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The Ackland Art Museum is a museum and academic unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded through the bequest of William Hayes Ackland to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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The Ackland Art Museum is a museum and academic unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded through the bequest of William Hayes Ackland to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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ReniusRenius
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A delightful tour of the museum and it’s free! We saw the “Beautiful Brain” exhibit full of amazing drawings by Santiago Ramon y Cajal. Also displayed were Asian statues from India, Rome, and other countries. I especially enjoyed Rodin’s and Degas’ sculptures! The paintings by Rubins and Herb Jackson were stunning. Hours: W-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5 Off M, T Will definitely plan on going back! On a side note: Don’t touch any of the exhibits! We tried to read the carvings on a wooden chicken coop while lifting a lid. A security guard came running over to reprimand us! Oops 😬
Dorothy BoboDorothy Bobo
30
We enjoyed visiting the Ackland Art museum. A very first for me is that the original patron that left money in his will to begin the museum is interred at the museum and his mosoleum is on display. There are pottery, statuary, paintings and other media on display. It was very interesting to wander thru and read the descriptions. If info was knows about the artist that was often included. The restrooms are located at the back, left of the first floor. There is parking on the street.
April WilliamsApril Williams
20
One of the best art museums I've ever been to, a great find while I was staying in Chapel Hill. There was a really great variety of art, with lots of really interesting Asian and African art. There was a really great collection, I was very very impressed. Plus, its super interesting that the founder originally donated his collection to be displayed at Duke, but they wouldn't let him be buried in the museum, so he moved it to UNC!
August ZeidmanAugust Zeidman
30
Ackland Museum is an art museum located in the downtown of Chapel Hill. It is indeed a small museum, but I love their collections. I've visited this museum for 3 times and in each visit I saw different collection. The staff are nice and helpful. My last visit was the first day of Yayoi Kusama's exhibition. Though I couldn’t see a lot of her work, I can at least enjoy some of her fascinating masterpiece.
Suci FarahdillaSuci Farahdilla
20
We held an event with 70 guests at the Ackland and got rave reviews from everyone! The Art& space is a perfect spot for a talk with the lobby for our catering table and bar. Not to mention having the actual art galleries for everyone to walk through and see. All of the Ackland staff was wonderful to work with! Such a fun part of UNC to share with guests from out of town.
Angela PaigeAngela Paige
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(919) 966-5736
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ackland.org
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