Get a taste of history and the holidays when you join us for Historic Holidays. The event includes a guided tour of the exhibit hall featuring museum staff in historical costume, holiday treats and holiday shopping in our gift shop. The program is free. However,...
Join us on Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to learn about “Navigation Tools in the Age of Sail.” The free drop-in program, which is designed for all ages, combines live interpretation, material culture displays and hands-on activities to help visitors understand how...
Our long running lecture series returns for 2023 with In the Most Furious Manner: The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge with Jason Howell. Join us at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21,3 at the Southport Community Building to learn more about the battle, which was...
Stop by the museum for Sensory Saturday! From 10 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday of every month, the exhibit hall lights will be dimmed and audio volume will be muted. For the March program, you and/or your loved one will have the opportunity...
The museum uses scale models created by master builders and hobbyists as a method to bring the size of massive ships to a more accessible level. Each model is a piece of art and a three-dimensional representation of history. Model makers spend many hours researching...
Join us on March 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. as we celebrate Women’s History Month with a story unique to our area. During World War II, women served in various roles to bring about victory. In North Carolina there were “Wendy the Welders”...
The museum is one of the community partners being showcased at Brunswick Community Day. The free program will take place at the Museum of Coastal Carolina. Admission is free with Brunswick County ID (regular admission for all others). Additional community partners attending include Brunswick County...
On November 22, 1849, two enslaved men—George Walker and Thomas Wooster—stowed themselves away on the schooner Minerva Wright in an attempt to escape slavery. Cape Fear Museum historian Dr. Jan Davidson will explore this compelling tale of escape and recapture within the context of the...
Stop by the museum for Sensory Saturday! From 10 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday of every month, the exhibit hall lights will be dimmed and audio volume will be muted.For April's event, you and/or your loved one will have the opportunity to decorate...
Join Dr. Sara Rich for a presentation that looks at the circumstances surrounding a 4,000-year-old Late Archaic dugout canoe illegally excavated from the Cooper River in South Carolina in 1997. The removal put the diver at odds with recognition of the rights of the Native...
Participants will have the opportunity to explore history through hands-on activities, stations, and take-homes. The program is appropriate for ages 4–18. Cost is $5 per child. Friends of the Maritime Museum at Southport receive a 10-percent discount. Participants are free to move at their own...
Curious about the nautical art of splicing and don’t know where to start? What’s the difference between a slice and a knot? Join the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport for a beginners’ primer with instructor Tom Lacey. Lacey grew up on the shores of...