Feb 7
8:00 am
The Mint Museum to Play Host to Nike and Jordan Brand NBA All-Star Weekend Events
by Jen Cousar
The Mint Museum to Play Host to Nike and Jordan Brand NBA All-Star Weekend Events North Carolina’s first art museum joins forces ...
One Museum, Two Locations
What To See
The Mint Museum’s Schiff-Bresler Family Fiber Art Gallery has a new look, with works by Edwina Bringle, Ian Woo, Carol Eckert, and more joining Hildur Bjarnadóttir’s Urban Color Palette, Charlotte.
Things To Do
No matter which location you visit or if you are a student, adult, or family, an experience at The Mint Museum is as unforgettable as it is inspiring.
Shop At The Mint
From exhibition-specific merchandise to collection-inspired books and products, the shops at both locations offer gifts as tasteful and elegant as the museum itself.
Rent The Mint
Whether it’s a wedding, a corporate event, or any special occasion, The Mint Museum offers an unparalleled experience at its two dynamic locations.
Blogs
Jan 7
5:28 pm
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by Jen Cousar
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Nov 26
4:04 pm
10 Ways to Spend ‘Date Night’ at the Mint!
by Leigh Dyer
This fall we expanded our hours at Mint Museum Uptown on Fridays, staying open until 9 PM. It’s a new ‘date night’ option fo ...
Events
Feb 20 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
HBCUs, Pan-Hellenic Greeks, & Social Clubs Night
Come see Spoken Word Artist & Performer Quentin “Q” Talley (Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. member) perform at 7 PM. Wear your school, fraternity, sorority, or social club colors. Guests can enjoy the exhibition African-Print Fashion Now!, light snacks, cash bar, and funnel cakes by Goldfingers food truck. FREE Event. (HBCU: Historically Black Colleges & Universities) Special thanks to Doug Davis for AV support.
This event is located at 
Mint Museum Randolph
Feb 20 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Free Wednesday Evenings
Both locations of The Mint Museum offer free admission every Wednesday from 5–9 PM. READ MORE
Feb 20 5:30 PM - 7:45 PM
NC Yoga Bar at the Mint
Participate in a one-hour yoga class with NC Yoga Bar and then explore the Mint’s galleries* every week during Free Wednesday Evenings. READ MORE
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See our photos from visitors to the galleries in our two locations:
Beauford Delaney poured himself into his art, a quality that is almost palpable in this vibrant, dynamic canvas. Writing about Delaney’s paintings in 1962, artist and critic Paul Jenkins could easily have been referring to “Untitled”: “It was as if he had cut hundreds of flowers and crushed them. Stems and all.”
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Beauford Delaney. “Untitled,” detail, 1959, oil on canvas. Museum Purchase: The Katherine and Thomas Belk Acquisition Fund. 2017.7. © Estate of Beauford Delaney, by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esq., Court Appointed Administrator
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Beauford Delaney. “Untitled,” detail, 1959, oil on canvas. Museum Purchase: The Katherine and Thomas Belk Acquisition Fund. 2017.7. © Estate of Beauford Delaney, by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esq., Court Appointed Administrator
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The Nike takeover continues Saturday Feb 16 & Sunday Feb 17 at Mint Museum Uptown. Details at link in bio! 🏀🔥⛹️♂️#TheMintMuseum #ownthegame #nbaallstar
Although this simple yet exceedingly elegant sideboard looks like it could have been made during the Arts & Crafts movement, family lore held that it was actually created by slaves for back-of-house use at a plantation in Eastern North Carolina. .
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Unknown American Maker (Union County, North Carolina). “Plantation Sideboard,” circa 1845, walnut. Gift of James A. Strawn. 1959.20
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Unknown American Maker (Union County, North Carolina). “Plantation Sideboard,” circa 1845, walnut. Gift of James A. Strawn. 1959.20
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This moving bust of a small boy, created by Augusta Savage, a leader of the Harlem Renaissance, has a secret. It’s made of plaster, not bronze! It has a connection to Charlotte as well: Savage was a mentor to Romare Bearden early in his career.
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Augusta Savage. “Gamin,” circa 1930, painted plaster. Museum Purchase: Mint Museum Auxiliary Fund. 2008.58
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Augusta Savage. “Gamin,” circa 1930, painted plaster. Museum Purchase: Mint Museum Auxiliary Fund. 2008.58
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Mint Museum Uptown, and the entire Levine Center for the Arts Campus Uptown has a new look for NBA All-Star Weekend 2019. For all Nike related events at Mint Museum Uptown click the link in our bio! Photos from @mattshdr
This jug, created during the middle of the nineteenth century, shows how popular the image and text (“Am I not a Man and a Brother?”) found on a medallion produced by Wedgwood to support the abolitionist movement had become.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Unknown Maker. “Pearlware Jug,” circa 1852-1875, pearlware. Museum Purchase. D1980.17
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Unknown Maker. “Pearlware Jug,” circa 1852-1875, pearlware. Museum Purchase. D1980.17
This tiny medallion, produced in England, became a powerful international abolitionist symbol in the 18th century. The question is simple, yet profound: “Am I not a Man and a Brother?” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Wedgwood. (William Hackwood, modeler). “Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade Medallion,” designed in 1787, jasperware, silver.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Wedgwood. (William Hackwood, modeler). “Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade Medallion,” designed in 1787, jasperware, silver.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Designer Kyemah Mcentyre, @mindofkye, gained national attention when her own Dashiki-printed prom dress she designed in 2015 was featured in a New York Times article highlighting Afrocentric prom attire. This showstopper dress is now on view at Mint Museum Randolph as a part of special exhibition ‘African-Print Fashion Now!’
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The Prom Slayer Dress by Kyemah McEntyre, 2016, Mind of Kye, East Orange, New Jersey; Vlisco wax print, Angelina. Courtesy Fowler Museum at UCLA. Photo: Don Cole.
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The Prom Slayer Dress by Kyemah McEntyre, 2016, Mind of Kye, East Orange, New Jersey; Vlisco wax print, Angelina. Courtesy Fowler Museum at UCLA. Photo: Don Cole.
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You're never too young to start visiting the Mint! Visitor photos are our favorite! Tag us with #TheMintMuseum or use @themintmuseum for a chance to see your photo on our page.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We commissioned this work just before opening our Mint Museum Uptown location. The artist asked local residents to talk about their perceptions of Queen Charlotte, the city’s namesake. How would you have responded?
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Ken Aptekar. “Charlotte’s Charlotte,” 2009, oil on canvas on panel with glass. Museum Purchase: exchange funds from the gifts of various donors. 2010.24A-F. © Ken Aptekar, 2009
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Ken Aptekar. “Charlotte’s Charlotte,” 2009, oil on canvas on panel with glass. Museum Purchase: exchange funds from the gifts of various donors. 2010.24A-F. © Ken Aptekar, 2009
In this highly detailed painting, Gastonia native John Biggers traces myriad connections between African and Southern cultures. At the center of it all are a husband and wife, solid and strong. Can you find them?
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John Biggers. “Wheel in Wheel,” 1981. Collection of Williams O. Perkins, III. L2016.11.2. Art © John T. Biggers Estate/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
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John Biggers. “Wheel in Wheel,” 1981. Collection of Williams O. Perkins, III. L2016.11.2. Art © John T. Biggers Estate/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
