Attractions The NCCU Art Museum On Lawson St. between the Fine Arts Building and the Music Building Although the more pressing matters of the college took precedent over the museum's creation in the 1920s and 1930s, the steps toward establishing the museum began to take shape in 1942 when Marion C. Parham was hired as an instructor for the art department. Parham is credited with mounting the first successful student exhibition in 1954 in room 206 of the Music and Fine Arts Building, which is located adjacent to the museum's current location.