Join the Museum for a calm start to your Saturday morning. The Sensory Saturday program is offered the first Saturday of each month and includes dimmed lights, no audio turned on, and a special activity or craft. It is geared for families and/or individuals with sensory...
Our Friends members at the Sustaining Member level and above plus one guest are invited to join us Oct. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. to Shell-e-brate National Fried Scallop Day. Join the crew for a special, exclusive cooking class. Program is strictly 21 years...
Dig into the local rebellious history of Colonial North Carolina with Professor of Archaeology Dr. Charles Ewen. Hear firsthand how a tiny glass jewel with the phrase “Wilkes and Liberty 45” etched onto it took the world by storm in 2019. All Third Tuesday programs...
Join the Museum for a calm start to your Saturday morning. The Sensory Saturday program is offered the first Saturday of each month and includes dimmed lights, no audio turned on, and a special activity or craft. It is geared for families and/or individuals with sensory...
With hurricane season closing at the end of November, there isn’t a better time to see how NOAA handles the changes that hurricanes cause annually. Join Kyle Ward, navigation manager located in Charleston, S.C., as he discusses the history and future of nautical charting in...
Join the Museum for a calm start to your Saturday morning. The Sensory Saturday program is offered the first Saturday of each month and includes dimmed lights, no audio turned on, and a special activity or craft. It is geared for families and/or individuals with sensory...
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...
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...