Editing Raleigh, North Carolina (section)

==Arts and culture==
===Museums===
[[File:NC Museum Of Natural Sciences Nature Research Center-Daily Planet.jpeg|thumb|upright|The [[State Employees Credit Union|SECU]] Daily Planet, part of the [[North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences]] Nature Research Center]]
[[File:Progress-Energy-Center-for-the-Performing-Arts-20080321.jpeg|thumb|Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2008]]
*African American Cultural Complex<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaccmuseum.com/ |title=African American Cultural Complex homepage |website=aaccmuseum.com |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://camraleigh.org/about/ |title=About – CAM Raleigh |website=camraleigh.org |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref>
*Gregg Museum of Art & Design at [[North Carolina State University]]
*Haywood Hall House & Gardens
*[[Marbles Kids Museum]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/about-us |title=About us |website=marbleskidsmuseum.org |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref>
*[[North Carolina Museum of Art]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ncartmuseum.org/about/history/ |title=History of the Museum |website=ncartmuseum.org |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref>
*[[North Carolina Museum of History]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/about |title=About us – NC Museum of History |website=ncmuseumofhistory.org |access-date=June 28, 2020 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010142242/https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/about |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://naturalsciences.org/about/welcome |title=Welcome – North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences |website=naturalsciences.org |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref>
*[[North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncshof.org/aboutus |title=History of NC Sports Hall of Fame |website=ncshof.org |access-date=April 11, 2018 |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204142931/https://www.ncshof.org/aboutus |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[City of Raleigh Museum]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityofraleighmuseum.org/ |title=The City of Raleigh Museum |website=cityofraleighmuseum.org |access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref>
*[[J. C. Raulston Arboretum]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jcra.ncsu.edu/ |title=JC Raulston Arboretum |website=jcra.ncsu.edu |publisher=[[North Carolina State University]] |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Joel Lane House]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.joellane.org/ |title=Joel Lane Museum House |website=JoelLane.org |access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Mordecai House|Mordecai Plantation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://raleighnc.gov/mordecai-historic-park|title=Mordecai Historic Park|website=Raleighnc.gov|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Pope House Museum]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://raleighnc.gov/pope-house |title=Pope House Museum |website=Raleighnc.gov |access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref>
[[File:Videri.jpg|thumb|The Videri Chocolate Factory in the Warehouse District]]

===Performing arts===
The [[Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek]] hosts major international touring acts. In 2011, the Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater opened (now sponsored as the [[Red Hat Amphitheater]]), which hosts numerous concerts primarily in the summer months. An additional amphitheater sits on the grounds of the North Carolina Museum of Art, which hosts a summer concert series and outdoor movies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redhatamphitheater.com/ |title=Red Hat Amphitheater official website |website=redhatamphitheater.com |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> Nearby Cary is home to the [[Koka Booth Amphitheatre]] which hosts additional summer concerts and outdoor movies, and serves as the venue for regularly scheduled outdoor concerts by the North Carolina Symphony based in Raleigh. During the [[North Carolina State Fair]], [[Dorton Arena]] hosts headline acts. The private Lincoln Theatre is one of several clubs in downtown Raleigh that schedules many concerts throughout the year in multiple formats (rock, pop, country).

The [[Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts]] complex houses the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, the Fletcher Opera Theater, the Kennedy Theatre, and the Meymandi Concert Hall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/|title=Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts: Raleigh's Premier Arts Venue|website=dukeenergycenterraleigh.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> In 2008, a new theatre space, the Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, was opened in the restored auditorium of the historic Murphey School.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://burningcoal.org/murphey.html |title=Murphey |publisher=Burning Coal Theatre Company |access-date=January 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404042311/http://burningcoal.org/murphey.html |archive-date=Apr 4, 2009 }}</ref> Theater performances are also offered at the [[Raleigh Little Theatre]], [[Long View Center]], [[Theatre In The Park|Ira David Wood III Pullen Park Theatre]], and Stewart and Thompson Theaters at North Carolina State University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://raleighlittletheatre.org/|title=Raleigh Little Theatre|website=Raleigh Little Theatre|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>

Raleigh is home to several professional arts organizations, including the [[North Carolina Symphony]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncsymphony.org/|title=North Carolina Symphony Official website|website=[[North Carolina Symphony]]|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> the Opera Company of North Carolina,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ncopera.org/|title=Welcome to North Carolina Opera|website=ncopera.org|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> [[Theatre in the Park]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatreinthepark.com/|title=Home – Theatre in the Park|website=[[Theatre in the Park]]|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> Burning Coal Theatre Company, the [[North Carolina Theatre]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nctheatre.com/|title=North Carolina Theatre: Your Broadway Connection|website=nctheatre.com|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> Broadway Series South and the [[Carolina Ballet]]. The numerous local colleges and universities significantly add to the options available for viewing live performances.
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===Visual arts===
[[North Carolina Museum of Art]], occupying a large suburban campus on Blue Ridge Road near the [[North Carolina State Fair]]grounds, maintains one of the premier public art collections located between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. In addition to its extensive collections of [[Visual arts of the United States|American Art]], [[Western art history|European Art]] and [[ancient art]], the museum recently has hosted major exhibitions featuring [[Auguste Rodin]] (in 2000) and [[Claude Monet]] (in 2006–07), each attracting more than 200,000 visitors.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lemberg |first=David |url=http://www.artscapemedia.com/podcasts/archives/2006/09/dr_lawrence_whe.html |title=ARTSCAPE: Dr. Lawrence Wheeler, Director, North Carolina Museum of Art, 8–25–06 |publisher=Artscapemedia.com |date=September 2, 2006 |access-date=January 4, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105142619/http://www.artscapemedia.com/podcasts/archives/2006/09/dr_lawrence_whe.html |archive-date=November 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1137143/ |title=Monet Exhibit Sets New Attendance Record at N.C. Museum of Art |publisher=WRAL.com |date=January 15, 2007 |access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> Unlike most prominent public museums, the North Carolina Museum of Art acquired a large number of the works in its permanent collection through purchases with public funds. The museum's outdoor park is one of the largest such [[sculpture park|art parks]] in the country. The museum facility underwent a major expansion which greatly expanded the exhibit space that was completed in 2010. The 127,000 sf new expansion is designed by NYC architect [[Thomas Phifer|Thomas Phifer and Partners]].

Raleigh's downtown is also home to many local art galleries such as Art Space in [[City Market (Raleigh, North Carolina)|City Market]], Visual Art Exchange, and 311 Gallery, on Martin Street, and Bee Hive Studios on Hargett Street. [[Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh|CAM Raleigh]] is a downtown contemporary art museum, also on Martin Street, that serves to promote new artists and does not house a permanent collection. CAM Raleigh was designed by the award-winning architectural firm Brooks+Scarpa of Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitraleigh.com/things-to-do/museums/museum-guide/cam-raleigh/ |title=CAM Raleigh |website=visitraleigh.com |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref>