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Graveyard of the Atlantic Exhibit Space, Design Underway

September 23, 2009 – 1:26 pm

HATTERAS – New exhibit space at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is currently under construction as part of the final phase of completion for the Museum. The 5,162 square foot permanent exhibit gallery is being fitted with HVAC, wiring, and other essential elements in preparation for the installation of a new series of [...]

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“Fun Times in Hard Times” Exhibit Opens

January 26, 2009 – 5:10 pm

RALEIGH—During the Great Depression of the 1930s North Carolinians sought ways to distract themselves from economic woes while still watching their pennies.  The exhibit “Fun Times in Hard Times: How We Played in the Great Depression,” now on display at the State Capitol, highlights how people made their own fun, often on a shoestring.  The [...]

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N.C. Museum of Art Exhibition Showcases Selection of Paintings from the American Collection

January 6, 2009 – 10:17 am

RALEIGH, N.C.—Opening on February 15, 2009, Highlights of the American Collection displays a selection of 19 of the finest paintings from the Museum’s American collection, which has been off view since June 2007. The paintings will be arranged thematically, allowing for interesting and surprising conversations among works by different artists from different generations.
“The paintings will [...]

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Elected to Serve: North Carolina’s Govenors

October 13, 2008 – 2:31 pm

As the North Carolina governor’s race reaches its peak, a timely exhibit nears completion at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. On Saturday, Oct. 25, the museum will open Elected to Serve: North Carolina’s Governors, an insightful look at nearly 300 years of gubernatorial history. One thing is for sure. . . . The [...]

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Museum Sleuths: Whatchamacallits and Thingamajigs

October 2, 2008 – 10:58 am

An 8-year-old accompanies her mother to an antique shop, and she spies an odd-looking contraption. “What’s this?” she asks, while reaching for a 1960s record player. Before you know it, items like record players or rotary-dial phones become objects of mystery for the next generation.
Nearly every museum has unfamiliar objects in its artifact collection. At [...]

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Famous Flag From Battle of Gettsyburg on Exhibit

July 9, 2008 – 9:48 am

Battle’s 145th Anniversary
July marks the 145th anniversary of the largest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War: the Battle of Gettysburg. Called the “high tide” of the Confederacy, the clash in Pennsylvania raged from July 1 to 3, 1863.
The 26th North Carolina Troops suffered the most casualties of any regiment, both Confederate and Union, during [...]

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SECCA Hosts Brilliant
Performance-Textile Exhibit

May 21, 2008 – 9:42 am

WINSTON-SALEM - Textile art that evolves before your eyes is almost magic. Fabric can change color and pattern in an interactive exhibit at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) by nationally known textile artist Maggie Orth May 23 - Aug. 23. 

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