• Virtual visit with “Life in the Wild” photographer Thomas Mangelsen

    Online

    Thomas Mangelsen pays the Arboretum a virtual visit!ย ย Join us online Thursday, August 19 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. as the photographer talks about the prolific 40-year career that has taken him to the last of the worldโ€™s wild places. You can even submit your questions in advance toย adulteducation@ncarboretum.orgย ย  This event is free, but participants mustย register […]

  • Wild Art Sculpture Showcase

    Arboretum Gardens

    The North Carolina Arboretum is going wild for art and nature in 2021 with Wild Art! On view April 1 through September 26, this outdoor sculpture exhibition features works by 17 local and national artists drawing inspiration from the natural environment. Situated throughout the Arboretumโ€™s spacious, open-air gardens, the show offers guests a doorway into […]

  • Wild Art Sculpture Showcase

    Arboretum Gardens

    The North Carolina Arboretum is going wild for art and nature in 2021 with Wild Art! On view April 1 through September 26, this outdoor sculpture exhibition features works by 17 local and national artists drawing inspiration from the natural environment. Situated throughout the Arboretumโ€™s spacious, open-air gardens, the show offers guests a doorway into […]

  • Rocky Cove Railroad Exhibit

    Arboretum Gardens

    On exhibit Saturdays and Sundays through October from 12 to 4 p.m. (weather permitting), Rocky Cove Railroad is a G-Scale (garden scale) model train that demonstrates the coming of trains to western North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit is located below the Grand Garden Promenade.