At this free virtual panel, Ackland director Katie Ziglar speaks with Vice Provost for Global Affairs and former diplomat Barbara Stephenson about the power of cultural diplomacy, meditating on the provocative question, “Can Art Prevent War?” Questions about the power … Read more
The exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa explores the roles of metal objects in sustaining, unifying, and enhancing life in African communities while demonstrating the aesthetic and expressive power of metal arts. For millennia, African metalsmiths have drawn upon … Read more
Susan Cooksey (Harn Museum of Art) in conversation with Victoria L. Rovine (Art History, UNC-Chapel Hill) Join the Ackland Art Museum for a free virtual conversation about Peace, Power & Prestige, with exhibition curator Dr. Susan Cooksey (Curator Emerita of … Read more
The Global Cult Cinema series continues with this Thai cult film blending westerns and romance. Tears of the Black Tiger Wisit Sasanatieng, Thailand, 2000, 1h 50m Introduced by Martin Johnson, UNC Dept. of English & Comparative Literature FILM SYNOPSIS “In … Read more
The next Global Cult Cinema screening is the kung-fu classic that made Bruce Lee famous. The Big Boss Wei Lo, Hong Kong, 1971, 1h 40m Introduced by Martin Johnson, UNC-Chapel Hill FILM SYNOPSIS Cheng, played by Bruce Lee, is a … Read more
A murder-mystery and romance combine in this Indian cult film that caps off the Global Cult Cinema series. Om Shanti Om Farah Khan, 2007, India, 2h 42m Introduction by Priya Shanker, UNC-Wilmington FILM SYNOPSIS In the 1970s, Om, an aspiring actor, … Read more
Join the Ackland Art Museum at Chapel of the Cross (304 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill) for a special performance of music from the Dutch golden age, presented in connection with the Ackland’s current exhibition Drawn to Life: Master Drawings … Read more
Carolina Public Humanities is teaming up with the Ackland Art Museum to explore the beauty of the natural world and the dynamic, multifaceted aspects of humanity during the Dutch Golden Age. Join Dana Cowen, Sheldon Peck Curator at the Ackland Art Museum, … Read more
Join Ackland for the next screening in the Ackland Film Forum’s Spring 2023 series Do Something: Responding to Climate Change presented by UNC Film Studies and the Ackland Art Museum. Introduction by Dr. Gustavo Furtado (Duke University) Synopsis In this … Read more
Lotus Moon and Nandina Staff presents and contrasts the work of two major Japanese artists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, taking its title from translations of their names. Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) was a Buddhist nun who became very … Read more
