We use words to talk about art: richly textured, impressionistic, muted colors. Sometimes, however, words are part of the art. This thematic offering looks at five works in the Mint’s collection that include, or indeed center on, a word or text. And at the variety of ways words or text are used to amuse, to […]

The Mint Museum was the first art museum established in North Carolina in 1936, but before that museum building showcased art, it housed the first branch of the U.S. Mint — hence the museum name. This tour gives a brief history of the museum and visits both museum locations as it highlights pieces from the […]