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.

"The Andy Griffith Show," the classic sitcom set in the fictional Mayberry, North Carolina, remains a beloved show by many nearly 60 years after it ended. Now, a bill in the General Assembly would make it the official state TV show of North Carolina. Neal Brower joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry to talk about the show and its North Carolina connections.

One of Charlotte's biggest arts and culture events returns this weekend with a flood of performances, special events and larger-than-life interactive art installations.

UNC Charlotte professors collaborate on a project that explores how rock cracking changes as our atmosphere continues warming, with implications for everything from landslides to rockfall dangers.

A pre-Civil War farmhouse built by a wealthy gold miner in Mecklenburg County is up for sale in west Charlotte. The home has been restored by a local couple that saved it from demolition in 2014.

After nearly a century of entertaining audiences with vaudeville acts, films, musicals and concerts — followed by decades of neglect and a crumbling interior — the Carolina Theatre reopens in uptown Charlotte on Monday, restored by a $90 million renovation.

Cine Casual, a Charlotte nonprofit specializing in Latin American cinema, will host the Charlotte Latino Film Festival at the Independent Picture House in NoDa from March 27 to April 6.

At a time when many groups are scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, one group is pushing forward. The Charlotte Strings Collective is a group of local musicians highlighting Black composers and their work.

A new bookstore opens in Charlotte this weekend, and its shelves might leave readers feeling a little steamy. The Trope Bookshop, located off Central Avenue, is dedicated entirely to romance novels.

There’s a new film series in Charlotte that is the only one of its kind in the Carolinas. It’s called "Wavelengths," and it shows classic experimental movies. The series will include rare 16-millimeter films that have also been shown at the MoMA in New York and the Tate in London.