ASHEVILLE — A cannon ball, window glass and gold dust from the wreck of Blackbeard’s flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), will be on exhibit at the Cultural Resources Western Office from May 31 to July 13. State and local officials will attend the May 31 ribbon cutting before the public opening on June 1. It [...]
The summer of 1973, Americans stayed glued to their televisions as one of the nation’s most serious political scandals, known as Watergate, began to unfold. Friday, May 17, 2013, marks the 40th anniversary of the first televised hearing of the Senate Select Committee that investigated President Richard M. Nixon’s 1972 campaign for re-election. May 17 [...]
The Museum of the Cape Fear will open its newest exhibit, Fayetteville and the Wilmington Race Riot of 1898, on March 19, exploring Fayetteville’s connections to this piece of North Carolina’s history. The exhibit is partially funded through a Project Support Grant from the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, and is being held in conjunction [...]
February 6, 2013 – 9:24 am
Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware will celebrate the achievements of earthenware potters during the 18th and 19th centuries. This landmark exhibition showcases nearly 200 objects made by Piedmont potters. Art in Clay, organized by Old Salem Museums & Gardens, will be on view at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh from [...]
January 4, 2013 – 1:04 pm
The popularity of the exhibit Real to Reel: The Making of Gone with the Wind has been so overwhelming that the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh will be extending its run through Sunday, April 14. The exhibit was originally slated to close Jan. 13, but now it will remain open three more months. Admission and [...]
December 10, 2012 – 1:21 pm
As North Carolina’s Governor-elect Pat McCrory prepares for the Jan. 12 inaugural festivities, a timely exhibit at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh will open on Friday, Dec. 21. The exhibit Leading the State: North Carolina’s Governors explores more than 200 years of gubernatorial history. Admission is free, and the exhibit will run through [...]
November 28, 2012 – 10:20 am
Since it opened in 2010, the exhibit Behind the Veneer: Thomas Day, Master Cabinetmaker has received three national awards and been featured on PBS’s “The Woodwright’s Shop with Roy Underhill” and in The New York Times. Only five weeks remain to see this acclaimed exhibit at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. On view [...]
October 1, 2012 – 4:00 pm
Fans will soon flock to Raleigh to catch one of Scotty McCreery’s performances at the N.C. State Fair. Another must for fans — a visit to the N.C. Museum of History to see several of McCreery’s items on exhibit. From Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, through Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, an exhibit case will spotlight objects [...]
Winner of 10 Academy Awards, Gone with the Wind remains popular decades after its 1939 premiere. Hollywood’s highly romanticized movie of the “Old South” is based on Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The true story of how Mitchell’s book became a record-breaking film is revealed in Real to Reel: The Making of Gone with the [...]
ROANOKE ISLAND – The exhibit, Workboats and Watermen in the Civil War, honors the State of North Carolina’s Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War. It can be seen daily at Marshes Lighthouse located on the Manteo Waterfront through September 4, 2012. The Battle of Roanoke Island, fought on February 8, 1862, was part of the Burnside [...]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Museum of History and the Sisterhood of Miss North Carolina have collaborated to produce the commemorative exhibit Miss North Carolina: Celebrating 75 Years of Memories, opening Friday, June 22, at the museum in Raleigh. The Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant Inc. is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and the exhibit offers a rare [...]
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 permanent [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]