TAC Talks
Thursday Art and Culture (TAC) Talks bring collegiate level lectures to your museum. Featuring scholars from around the country, the lectures are selected to provide supplemental information on our current exhibits, or highlight the history and heritage of the mountains.
TAC Talks begin at 6:00pm and feature an hour-long lecture with audience question and answer session at the end.
Cost: $8 General Admission. Members are always free. Not yet a member? Join today!
Upcoming TAC Talks
First in Freedom: North Carolina and the American Revolution
APP STATE Presents A lecture by Dr. Karl Campbell The state of North Carolina had the American Revolution in mind when it authorized our license plates to read “first in freedom.” Given the more prominent roles played by other states--such as Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia—on what basis does North Carolina make this claim, and how does it hold up under historical scrutiny?
A journey into the fascinating and remarkable life of pioneering Japanese immigrant photographer and conservationist George Masa, by filmmaker and biographer, Paul Bonesteel
In this interactive talk about birches; we will explore identifying characteristics and morphology, uses by humans and animals and importance in the landscape in Appalachia.
Join one of BRAHM's docents for a special kind of tour that narrows your field of view to one exhibition for an hour. Learn about the artists, the creation of works, and the inside story of the exhibit.
In observance of Veteran’s Day BRAHM is offering a FREE Tuesday Program. Composer Donald Miller tells the story of creating “Here Rests in Honored Glory”
Roots and Ridges: A Blowing Rock Story is the new introductory film for the museum. The film will ground visitors in the history of Blowing Rock, the story of Elliott Daingerfeild, and the role BRAHM plays in the community.
In early-nineteenth century America, citizens of the young country began to seek out
accurate depictions of places. They had a real sense of the specialness of their new
country—its wide expanse and its seemingly limitless natural resources. As the century progressed, members of the Hudson River School, a loosely affiliated art movement based in New York City, began producing expressive, Romantic interpretations of the landscape.
This program is presented free to the public through the generosity of the Bryant and Nancy Hanley Foundation.
This program is presented free to the public through the generosity of the Bryant and Nancy Hanley Foundation.
This lecture will explore how Southern landscape painters captured the terrain of the American South. From the craggy ridgelines of Appalachia to the humid stillness of the Louisiana Swamp, artists rendered the region not merely as scenery, but as mythic space—charged with history, identity, and atmosphere. Special attention will be given to artists who frequently explored and sketched the wilds of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
BRAHM invites performers to respond to our exhibitions in a series we’re naming Called to Response. This month we welcome singer-songwriter Noan Partly to respond to Field Studies. This program is presented free to the public through the generosity of the Bryant and Nancy Hanley Foundation.
Join one of BRAHM's docents for a special kind of tour that narrows your field of view to one exhibition for an hour. Learn about the artists, the creation of works, and the inside story of the exhibit.
