With a permanent collection that includes everything from masterworks by Rembrandt and Picasso to contemporary photographs by North Carolina artists and with programming ranging from family friendly tours and studio time to lectures on art history by leading experts, the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) in Raleigh truly offers something for everyone.

Since becoming the first art museum supported with state funds in 1956, the NCMA has consistently grown and is now one of premiere art museums in South. Some of the highlights of its collection include the southeast’s biggest collection of Rodin sculpture and an extension collection of Judaic ceremonial objects.

The museum regularly hosts top special exhibitions and puts on dozens of films, art making sessions, lectures and other programs each month. Its 164-acre Museum Park is home to more than a dozen monumental works of art and is the country's largest museum park.

Visit the N.C. Museum of Art in Raleigh

Visit the North Carolina Museum of Art

East Building and West Building Galleries
Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and some holidays (see below)

Museum Store and Exhibition Store
Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm

NCMA Café
Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm

East Café
Friday–Sunday, 11 am–4 pm

Museum Park and Welcome Center
Park open daily, including holidays, from dawn to dusk

Welcome Center restrooms open daily dawn to dusk; food and retail hours seasonal, with current hours Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm (weather permitting)

Gallery Holiday Closures

Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 28, 2024
Christmas, Tuesday, December 24–Wednesday, December 25, 2024
New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Easter, Sunday, April 20, 2025

Call the museum at (919) 839-NCMA for more information.