the Peck Collection
Apr 27 2018 - Jan 20 2019
Explores three different approaches to the “empty room”
Patrick Dougherty: Step Right Up
Oct 27 2017 - Aug 31 2019
Large-scale site-specific outdoor art installation made entirely of tree saplings
Birthday Presents
Sep 20 2018 - Jan 6 2019
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ART& Lauren Frances Adams
Sep 21 2018 - Mar 10 2019
Featuring a site-specific commission by contemporary artist Lauren Frances Adams
A New Look: The Permanent Collection Galleries Re-energized
Dec 1 2018 - Dec 6 2020
A fresh look at post-1950 global art, African works, Asian art, recent acquisitions, and more