RALEIGH – Several facilities and agencies within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources will be closed and programs postponed due to inclement weather. In addition to the list below, please check with the individual historic sites or other venues before planning to go to any facility or event.
• Museum of the Albemarle will be closed Saturday, Jan. 30, and Sunday, Jan. 31.
• The North Carolina Symphony concert scheduled for Fayetteville for Friday night, Jan. 29 is postponed and rescheduled for March 23.
• The State Library/Archives and History Building in Raleigh will be closed Saturday, Jan. 30.
• The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh will be closed Saturday, Jan. 30 and Sunday, Jan. 31. The African American Cultural Festival scheduled for Jan. 30 is rescheduled to Saturday, June 5.
• The Museum of the Cape Fear in Fayetteville will be closed Saturday, Jan. 30, and Sunday, Jan. 31. The planned Jan. 31 program “Antebellum Arsenal” will be rescheduled. The museum will be closed on Monday, as usual.
• The N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer has postponed two programs scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 30, and also may be closed depending on weather conditions on Saturday. Train rides also are cancelled.
• Vance Birthplace in Weaverville and the Thomas Wolfe Memorial in Asheville will be closed Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30.
The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is the state agency with the mission to enrich lives and communities, and the vision to harness the state’s cultural resources to build North Carolina’s social, cultural and economic future. Information is available 24/7 at www.ncculture.com.