Mint Museum reopened both museums to the public on February 5th, 2021.
- Mint Museum Uptown: 500 S. Tryon Street
- Mint Museum Randolph: 2730 Randolph Road
Timed ticketing is in place to enforce occupancy limits, and masks are required. Free masks will be available for those who have forgotten to bring one. Social-distancing signage is in place throughout the museums.
In addition, the City of Charlotte, which owns both Mint Museum buildings, has outfitted the buildings with an air purification system that removes up to 99 percent of certain airborne viruses, mold and bacteria.
Read more about the safety measures here.
Read on to learn of upcoming events and exhibits. The Mint Museum will continue to offer at-home activities and events as well.
W|ALLS: Defend, Divide, and the Divine
February 24th to July 25th, 2021
This exhibition examines the historic use and artistic treatment of walls over the centuries—whether they are made of stone, steel, sand or wire. The exhibition brings together 67 makers from around the world with 132 images, the earliest from 1897 and the most recent from July 2019. There also is a 26-minute documentary film by award-winning director Jeremiah Zagar that accompanies the exhibition. The space is divided into six sections—Delineation, Defense, Deterrent, The Divine, Decoration, and The Invisible—with each section anchored by a central photo essay.
Free Admission at Mint Museum
Free Wednesday Evenings
Admission to both museums is free every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Timed tickets are required.
Free Admission for Essential and Frontline Workers
The Mint Museum has extended its offer of free admission to essential and frontline workers, through June 30th, 2021.
Health care providers, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, teachers, custodial staff, transit workers, grocery store and restaurant employees, and up to five immediate family members can all visit for free.
When you purchase your timed tickets online, just use the promo code Essential.
Free Weekend at Mint Museum
Both locations of the Mint will be free to the public on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 27th and 28th, 2021, for the closing of In Vivid Color: Pushing the Boundaries of Perception in Contemporary Art and the opening of W|ALLS: Defend, Divide, and the Divine.
Museums on Us
The first full weekend of the month, customers of Bank of America and Merrill get one free admission to the Mint Museum.
At Home Events and Activities
Online Events
NexGen Virtual Art Party with Ken West
March 12th, 2021
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Free, but registration is required, and is limited to NexGen members (NexGen is a free group for teens)
Meet photographer Ken West and find out how he uses empathy and mindfulness in his work. Fascinated by storytelling, human perception, and the human experience, Ken was inspired to capture the moving images of “common things” and people in both rural and city-life. His photos Father of Man and Black Boys Cry featured in Coined in the South exhibition encourages audiences to reevaluate how they view black men and masculinity. By capturing people and things on camera and film we view things “as they are and not how we wished they were…”
During this conversation, Ken invites you to share a photo that you think tells a great story (preferably one you took). Join us for this fun, casual, small-group conversation!
Online Exhibits
Enjoy these exhibits from home:
- Classic Black: The Basalt Sculpture of Wedgwood and His Contemporaries
- Project Ten Ten Ten
- Under Construction: Collage from the Mint
- Portals to the Past: British Ceramics 1675-1825
Hours at Mint Museum
Mint Museum Uptown
At Levine Center for the Arts
500 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-337-2000
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Saturday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Mint Museum Randolph
2730 Randolph Road
Charlotte, NC 28207
704-337-2000
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Thursday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Current Exhibits at Mint Museum
Some of the current exhibitions that you can explore:
Mint Museum Uptown:
- W|ALLS: Defend, Divide, and the Divine
- In Vivid Color: Pushing the Boundaries of Perception in Contemporary Art
- Foragers
- Interactive CLT
- Messages for the City
- Constellation CLT
- American Art
- Craft + Design
- Modern and Contemporary
Mint Museum Randolph:
- Patterns of History
- Interventions
- Wares of the World: Asian Influence in Contemporary North Carolina Ceramics
- Portals to the Past: British Ceramics 1675-1825
- Heritage Gallery
- Art of the Ancient Americas
- Native American Art
- Arts of Africa
- Decorative Arts
- European Art
- Special Collections
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However, sometimes things change without notice, and it's also possible that we can make a mistake. In addition, we can not guarantee that all events adhere to the safety measures that are necessary at this time, so we encourage you to ask any questions of the organizer, to make your best decision, and to stay safe.
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Upcoming Events in the Charlotte area -- both virtual and in-person
Check out our full events calendar, where you can enter any date, or look at the events for the next few days here:Friday, February 26, 2021
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Sunday, February 28, 2021
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