Seeing Red
Date: Mon, Aug 24, 2026
Time: Daily 10am-5pm
Venue: North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Price: Tickets at the museum
Category: Arts
Today red seems much less important to us. Dimmed by time and technology, the color is something we hardly pay attention to. Seeing Red focuses on our long relationship with red and the dyes and pigments that humanity has developed to express ourselves. To represent a color that held such deep meaning, red dyes and pigments have nearly always depended on scarce materials and advanced technology, often resulting in rare and expensive products reserved for high-status use. The study of red substances in artwork can provide insight into artists’ works, giving us technological, cultural, and art historical information that we may not discover in any other way. West Building, Conservation Gallery
