Are you having trouble finding a different type of gift for that special dad for Father’s Day? Look no further than the colorful shelves of the Museum Shop at the N.C. Museum of History in downtown Raleigh.
A new addition to the gift selection this year is the travel book Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm Trails, a 400-page statewide travel guide just released by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. The guide joins other fascinating historical and cultural books and other gift items any dad would appreciate. There are a variety of novelty ties, and, for the sportsman, decoys and other sporting items related to the museum exhibit ArtDuckO: Waterfowl Culture in North Carolina.
The travel guide Homegrown Handmade features 16 self-directed tourism trails in 76 counties. Each multicounty section has listings for festivals, crafts shops, museums, produce stands, restaurants, bed-and-breakfast sites, farm experiences and activities.
The Museum Shop is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. If you prefer to shop online, the Web site is www.ncmuseumofhistoryshop.com. Call 919-807-7835.
The N.C. Museum of History, located at 5 E Edenton Street, is part of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, a state agency dedicated to the promotion and protection of North Carolina’s arts, history and culture. The Cultural Resources’ theme for 2008 is “Telling Our Stories.”
For more information about the museum, call 919-807-7900 or check out the museum’s Web site at ncmuseumofhistory.org.
The N.C. Museum of History’s hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. The museum is part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, an agency of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. The department’s Web site is www.ncculture.com.