Plan Your Visit: Hours & Construction Updates - Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University (original) (raw)

Welcome!

Free admission for all. Courtesy of Jennifer McCracken New and Jason New.

TOP: Visitors enjoy the third annual Nasher Community Celebration. Photo by Brian Quinby.

Accessibility During Construction

Rendering of Nasher Museum Sculpture Garden project, courtesy of Unknown Studio Landscape Architecture.

Anderson Street Entrance Closed
Please use our Campus Drive/Alexander Avenue entrance during construction of the new Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Sculpture Garden, opening in summer 2025.

New (Temporary) Accessible Entrance
Two accessible parking spots are located behind the museum, up the short driveway and near the Loading Dock. There is a ramp that allows for accessibility during construction.

Please call 919-684-5135, Ext. 0, for more information.

Monday CLOSED
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
10 AM to 5 PM

Thursday
10 AM to 9 PM

Sunday
Noon to 5 PM

Nasher Museum Café Hours

Monday CLOSED

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
Full lunch menu 11 AM to 2 PM

Thursday
Full lunch menu 11 AM to 2 PM
Full dinner menu 5 PM to 8 PM

Saturday
Brunch 10 AM to 2 PM

Sunday
Brunch Noon to 2:30 PM

Parker & Otis at the Nasher Museum

Nasher Museum Director Trevor Schoonmaker and Jennings Brody, owner of Parker & Otis, have fulfilled a longtime dream to bring P&O into the museum.

Monday
CLOSED

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
10 AM to 5 PM

Thursday
10 AM to 6 PM

Sunday
CLOSED*

*open for fall 2024 monthly Family Days – Nov 10, Dec 8

Groups of Eight or More Visiting?

Please let us know in advance!

Submit a message through our inquiry form. Thank you!

Featured Featured Video

So You Brought a Water Bottle to the Museum

Ah, water. Nature’s soda. Water is essential to the functioning of humanity. We drink water, we cry water, we beseech Mother Nature for water. But inside the galleries, you’ll have to make do with oxygen. Clich...

by Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University Duration 1m14s Published May 19, 2023

Photo Policy

Can I take pictures or video of the artworks I see?

Yes! Please feel free to record your visit or take pictures, without flash and for personal, non-commercial use only. Share with us on Instagram @NasherMuseum!

There may be occasional restrictions on photography in special exhibitions. Please check signs or ask a staff member for assistance.

To keep our visitors and collections safe, the Nasher Museum prohibits the use of tripods, monopods, selfie sticks, and drones in our museum and sculpture garden.

We appreciate your consideration of other Nasher Museum visitors by taking photographs/videos in an unobtrusive manner.

Visit our online collection to find and save images of some of the works of art you may have seen during your visit. A portion of the collection is also on Google Arts & Culture, zoom in close to view important works in our collection.

If you have any questions about our photography policy or the reproduction of your images, please contact nasherimages@duke.edu

If you would like to request permission to take photo shoots, press or commercial photographs or videography sessions in the museum, please contact us at nasher.museum@duke.edu

The Nasher Museum may photograph visitors and program participants on occasion for Duke-related promotional purposes. By entering the Nasher Museum, visitors are granting their permission to be included in such photographs.