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Mint Museum Uptown
Mint Museum Uptown houses the internationally renowned Craft + Design collection, as well as outstanding collections of American, contemporary, and European art.
Designed by Machado and Silvetti Associates of Boston, the five-story, 145,000-square-foot facility combines inspiring architecture with cutting-edge exhibitions to provide visitors with unparalleled educational and cultural experiences. Located in the heart of Charlotte’s burgeoning city center, Mint Museum Uptown is an integral part of the Levine Center for the Arts, a cultural campus that includes the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture, the Knight Theater, and the Duke Energy Center. Mint Museum Uptown also features a wide range of visitor amenities, including the 240-seat James B. Duke Auditorium, the Lewis Family Gallery, art studios, a restaurant, and a museum store.
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Exhibition - Naji Al-Ali: “Borderless”
Self-taught artist Naji Al-Ali was born in Dubai, grew up in Qatar, spent summers in Egypt with his family, and moved to Charlotte in 2017. His works of art are influenced by his travels, Palestinian heritage, and present surroundings. Al-Ali…
Read More »Exhibition - Fashion Reimagined: Themes and Variations 1760 – Now
Fashion Reimagined: Themes & Variations 1760 – Now In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the fashion collection’s founding in 1972 by the Mint Museum Auxiliary, Fashion Reimagined features 50 outstanding examples of…
Read More »Exhibition: Rendezvous With Rothko
For the first time in its 85-year history, The Mint Museum has not one, but two, Mark Rothko paintings on view. Through a long-term loan with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., two paintings by the Abstract Expressionist painter Mark…
Read More »Exhibition - Craft in the Laboratory: The Science of Making Things
Craft in the Laboratory: The Science of Making Things is the first installation in the Southeast to explore how craft artists and designers use science and math concepts when creating works of art. Presented by Müller Corporation, Craft in the…
Read More »Exhibition - American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection
American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection American Made: Paintings and Sculptures from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection features more than 100 paintings and sculptures from the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD…
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