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Gregg Museum of Art & Design

Jun 25, 2024

Visitor attendance is rising above expectations at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design

When you visit the Gregg Museum of Art & Design this summer, you will feel a buzz in the air as curious visitors explore three exhibitions. Museum attendance is growing daily and the energy is apparent. The museum tracks visitorship by fiscal year (the university’s runs July 1–June 30), which closely corresponds with the academic… 

Jun 20, 2024

Sara Segerlin To Lead Gregg Museum of Art & Design

The Gregg Museum of Art & Design is moving forward under new leadership. In a recent announcement, Ontario Wooden, University College’s senior associate dean and interim director of Arts NC State, named Sara Segerlin the museum’s new director, effective July 1. Segerlin replaces Roger Manley, who retired in 2023. Segerlin comes to NC State from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and The Momentary in Bentonville, Arkansas, where she served as the director of community engagement for the past six years. 

Mar 1, 2024

BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art was a Supersized Exhibition

“BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art”recently exhibited at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design and had jumbo appeal to go along with the mammoth inflatables featured. The exhibition, which included the work of nine artists, explored the medium of inflatable art with figurative, conceptual and abstract imagery. During the exhibition, the Gregg Museum welcomed… 

Rich Holly performs a funny song with his guitar while Roger Manley laughs in the background.

Jul 13, 2023

Retirement of Director Roger Manley

At the end of June, the Gregg Museum celebrated the retirement of (now former) director Roger Manley and the opening of our newest exhibition, Selections from the Collections. With a colorfully-clad crowd of colleagues, friends, and supporters, we ushered Roger into his next chapter. Some in attendance were even donors of objects that are now… 

Portrait of Aldwyth standing in front of one of her large scale collages covering her face with a book.

Jan 12, 2023

Double Exhibition Opening Reception: Thursday, February 2 at 6:00pm

The Gregg Museum invites you to an opening reception to celebrate the first exhibitions of 2023 with hors d’oeuvres, live music, and poems by the Poetry Fox!  True Likeness, coming to the Gregg Museum from the Van Every/ Smith Galleries at Davidson College, presents an exhibition of contemporary portraits from diverse makers in a variety of… 

Sep 22, 2022

Youtube Launch: An Interview with Anne Spafford

The Gregg Museum’s visitor services and security coordinator, Jeanny Sandoval, sits down with NC State professor Anne Spafford to discuss the Rose Jackson and Evelyn Thiem Pollinator Garden behind the museum. Watch this video to learn about the inception and creation of this garden, why pollinator friends are important, and how you can create your own… 

Sunrise with text overlay

Jan 5, 2021

Welcome Back!

The Gregg reopens today, and welcomes visitors with timed-entry reservations. Stay tuned, and visit this website again, for updates on 2021 programs, exhibitions, and other offerings. Happy New Year! 

Aug 21, 2017

The N&O Preview

Check out a preview story about the new Gregg Museum of Art & Design from The News & Observer's David Menconi. 

Aug 7, 2017

The Gregg Museum Reopens August 26

Closed for construction since 2013, NC State University’s Gregg Museum of Art & Design will reopen with a day of activities on Saturday, August 26, 2017. 

Jan 3, 2017

Gregg Construction Update 5

After 3 more months of work construction is still steadily progressing. Electrical work has continued and is close to completion.  Drywall is mostly complete, wood baseboard is being installed and flooring is being finished in many areas.  The HVAC has been started up and the work to test and balance the systems has begun.  The brick…