Explore the art of dining from the early 19th century through our Portals to the Past exhibition. Engage with our renowned ceramics collection by delving into dining etiquette and table settings to uncover the elegance and complexity of historical dining practices.
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Celebrate the opening of The Communion of White Dresses, a collaborative and interactive exhibition created by artist Monique Luck and North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green that reimagines tradition and symbolism and serves as primary source to invite female audiences to share stories of generational white dress culture. Shelton Green will give a poetry […]
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Join Constellation CLT artist Kenny Nguyen and curator Jamila Brown in conversation for the opening celebration of Nguyen’s installation Adaptations. About the artist and installation: The Cambridge Dictionary defines adaptation as “the process in which a living thing changes slightly over time to be able to continue to exist in a particular environment.” Kenny Nguyen […]
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Members enjoy a presentation and walking tour of Whitfield Lovell: Passages with Jen Sudul Edwards, Ph.D., Chief Curator & Curator of Contemporary Art. Whitfield Lovell is renowned for his masterful conté crayon portraits and multisensory installations that focus on aspects of African American history while raising universal questions about identity, memory, and America’s collective heritage. […]
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1 event,Take a break in the day to hear from a museum docent about works of art in our museum’s collection.
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2 events,Personal memory and cultural history combine in this New York Times Notable Book by Christopher Benfey, with many connections to the Mint’s ceramic collections. Red Clay details Benfey’s maternal family’s connection to the soil and the Seagrove Community of potters. Black Mountain College played an important role in the lives of Anni and Josef Albers, […]
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Personal memory and cultural history combine in this New York Times Notable Book by Christopher Benfey, with many connections to the Mint’s ceramic collections. Red Clay details Benfey’s maternal family’s connection to the soil and the Seagrove Community of potters. Black Mountain College played an important role in the lives of Anni and Josef Albers, […]
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1 event,Do you know the foods your family brought to America? Do you know about newer immigrants and their foods in America now? Learn about these and other ‘melting pot’ cuisines as Chef Lee travels across America. His book was Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library’s selection for its 2024 Community Read theme “Food as a Connector.” Enjoy a conversation […]
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1 event,Sue Monk Kidd’s pre-Civil War story presents two extraordinary women: one an urban enslaved descendant of Fon people of western Africa; the other a planter-class Charlestonian who evolves into a Quaker abolitionist and feminist. Enjoy a conversation about The Invention of Wings, then take a docent-led tour to create connections between the book and works […]
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3 events,Join us for a 10-minute art talk with a museum docent. Talks will take place at 1:30 PM and 2:00 PM on prospective Saturdays. Look for the “Mint on the Dot!” signs on the gallery floor.
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Join us for a 10-minute art talk with a museum docent. Talks will take place at 1:30 PM and 2:00 PM on prospective Saturdays. Look for the “Mint on the Dot!” signs on the gallery floor.
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Members enjoy an in-depth tour of select pieces from the Mint's exhibition, Portals to the Past, which features eighteen-century British works of art, led by Mint Museum docents. These works are part of the Mint permanent collection and presents more than 200 objects that are interpreted through a variety of thematic lenses—function, style, manufacturing technique, […]
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1 event,Interior designers and book authors Cortney and Robert Novogratz return to Charlotte to discuss their new book “The Novogratz Chronicles: Lessons Learned from Twenty-Five Years of Buying and Renovating Houses.” (Charlotte is the first stop on the book tour!) Moderated by local interior designer Holly Phillips The husband-and-wife design duo (and parents to seven children) […]
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1 event,Join us for a 10-minute art talk with a museum docent. Talks will take place at 1:30 PM and 2:00 PM on prospective Saturdays. Look for the “Mint on the Dot!” signs on the gallery floor.
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