The North Carolina Museum of Art's collection
spans more than five thousand years, from
ancient Egypt to the present day. Admission
to the general museum collection is free,
and there is one free guided tour per day.
Outside the museum, is the museum park, an
extensive collection of trails, fields, and
woodlands. The one hundred sixty four acres
are dotted with outdoor sculptures. The park
is also free, and is open during daylight
hours. The museum park trails connect with
other trails in the city, via the state's
longest pedestrian bridge, used to get pedestrian's
across the highway. Directly outside the museum
building, is the Joseph M. Bryan Jr. theater.
The theater, with a twenty seven hundred person
capacity, is used during the warmer months,
for outdoor concerts, and an annual movie
series. The museum is open from Tuesday through
Sunday, each week.