Public Tour: Discovering Art in Asheville
Interactive gallery tours led by volunteer educators and museum staff focus on rotating object selections and the museum’s history, highlighting collection gems and current exhibitions; no reservations required.
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Interactive gallery tours led by volunteer educators and museum staff, highlighting a rotating selection of collection objects and current exhibitions, with different focuses each visit and no reservations required.
Interactive gallery tours led by volunteer educators and museum staff, highlighting a rotating selection of collection objects and current exhibitions, with different focuses each visit and no reservations required.
Interactive gallery tours led by volunteer educators and museum staff, highlighting a rotating selection of collection objects and current exhibitions, with different focuses each visit and no reservations required.
Interactive evening tours led by volunteer educators and museum staff that illuminate the Asheville Art Museum’s history and rotating collection, focusing on select objects from current exhibitions; no reservations required.
Interactive evening tours led by volunteer educators and museum staff that illuminate the Asheville Art Museum’s history and rotating collection, focusing on select objects from current exhibitions; no reservations required.
Interactive evening tours led by volunteer educators and museum staff that illuminate the Asheville Art Museum’s history and rotating collection, focusing on select objects from current exhibitions; no reservations required.
Interactive docent led walks through Asheville Art Museum’s collection and current exhibitions, guided by volunteer educators or staff to spotlight rotating objects and institutional history; drop-in format with no reservations required.
Interactive docent led walks through Asheville Art Museum’s collection and current exhibitions, guided by volunteer educators or staff to spotlight rotating objects and institutional history; drop-in format with no reservations required.
Interactive docent led walks through Asheville Art Museum’s collection and current exhibitions, guided by volunteer educators or staff to spotlight rotating objects and institutional history; drop-in format with no reservations required.

Guided walkthrough of the current featured exhibition, with close looking commentary on artworks, themes, and interpretive context aimed at general audiences seeking deeper engagement with contemporary and historical works.

Guided walkthrough of the current featured exhibition, with close looking commentary on artworks, themes, and interpretive context aimed at general audiences seeking deeper engagement with contemporary and historical works.
Guided walkthrough of the current featured exhibition, with close looking commentary on artworks, themes, and interpretive context aimed at general audiences seeking deeper engagement with contemporary and historical works.

Guided evening walk through Asheville Art Museum's featured exhibition, with interpretive insights into key artworks and themes, set in the museum’s downtown Pack Square galleries.

Guided evening walk through Asheville Art Museum's featured exhibition, with interpretive insights into key artworks and themes, set in the museum’s downtown Pack Square galleries.
Guided evening walk through Asheville Art Museum's featured exhibition, with interpretive insights into key artworks and themes, set in the museum’s downtown Pack Square galleries.

Guided close-looking sessions led by a volunteer educator, using slow art techniques to promote relaxation, conversation, and deeper connection with works on view during a Friday evening gallery program.

Guided close-looking sessions led by a volunteer educator, using slow art techniques to promote relaxation, conversation, and deeper connection with works on view during a Friday evening gallery program.
Guided close-looking sessions led by a volunteer educator, using slow art techniques to promote relaxation, conversation, and deeper connection with works on view during a Friday evening gallery program.
Step into Gilded Age anecdotes and Civil War–era architecture on a historian-led evening stroll, with expert commentary, neighborhood stories, and local lore beginning from a downtown café rendezvous.
Step into Gilded Age anecdotes and Civil War–era architecture on a historian-led evening stroll, with expert commentary, neighborhood stories, and local lore beginning from a downtown café rendezvous.
Step into Gilded Age anecdotes and Civil War–era architecture on a historian-led evening stroll, with expert commentary, neighborhood stories, and local lore beginning from a downtown café rendezvous.

Hands-on, drop in studio sessions led by museum staff to experiment with paints, collage, and mixed media inspired by the Collection and current exhibitions; included with admission or free for members, all abilities welcome.

Hands-on, drop in studio sessions led by museum staff to experiment with paints, collage, and mixed media inspired by the Collection and current exhibitions; included with admission or free for members, all abilities welcome.
Hands-on, drop in studio sessions led by museum staff to experiment with paints, collage, and mixed media inspired by the Collection and current exhibitions; included with admission or free for members, all abilities welcome.

Place a single paper heart in front of an artwork crush during a museum-wide participatory Valentine's ritual, adding your heart to a collaborative floor display from Feb 14–15.

Place a single paper heart in front of an artwork crush during a museum-wide participatory Valentine's ritual, adding your heart to a collaborative floor display from Feb 14–15.
Place a single paper heart in front of an artwork crush during a museum-wide participatory Valentine's ritual, adding your heart to a collaborative floor display from Feb 14–15.

Quiet gallery strolls through exhibits tracing Black Mountain College's legacy of experimental arts education and modernist artists, plus rotating contemporary shows and research resources in a compact downtown space.

Quiet gallery strolls through exhibits tracing Black Mountain College's legacy of experimental arts education and modernist artists, plus rotating contemporary shows and research resources in a compact downtown space.
Quiet gallery strolls through exhibits tracing Black Mountain College's legacy of experimental arts education and modernist artists, plus rotating contemporary shows and research resources in a compact downtown space.

Leisurely guided shoreline stroll with interpretive remarks on local history and wetland ecology, ideal for families and newcomers seeking scenic sunset views and easy terrain.

Leisurely guided shoreline stroll with interpretive remarks on local history and wetland ecology, ideal for families and newcomers seeking scenic sunset views and easy terrain.
Leisurely guided shoreline stroll with interpretive remarks on local history and wetland ecology, ideal for families and newcomers seeking scenic sunset views and easy terrain.

Stroll the Arboretum with staff naturalists, identifying plants, spotting wildlife, and interpreting animal signs during a two hour exploratory outdoor walk that adapts to seasonal findings and participant questions.

Stroll the Arboretum with staff naturalists, identifying plants, spotting wildlife, and interpreting animal signs during a two hour exploratory outdoor walk that adapts to seasonal findings and participant questions.
Stroll the Arboretum with staff naturalists, identifying plants, spotting wildlife, and interpreting animal signs during a two hour exploratory outdoor walk that adapts to seasonal findings and participant questions.

Explore Western North Carolina history inside the Smith-McDowell House on A-B Tech’s campus, with five gallery spaces showcasing permanent and rotating exhibits spanning thousands of years; suggested adult donation is $10.

Explore Western North Carolina history inside the Smith-McDowell House on A-B Tech’s campus, with five gallery spaces showcasing permanent and rotating exhibits spanning thousands of years; suggested adult donation is $10.
Explore Western North Carolina history inside the Smith-McDowell House on A-B Tech’s campus, with five gallery spaces showcasing permanent and rotating exhibits spanning thousands of years; suggested adult donation is $10.

Material-focused mixed-media works by women artists from the Pacific Northwest, spanning textile, sculpture, and painting in a museum gallery setting; on view at Asheville Art Museum through May 17, 2026, gallery hours Wed–Sun.

Material-focused mixed-media works by women artists from the Pacific Northwest, spanning textile, sculpture, and painting in a museum gallery setting; on view at Asheville Art Museum through May 17, 2026, gallery hours Wed–Sun.
Material-focused mixed-media works by women artists from the Pacific Northwest, spanning textile, sculpture, and painting in a museum gallery setting; on view at Asheville Art Museum through May 17, 2026, gallery hours Wed–Sun.

Gallery survey of studio ceramics from the Gail and Brian McCarthy collection highlighting Highwater Clays' 45-year impact on WNC pottery. Timed exhibition at Asheville Art Museum runs through April 26, 2026.

Gallery survey of studio ceramics from the Gail and Brian McCarthy collection highlighting Highwater Clays' 45-year impact on WNC pottery. Timed exhibition at Asheville Art Museum runs through April 26, 2026.
Gallery survey of studio ceramics from the Gail and Brian McCarthy collection highlighting Highwater Clays' 45-year impact on WNC pottery. Timed exhibition at Asheville Art Museum runs through April 26, 2026.