Museums

The Mint Museum Randolph’s African art galleries are open again after closing for an extensive, multi-year renovation. The galleries have expanded from two spaces to three and curators say they represent a broader and more honest depiction of the African art in the Mint’s collection.

Happening this February: Three Bone Theatre and Lee St. Theatre debut new plays; big canvases ask big questions at the Bechtler and the Gantt Center; and Charlotte gets lit at Black Trivia Night and a nostalgic hip-hop concert.

The name Belle da Costa Greene might not ring a bell, but New York's renowned historic Morgan Library and Museum is trying to change that.

A new art exhibit is open in downtown Salisbury with works by Picasso, Monet and Renoir all displayed side by side. The collection was owned by a wealthy man who grew up in Salisbury, and every student in Rowan County will have a chance to see it this school year.

After a 4-year-old boy broke a 3,500-year-old vase, a museum in Israel viewed it as an educational opportunity and invited him and his family back to learn about how they would restore the item.

The Hickory Aviation Museum receives a new plane for its collection: A Harrier "jump jet."

For nearly 25 years, the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville has been telling the stories of Airborne soldiers who fought in every major conflict since World War II. This year, Cumberland County Commissioners denied the museum’s request for $200,000 in local funding.

After an eight-year restoration and fundraising effort, Charlotte's historic Siloam School building will reopen to the public this Saturday with a special homecoming event.

The Sullenberger Aviation Museum will open to the public on June 1 — and Captain C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger and his flight crew that completed the “Miracle on the Hudson” landing will attend the grand opening, the museum announced Tuesday.

Massive chandeliers, neon tumbleweed and a gardenscape of glass are part of this new Biltmore exhibit.