Press release from the Asheville Art Museum:
The Museum is undergoing an exciting transformation, with major construction about to begin on the New Asheville Art Museum! The Museum’s 2 S. Pack Square location will temporarily close beginning October 31 to allow for major construction and to keep our Permanent Collection safe and secure.
We’ll be busy packing up during the month of November, and in December we are opening a small Pop-Up Museum, which will house our gift shop, a rotating intimate exhibition gallery and an education studio, at 175 Biltmore Avenue: The Asheville Art Museum On the Slope. It will also serve as the temporary offices for our staff.
As we enter this time of transition, we are excited to continue an active schedule of programming for all ages off-site with community partners across WNC. We’ll keep you updated on all the activity in our e-newsletters, online calendar, Facebook and Instagram.
As we Make It New, you will have plenty of opportunities to Make It Yours!
Be a Part of the Excitement
Members are vital to our continued success during this historic time in the Museum’s history! Just as our Museum will be transforming, so will our Membership Program. We have exciting “Make It Yours” discount opportunities available to current members and new members who sign up in the next few months. Questions about membership during our transition? Click here to learn more, or contact Joanna Miller at jmiller@ashevilleart.org or 828.253.3227, ext. 117.Join Us for a Make It Yours Closing Weekend Sale!
Help us mark the temporary closing of our 2 S. Pack Square building by joining us here for a Make It Yours Sale October 28, 29 + 30 with:
Extended hours
Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Both Saturday + Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Museum Shop Sale
Shop items discounted 20-75%
A “Moving Sale” — Museum office and art suppliesFamily-friendly Hands-on Art Activities
“Coloring Lorna Halper” station | Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
A Sugar Skull art activity for the kids | Saturday, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
An Anni Albers-inspired jewelry-making table | Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Join us for the festivities, as well as view the works on view in our galleries before the exhibitions close.
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