The NCCU Art Museum is proud to announce the "New Horizons" Art and Design Student Exhibition. Join us at the NCCU Art Museum for the 2025 New Horizons Student Exhibition, featuring works from the Art and Design department. This exhibition showcases talents across various disciplines and year levels. From March 23 to April 29, 2025, discover innovative visual stories from tomorrow’s artistic leaders. (This image was created by Mykia Edwards.)
The NCCU Art Museum presents a tribute exhibition celebrating Elizabeth Catlett. This exhibition, open to both the NCCU community and the public, runs through Sunday, March 16, 2025. The image shown here is Elizabeth Catlett's "Woman with a Guitar."
The NCCU Art Museum is honored to have presented a collaborative exhibition featuring the works of students from Durham Public Schools. The image shown here was created by Vera Lee, who is in the 7th grade at Githens Middle School. From January 12, 2025, through February 2, 2025, the exhibition highlighted the creativity and ingenuity of these young minds.
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) was proud to announce a special exhibition featuring the work of NCCU alumnus Tobias Rose, founder of Kompleks Creative, a leading Durham-based design agency. From October 24, 2024, through January 3, 2025, the exhibition showcased Rose’s inspiring journey from student to successful entrepreneur, highlighting his creative contributions to both the local community and the broader design industry.
The NCCU Art Museum was pleased to announce an upcoming exhibition, "Visions from Down East," featuring the work of North Carolina artist, Mike Bennett. The exhibition ran from Friday, August 16, 2024, through Thursday, October 17, 2024.
Hours of Operation
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday
Admission is free.
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Building Cultural Pride by Preserving and Collecting Works of Art
The creation of a museum for North Carolina Central University was a goal in the college's early days. Founder and President James E. Shepard understood the importance of the fine arts in building cultural pride by preserving and collecting works of art.
Pieces in Our Permanent Collection
Art Museum Publications
Special Exhibits Each Academic Year
View some of the previous exhibits at the NCCU Art Museum.
The museum’s permanent collection contains works by three major 19th-century African-American artists: Robert S. Duncanson, Edward M. Bannister and Henry Ossawa Tanner. The 20th century is represented by significant artists from the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and the WPA period of the 1930s. Among them are Richmond Barthe, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett and Jacob Lawrence
Welcome to a museum experience like no other – where curiosity meets inspiration. Embark on a captivating journey through time and culture at our museum, where each exhibit tells a unique story waiting to be explored.