Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University is a major center for the arts in Durham, North Carolina, and the surrounding region. Formerly the Duke University Museum of Art, it was founded in 1969 with the acquisition of 200 medieval works from the Ernest Brummer Collection, and was housed in a former science building on the East Campus until a new 65,000-square-foot building designed by architect Rafael Viñoly opened on Duke's central campus in 2005. The museum was renamed the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in honor of the late Raymond D. Nasher, a Duke alumnus, collector and benefactor. It organizes and presents leading-edge exhibitions that travel to institutions worldwide, and its permanent collection strengths include Medieval art, art of the Americas (largely pre-Columbian), Classical Antiquities, and modern and contemporary art. Admission is free for all.

Formerly the Duke University Museum of Art, the museum was founded in 1969 with the acquisition of 200 medieval works from the Ernest Brummer Collection. It was housed in a former science building on the East Campus until the new building opened on Duke's central campus in 2005. The museum was renamed the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, in honor of the late Raymond D. Nasher, Duke alumnus, collector and benefactor. The 65,000-square-foot building was designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, and opening day was October 2, 2005. Since opening in 2005, the museum has organized and presented leading-edge exhibitions that travel worldwide, and from the beginning it has been dedicated to building a groundbreaking collection of contemporary art, with a collection strategy emphasizing works by diverse artists who have been historically underrepresented. More than 1 million people have visited the museum since 2005.

A major center for the arts in Durham, North Carolina, and the surrounding region; a laboratory for ambitious work embedded in a leading research university; free admission for all.

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