Ackland Art Museum

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UNC’s renowned Ackland Art Museum collects, preserves and presents compelling art to educate, inspire and engage the University and its regional, national and global audiences in free and open inquiry. Our collection, ranging from antiquities to modern masterpieces, presents the breadth of artistic creation — on an intimate scale. With a commitment to accessibility, dynamic conversation and expansive thinking, we put the “art of understanding” at the heart of what we do. By looking closely and carefully at works of art — the familiar, the unexpected, the challenging — we connect people with the beauty and complexity of our large world.

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Explore Stories

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Rare Rembrandts and other Dutch Drawings

Take a peek at the Peck Collection’s first major exhibition

An engraving of two indigenous people of North Carolina by Theodor de Bry
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Michael N. Joyner ’77 Donates Collection of Rare Engravings

Michael N. Joyner ’77 donates collection of rare engravings depicting North Carolina’s original inhabitants to the Ackland Art Museum.

A member of the Hamel family stands inside a  sculpture outside of the Ackland Art Museum
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Carolina’s Jewel

The Ackland Museum fosters a comfortable and family-friendly environment.

Hanging posters promoting the Ackland Art Museum
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Building a Foundation

"Being a fellow at the Ackland was an invaluable experience."

Painting at the Ackland Art Museum
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Teaching while learning — the student guide experience

"Teaching others about art while also still learning new information never gets old."

The Barzin Family
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‘A place that has given us so much’

“It is an incredible gift to be able to view and learn about art in such an accessible venue.”