Education at the Ackland

Education is central to the Ackland. Like a laboratory, the Museum promotes innovative experimentation with instructional strategies. Like a library, the Museum offers a wide array of teaching resources to enrich the classroom experience. Collaborations with members of the University and the community take many forms: gallery lessons tailored to specific course objectives, approaches for informal learning in the Ackland, student and faculty research projects, and more.

Each year, more than 6,000 visitors to the Ackland are students from 22 departments across campus. Another 4,000 are K-12 teachers and students who come to the Museum to enrich primary education in the state of North Carolina and beyond.