Clockwise from top left: The Nasher's newly redone museum store and works by Sherrill Roland, Barkley L. Hendricks and Nicolas Lambelet Coleman. Photos: Mary Helen Moore/Axios
In the Nasher Museum of Art's 20 years in Durham, more than a million people have visited.
Why it matters: The Duke University museum has been free since reopening post-COVID, and its contemporary art collection is growing ever more impressive.
Zoom in: Curator of contemporary art Xuxa Rodríguez organized the 20th anniversary exhibition "Everything Now All at Once," on display through Nov. 1.
The exhibit showcases a rotating roster of works from the Nasher's permanent collection, which emphasizes contemporary works, especially from Southern and Black artists.
Fun fact: The museum, nestled in the woods near West Campus, is designed to resemble a dogwood flower from above.
What's next: Rodríguez is working on an exhibit inspired by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani that "looks at how artists, activism and everyday people can organize for change," she says.
"Turn the volume up!" debuts in August.
Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly designed the Nasher Museum of Art to resemble a dogwood flower from above. Photo: Mary Helen Moore/Axios