Reynolda House Museum & Gardens

09/02/2026

Young Explorers continues this September with five upcoming hands-on adventures designed to help young naturalists discover the world around them.

Designed for kids ages 2-5 and their caregivers, each session includes close-up exploration, creative activities, a new “badge” to earn and a field guide to take home!

🌴 Sept. 9 | The Palm House at Reynolda
🐦 Sept. 16 | Birds at Reynolda
🦫 Sept. 23 | Signs of Beavers at Reynolda
🌸 Sept. 30 | Natural Seeds at Reynolda

From learning about plants to practicing bird calls, there’s something new to discover each week!

All Sessions are from 10 to 11 a.m.

Space is limited—register now: https://reynolda.org/visit/calendar/young-explorers/

08/25/2026

There are a limited number of tickets left!

Don’t miss Drinks at Dusk this Thursday, August 27, for an evening of drinks, food, art and fun at Reynolda.

Your ticket includes two drinks per person, plus a scavenger hunt through the newly reopened Historic House. And come hungry! Khrissy’s Kitchen and Nada Mas Empanadas will be outside the front entrance serving up delicious bites available for purchase.

Grab your friends and get your tickets before they’re gone!

📅 Thursday, August 27 | 6–9 p.m.
📍 Reynolda House Museum of American Art
🎟️ $30 | Ages 21+

Grab your friends and join us for a night of food, drinks and fun at Reynolda!

Enjoy an evening at the Museum with art, cocktails and music during Reynolda's "Drinks at Dusk". For ages 21 and up.

08/21/2026

Reynolda recently welcomed newly appointed Wake Forest University President Dr. Peter Rodriguez for his first visit since assuming office on July 1.

Dr. Rodriguez spent the afternoon exploring works in the museum’s permanent collection with Reynolda House founder Barbara Babcock Millhouse and Allison Perkins, Wake Forest University Associate Provost for Reynolda House and Reynolda Gardens.

As an integral part of WFU, Reynolda brings together art, history, gardens, and education in a place that has been part of the university’s story for generations. We were pleased to welcome Dr. Rodriguez and introduce him to more of the people, places, and collections that make Reynolda such a special part of Wake Forest.

We’re excited for another year of connecting and collaborating with the students, faculty, and staff at Wake Forest.

08/20/2026

We’re honored to be recognized by Southern Living as one of the South's Best Art Museums!

From the art inside the Historic House to the formal gardens, Reynolda offers a full day of art, history, nature and discovery in Winston-Salem. The article highlights works by artists including Romare Bearden, John Singer Sargent, Georgia O’Keeffe and Grant Wood, as well as Frederic Edwin Church’s "The Andes of Ecuador."

And there’s even more to discover this fall, with "Art & Democracy," currently on view, and "Flash Point: The Civil Rights Photography of Danny Lyon," opening September 17.

Thank you to Southern Living for including Reynolda among these remarkable museums across the South. We’re proud to share this special place with our community and visitors from near and far.

Read the full article:

Spanning genres and geography, our region’s art galleries are overflowing with treasures to be uncovered. Here are 17 of the best art museums in the South.

08/14/2026

Tuesday Gardening Series is back this fall! 🌿

The Tuesday Gardening Series returns this fall, kicking off September 1 with a special Fall Plant Sale Preview. Join Gardens Director Jon Roethling for an inside look at what’s coming to this year’s sale, including seasonal must-haves and plants that may be in short supply. It’s the perfect opportunity to get your shopping list ready before the sale on September 12.

Then, continue growing your garden knowledge with five more lectures covering cool-season crops, orchids, unusual bulbs, poinsettias, and more.

📅 September 1–November 17

Register here: https://reynolda.org/visit/calendar/tuesday-gardening-series-fall-plant-sale-preview/

08/12/2026

Garden rules? Director of Reynolda Gardens Jon Roethling has a few thoughts. 🌱

Roethling believes the best gardens aren’t about following every rule, they’re about choosing plants that thrive, keeping things interesting and leaving room to experiment.

Read the full article from Dengarden for advice from the expert behind Reynolda’s iconic gardens.

A historic garden’s most useful lesson may be knowing when to break the old rules.

08/12/2026

Three galleries. One big idea. ⁠
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Art & Democracy is officially open in the Historic House! Explore three bedroom galleries featuring works that explore American art and the evolving story of democracy, with additional works from the exhibition on view throughout the bungalow.⁠
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Now on view through June 30, 2027.⁠
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Thank you to our major sponsor Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate and contributing sponsors Kilpatrick and Gwynne and Dan Taylor for making this exhibition possible.

08/08/2026

Reynolda is kinda chic ✨

Plan your visit today!

08/07/2026

Nam June Paik's "Leonardo da Vinci" is glowing once again, and now you can experience it in a new setting.

Now on view on the Tea Porch inside Reynolda's Historic House, this groundbreaking work by the pioneering video artist has returned to life following an extensive restoration. Using custom technology, careful conservation, and a deep commitment to preserving Paik's artistic vision, our collections team brought the sculpture's vibrant moving images back for visitors to enjoy.

The restoration even reunited the work's two original video sequences, allowing Leonardo da Vinci to appear as Paik intended more than three decades ago.

Stop by the museum to see this one-of-a-kind work in motion and experience the intersection of art, technology, and innovation.