The North Carolina Museum of Art has evolved from its humble beginnings to its new home, an impressive modern structure on Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh. Now the question of future direction must be addressed.
The North Carolina Museum of Art recently transferred 96 drawings by Nowicki, an architect who designed Dorton Arena, to the Visual Arts Department at North Carolina State University.
The North Carolina Museum of Art purchased four paintings thought to be by Rembrandt but later discovered that they were painted by Jan Lievens or other artists of the Rembrandt school.
The Art in the Schools program, begun in the 1970s, combines classroom lessons with a visit to the North Carolina Museum of Art for a tour of the works of art studied in the classroom.
A study of the similarities between the work of Rembrandt and that of Jan Lievens. The North Carolina Museum of Art acquired four paintings thought to be Rembrandts; however, these paintings have now been attributed to Lievens.
The North Carolina Museum of Art, acknowledged as possessing one of the finest collections of European art in America, was honored by having one of its pieces, \"Madonna and Child in a Landscape,\" chosen as the Postal Service's traditional Christmas stamp.
The 1993 North Carolina Artists Exhibition, open to any artist resident in the state working in any media, is open for viewing October 2-December 5, 1993.
Teachers from across the state attended the eighth annual series of workshops and seminars approved by the Department of Public Instruction. The workshops allow state teachers to obtain recertification credits to update their teaching credentials.
Pfeiffer College alumnus Lawrence J. Wheeler, former deputy secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, is the new director of the North Carolina Museum of Art.
Lawrence J. Wheeler, new director of the North Carolina Museum of Art, has many goals, such as development of the museum's landscape, programming expansion, and upgrading technology.