On August 26, the Gregg Museum of Art & Design opened its doors at 1903 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh in sight of NC State’s revered Memorial Belltower.
Too long a “hidden jewel” on the Raleigh campus, the Gregg is now open and accessible to everyone on campus and beyond, serving as a hub of art, discovery and learning…with free parking! The museum is sited in the historic chancellor’s residence, home to all NC State chancellors from 1928 to 2011. With an addition designed by architects Perkins+Will and landscape architects Surface 678, the residence and grounds now serve as a permanent gathering/learning space for all members of the uniiversity community.
The Gregg features three major exhibitions in its new galleries. The largest of these offers selections from the museum’s permanent collection, accompanied by an exhibition of abstract paintings by Raleigh native Herb Jackson and another show of Native American art and artifacts from the collection of Drs. Norman and Gilda Greenberg, one of the Gregg’s largest donors.
The Gregg is NC State’s “collecting” art museum. With more than 35,000 art pieces, the Gregg holds the largest and most diverse collection of art and artifacts of any university museum in the state and uses these objects as tools for teaching and inspiring students and faculty across all of its colleges.
Construction on the new Gregg Museum began in 2015 following a successful $4 million fundraising campaign that generated private support from nearly 400 individuals. In addition, student fees, other university funds and major support from both the City of Raleigh and Wake County made building the new Gregg possible. The total project cost was $9.5 million.
Learn more about Raleigh’s newest museum at gregg.arts.ncsu.edu.