Ackland Art Museum

Ackland Art Museum
Ackland Art Museum is located in North Carolina
Ackland Art Museum
Shown within North Carolina
EstablishedSeptember 20, 1958 (1958-09-20)[1]
LocationChapel Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates35°54′44″N 79°03′16″W / 35.91236°N 79.05443°W / 35.91236; -79.05443
TypeArt museum
DirectorCarolyn Allmendinger, interim director and director of education and interpretation [2]
CuratorPeter Nisbet deputy director for curatorial affairs
Dana Cowen Sheldon Peck Curator for European and American Art before 1950
Lauren Turner associate curator for contemporary art and special projects[2]
Public transit accessChapel Hill Transit
Websitewww.ackland.org

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 (1855–1940) to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[3] It is located at 101 S. Columbia Street near the intersection of Franklin Street at the northern edge of campus.

It is free of charge to visitors and offers a wide selection of events related to exhibition, community, and university topics.

  1. ^ "History of the Ackland". Ackland Art Museum. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Staff Directory". Ackland Art Museum. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "Ackland Art Museum: About". Artinfo. 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.

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