
Public Tour: Featured Exhibition
A relaxed, interactive tour of a current featured exhibition, guided by volunteer educators or Museum staff. Explore the artwork and ideas on view through conversation and expert context.
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Follow Asheville’s history on an expert-guided excursion, discovering local stories and historical context across the city. A relaxed walking tour brings the area’s past into focus.
Follow Asheville’s history on an expert-guided excursion, discovering local stories and historical context across the city. A relaxed walking tour brings the area’s past into focus.
Follow Asheville’s history on an expert-guided excursion, discovering local stories and historical context across the city. A relaxed walking tour brings the area’s past into focus.

Live musical performances bring a relaxed Sunday listening atmosphere to an art museum setting, pairing a cultural outing with a gallery-adjacent sound experience.

Live musical performances bring a relaxed Sunday listening atmosphere to an art museum setting, pairing a cultural outing with a gallery-adjacent sound experience.
Live musical performances bring a relaxed Sunday listening atmosphere to an art museum setting, pairing a cultural outing with a gallery-adjacent sound experience.

A deep dive into lathe-based making, tracing how spinning wood and tool marks shaped an artistic movement. Expect close-looking at turned forms and sculptural textures in a quiet, curated gallery context.

A deep dive into lathe-based making, tracing how spinning wood and tool marks shaped an artistic movement. Expect close-looking at turned forms and sculptural textures in a quiet, curated gallery context.
A deep dive into lathe-based making, tracing how spinning wood and tool marks shaped an artistic movement. Expect close-looking at turned forms and sculptural textures in a quiet, curated gallery context.

An arts-centered exploration of American sound and musical culture invites visitors to consider how the nation’s sonic identity connects with broader creative traditions.

An arts-centered exploration of American sound and musical culture invites visitors to consider how the nation’s sonic identity connects with broader creative traditions.
An arts-centered exploration of American sound and musical culture invites visitors to consider how the nation’s sonic identity connects with broader creative traditions.

Explore woodland trails in small groups while volunteer guides share insights into diverse forest types, wildflowers, plant and tree identification, and the natural history of the North Carolina Arboretum.

Explore woodland trails in small groups while volunteer guides share insights into diverse forest types, wildflowers, plant and tree identification, and the natural history of the North Carolina Arboretum.
Explore woodland trails in small groups while volunteer guides share insights into diverse forest types, wildflowers, plant and tree identification, and the natural history of the North Carolina Arboretum.

A jazz trio brings live jazz into an evening museum setting, pairing intimate ensemble sounds with the Asheville Art Museum’s cultural atmosphere for a relaxed Third Thursday gathering.

A jazz trio brings live jazz into an evening museum setting, pairing intimate ensemble sounds with the Asheville Art Museum’s cultural atmosphere for a relaxed Third Thursday gathering.
A jazz trio brings live jazz into an evening museum setting, pairing intimate ensemble sounds with the Asheville Art Museum’s cultural atmosphere for a relaxed Third Thursday gathering.
Explore Arboretum trails with staff naturalists, observing flora, fauna, and intriguing natural phenomena. This guided outdoor learning walk invites curious participants to notice ecological details and ask questions.
Explore Arboretum trails with staff naturalists, observing flora, fauna, and intriguing natural phenomena. This guided outdoor learning walk invites curious participants to notice ecological details and ask questions.
Explore Arboretum trails with staff naturalists, observing flora, fauna, and intriguing natural phenomena. This guided outdoor learning walk invites curious participants to notice ecological details and ask questions.

Explore Western North Carolina forests, mountains, everyday objects, and reflective water through watercolor and impressionistic perspectives. Three artists invite fresh attention to beauty hidden in familiar scenes.

Explore Western North Carolina forests, mountains, everyday objects, and reflective water through watercolor and impressionistic perspectives. Three artists invite fresh attention to beauty hidden in familiar scenes.
Explore Western North Carolina forests, mountains, everyday objects, and reflective water through watercolor and impressionistic perspectives. Three artists invite fresh attention to beauty hidden in familiar scenes.

Textile-inspired visual works explore warp and weft structures through repeating grid patterns and modern design motifs. A gallery setting invites close looking at texture, geometry, and material-driven abstraction.

Textile-inspired visual works explore warp and weft structures through repeating grid patterns and modern design motifs. A gallery setting invites close looking at texture, geometry, and material-driven abstraction.
Textile-inspired visual works explore warp and weft structures through repeating grid patterns and modern design motifs. A gallery setting invites close looking at texture, geometry, and material-driven abstraction.

Explore Asheville, Buncombe County, and Western North Carolina history through readings and guided discussions inspired by themes from a local exhibit. The four-part series brings curious community members together for regional learning.

Explore Asheville, Buncombe County, and Western North Carolina history through readings and guided discussions inspired by themes from a local exhibit. The four-part series brings curious community members together for regional learning.
Explore Asheville, Buncombe County, and Western North Carolina history through readings and guided discussions inspired by themes from a local exhibit. The four-part series brings curious community members together for regional learning.

Abstract works take over a downtown Asheville gallery in a multi-month exhibition exploring color, shape, and texture through contemporary visual art. Browse at your own pace during the fall-to-winter run ending in early January.

Abstract works take over a downtown Asheville gallery in a multi-month exhibition exploring color, shape, and texture through contemporary visual art. Browse at your own pace during the fall-to-winter run ending in early January.
Abstract works take over a downtown Asheville gallery in a multi-month exhibition exploring color, shape, and texture through contemporary visual art. Browse at your own pace during the fall-to-winter run ending in early January.

A guided evening walk out at Lake Junaluska starting from the Asheville Visitor Center, built around an easy pace, lake views, and local storytelling. Ideal for visitors seeking a scenic stroll and casual community connection.

A guided evening walk out at Lake Junaluska starting from the Asheville Visitor Center, built around an easy pace, lake views, and local storytelling. Ideal for visitors seeking a scenic stroll and casual community connection.
A guided evening walk out at Lake Junaluska starting from the Asheville Visitor Center, built around an easy pace, lake views, and local storytelling. Ideal for visitors seeking a scenic stroll and casual community connection.
A relaxed beginner birdwatching walk explores garden paths and wooded trails in search of Asheville’s most colorful resident birds. Learn to observe local wildlife while enjoying the Arboretum’s landscapes.
A relaxed beginner birdwatching walk explores garden paths and wooded trails in search of Asheville’s most colorful resident birds. Learn to observe local wildlife while enjoying the Arboretum’s landscapes.
A relaxed beginner birdwatching walk explores garden paths and wooded trails in search of Asheville’s most colorful resident birds. Learn to observe local wildlife while enjoying the Arboretum’s landscapes.

A relaunched First Friday art walk turns downtown into a self-guided gallery hop with pop-up exhibitions, artist meet-and-greets, and maker booths. Stroll between studios and storefronts for a lively, street-level arts district vibe.

A relaunched First Friday art walk turns downtown into a self-guided gallery hop with pop-up exhibitions, artist meet-and-greets, and maker booths. Stroll between studios and storefronts for a lively, street-level arts district vibe.
A relaunched First Friday art walk turns downtown into a self-guided gallery hop with pop-up exhibitions, artist meet-and-greets, and maker booths. Stroll between studios and storefronts for a lively, street-level arts district vibe.

Stroll neighborhood porches and yards to meet 16 local artists and browse handmade work, with live music, a coffee truck, and baked goods adding a relaxed community feel.

Stroll neighborhood porches and yards to meet 16 local artists and browse handmade work, with live music, a coffee truck, and baked goods adding a relaxed community feel.
Stroll neighborhood porches and yards to meet 16 local artists and browse handmade work, with live music, a coffee truck, and baked goods adding a relaxed community feel.

Two-hour guided walking tour of the historic Black Mountain College campus at Lake Eden, visiting the Dining Hall, Lodges, Quiet House, and Studies Building while highlighting Jean Charlot frescoes and campus architecture.

Two-hour guided walking tour of the historic Black Mountain College campus at Lake Eden, visiting the Dining Hall, Lodges, Quiet House, and Studies Building while highlighting Jean Charlot frescoes and campus architecture.
Two-hour guided walking tour of the historic Black Mountain College campus at Lake Eden, visiting the Dining Hall, Lodges, Quiet House, and Studies Building while highlighting Jean Charlot frescoes and campus architecture.
Slow, sensory nature immersion along arboretum trails using shinrin yoku style prompts to unwind and reset. A guided outdoor wellness walk focused on mindful breathing, quiet observation, and stress relief in scenic gardens.
Slow, sensory nature immersion along arboretum trails using shinrin yoku style prompts to unwind and reset. A guided outdoor wellness walk focused on mindful breathing, quiet observation, and stress relief in scenic gardens.
Slow, sensory nature immersion along arboretum trails using shinrin yoku style prompts to unwind and reset. A guided outdoor wellness walk focused on mindful breathing, quiet observation, and stress relief in scenic gardens.

Attend an open municipal meeting for public discussion and local government business. Residents can observe Asheville City Council proceedings in person at City Hall’s Council Chamber.

Attend an open municipal meeting for public discussion and local government business. Residents can observe Asheville City Council proceedings in person at City Hall’s Council Chamber.
Attend an open municipal meeting for public discussion and local government business. Residents can observe Asheville City Council proceedings in person at City Hall’s Council Chamber.

Geometric barn quilt patterns and evocative photography celebrate Western North Carolina’s rural heritage and enduring craft traditions. Explore regional folk art through the work of local makers and Asheville photographers.

Geometric barn quilt patterns and evocative photography celebrate Western North Carolina’s rural heritage and enduring craft traditions. Explore regional folk art through the work of local makers and Asheville photographers.
Geometric barn quilt patterns and evocative photography celebrate Western North Carolina’s rural heritage and enduring craft traditions. Explore regional folk art through the work of local makers and Asheville photographers.

Contemporary works across multiple media explore repetition through recurring gestures, techniques, and patterns. Subtle variations and accumulated marks reveal how making again and again can build rhythm, meaning, and resonance.

Contemporary works across multiple media explore repetition through recurring gestures, techniques, and patterns. Subtle variations and accumulated marks reveal how making again and again can build rhythm, meaning, and resonance.
Contemporary works across multiple media explore repetition through recurring gestures, techniques, and patterns. Subtle variations and accumulated marks reveal how making again and again can build rhythm, meaning, and resonance.
