Reynolda House Offers Free Admission and Events Summer/Fall 2022

Reynolda, including Reynolda House, Reynolda Gardens, and Reynolda Village, is one of Winston-Salem's treasures.  Built as the estate of R.J. and Katharine Reynolds in 1912, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.  The house is now the Reynolda House Museum of American Art and is enjoyed by both locals and tourists.  

Reynolda is family friendly, and they offer tips for exploring the grounds with your children on their website here.

The village and gardens are free to explore, but there is an admission for Reynolda House.  There is free admission offered for museum members, children under 18, college students with ID, active or retired military personnel with ID, Wake Forest University  employees with ID and one guest, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center with ID and one guest, and EBT Cardholders and up to three guests.  For more details about free admission to Reynolda House, go to their website here.

Reynolda has several upcoming events to enjoy the museum for free!  Reynolda On the House offers free admission to the public on certain days this Fall, and Cinema Under the Stars is a free outdoor film series that includes free museum entry before the film starts.  See details for these free events below.  

You can find more free events across the Triad on our Piedmont Triad Living calendar here!

Reynolda On the House

Thursday, August 25⋅3:00 – 7:00pm
Reynolda On the House

All are invited to visit the Museum after hours “on the house,” free of charge!

Enjoy viewing "Chrome Dreams and Infinite Reflections: American Photorealism." Join artist and printmaker Woodie Anderson for hands-on screen printing. Anderson employs printmaking, drawing, sculpture, and written language to explore the areas where identity, personal history, and society intersect. Facilitator and artist Jacinta V. White will perform readings of select poems inspired by "Still I Rise: The Black Experience at Reynolda." White is the publisher of the international quarterly, "Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing," and through The Word Project has been leading workshops for more than 20 years.

After exploring the Museum, continue your visit by strolling the Gardens and visiting the Village. Advance registration is encouraged.

credit: Reynolda House Facebook Page

Saturday, October 15⋅9:30am – 4:30pm
Reynolda On the House

All are invited to visit the Museum “on the house,” free of charge!

Enjoy viewing "Chrome Dreams and Infinite Reflections: American Photorealism." Inspired by the 1960s vehicles featured in the exhibition, there will be a pop-up display of vintage cars by The Winston Cup Museum.

After exploring the Museum, continue your visit by strolling the Gardens and visiting the Village. Advance registration is encouraged.

credit: Reynolda House Facebook page

Tuesday, November 15⋅3:00 – 7:00pm
Reynolda On the House

Reynolda is embracing the season of thanks by inviting the community to the Museum after hours “on the house,” free of charge!

Enjoy viewing "Chrome Dreams and Infinite Reflections: American Photorealism." After exploring the Museum, continue your visit by strolling the Gardens and visiting the Village. Advance registration is encouraged.

credit: Reynolda House Facebook page

Cinema Under the Stars

Friday, August 19⋅6:30 – 11:00pm
Cinema Under the Stars: Crooklyn (1994)

 FREE film screening at Reynolda! 

Reynolda’s Friday night outdoor film series continues this year with an exciting addition: free museum admission from 6:30–8:30 p.m. to see the fall exhibition, "Chrome Dreams and Infinite Reflections: American Photorealism." The film will be shown at dark, typically around 8:30 p.m., on the main lawn of Reynolda House. Gates open at 6 p.m., and a cash bar will be available. Films are curated by a/perture cinema, selected because they evoke the imagery and expression of "Chrome Dreams."

Spike Lee’s semi-autobiographical film takes place in 1975 Brooklyn, New York. It follows a young girl named Troy Carmichael (played by Zelda Harris), and her family. Troy learns life lessons through her rowdy brothers Clinton, Wendell, Nate, and Joseph; her loving but strict mother Carolyn (Alfre Woodard); and her naive, struggling father Woody (Delroy Lindo). This film is rated PG-13.

This event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is suggested, but not required.

Friday, September 2⋅6:30 – 11:00pm
Cinema Under the Stars: The Apartment (1960)

FREE film screening at Reynolda! 

Reynolda’s Friday night outdoor film series continues this year with an exciting addition: free museum admission from 6:30–8:30 p.m. to see the fall exhibition, "Chrome Dreams and Infinite Reflections: American Photorealism." The film will be shown at dark, typically around 8:30 p.m., on the main lawn of Reynolda House. Gates open at 6 p.m., and a cash bar will be available. Films are curated by a/perture cinema, selected because they evoke the imagery and expression of "Chrome Dreams."

"The Apartment" is an American romantic comedy directed and produced by Billy Wilder. The film follows an insurance clerk (Jack Lemmon) who, in the hope of climbing the corporate ladder, lets more senior coworkers use his Upper West Side apartment to conduct extramarital affairs. He is attracted to an elevator operator (Shirley MacLaine) in his office building, but does not know she is having an affair with his immediate boss (Fred MacMurray). This film is rated PG-13.

Friday, September 16⋅6:30 – 11:00pm
Cinema Under the Stars: La La Land (2016)
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FREE film screening at Reynolda! 

Reynolda’s Friday night outdoor film series continues this year with an exciting addition: free museum admission from 6:30–8:30 p.m. to see the fall exhibition, "Chrome Dreams and Infinite Reflections: American Photorealism." The film will be shown at dark, typically around 8:30 p.m., on the main lawn of Reynolda House. Gates open at 6 p.m., and a cash bar will be available. Films are curated by a/perture cinema, selected because they evoke the imagery and expression of "Chrome Dreams."

"La La Land" is an American romantic musical comedy-drama written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress, respectively, who meet and fall in love while pursuing their dreams in Los Angeles. This film is rated PG-13.