Editing Raleigh, North Carolina (section)

===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>