ncmuseums

An occasional list of exhibits, programs, and events at North Carolina museums. Sponsored by the North Carolina Museums Council.

Monday, June 23, 2014

NCMC Events From Around the State… June 23, 2014



1). Joel Lane Museum House, “The Birthplace of Raleigh,” will sponsor its 23nd annual Independence Day Open House on Friday, July 4, 2014 from 11:00 am to 4 p.m. Admission is free, and donations are requested. Colonel Lane was a founding father of North Carolina’s capital city and an officer in the Wake County militia during the American Revolutionary War.  The museum will be open and staffed by costumed docents who will be available to answer questions. On the grounds, re-enactors will demonstrate various aspects of colonial life, and visitors will be able to participate in hands-on activities such as writing with a quill pen or making rag dolls. There will be old-fashioned crafts and games for the children and free lemonade for all. The garden in its full summer glory will be on view, and herbs and trees from the gardens will be for sale.  In addition to outdoor activities, the 1769 plantation manor house, the circa 1790 “kitchen” building, and the Visitors Center and Museum Shop will be open.  For more information, visit the Joel Lane Museum House website at www.joellane.org, call (919) 833-3431 or e-mail joellane@bellsouth.net. 

2). The Department of Cultural Resources is hosting one more chance to attend the workshop this summer on the history, culture, and legacy of Freedom Roads and Freedom Seekers in North Carolina. The workshop is on Monday, August 4th at Historic Halifax State Historic Site and is  geared to museum professionals, teachers, and students (education, museum studies, public history, etc.).  The workshop is $30, and includes breakfast, lunch, and all materials. To register, visit: http://www.ncarts.org/Resources/ForOrganizations/GatheringPlaceProject/FreedomRoads. If you have any questions, please contact Schree Chavdarov at (919) 807-6516, or schree.chavdarov@ncdcr.gov.

3). The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History invites you to join them at 2pm on the second Saturday of each month during the summer for Storytelling Saturdays on the Courtyard. This program is FREE to the public and our first storyteller will be Misty Hagwood. Also, don’t miss our weekend tours: Historic Mount Airy Ghost tours at 8pm every Friday and Saturday evening plus our newest tour: The Darker Side of Mayberry featuring Murder, Mystery and Mayhem!  This tour runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 3pm.  All tours are $11 per person.  Call 336-786-4478 for additional information.

4). North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort invites you to Kayak through History on June 27, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.  Before bridges and railway, travel by water was the best way to get around the coast. Experience the waterways of the past. Associate Curator Benjamin Wunderly will provide basic instruction and safety lessons followed by a relaxing paddle lead you through the salt marshes and sandbars around Beaufort. The sights and sounds of nature will be worth the paddle, the stories about early colonial settlers, local boat builders and old fishing fleets will be an added bonus. Ages 12 and up, under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Some kayak experience is recommended. Reservations: $45, $25 with own kayak. Advance registration. 252.728.7317. North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, 315 Front Street, Beaufort 28516.

5). Museum of Anthropology announces they still have spaces available for MOA's 2014 Summer Camp & Teen Workshop.  The Summer Camp “Navajo, Hopi, Zuni: Who Are They?” has 3 one-week sessions available July 7-11, July 14-18, and July 21-25, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Using music, art, stories, games, and other activities, campers will learn about the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni people of the United States Southwest. Ages 6 to 12 years old. $125 for the week ($100 for MOA Friends) includes all supplies and daily refreshments.  Each session is limited to 15 children.  The “Spirits of the Hopi Workshop” is on Monday, July 28th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and designed for ages 12 – 16.  Looking at Hopi kachinas, children will learn what they represent, how they are created, and why they are used.  Using kachinas in the Museum's collection as inspiration, participants will create their own kachina.  $45 ($30 for MOA Friends) Fee includes all supplies and a snack.  Children need to bring a bag lunch.  The workshop is limited to 10 children.  Registration and payment for both programs guarantee a spot.

6). Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site is excited to announce the next “Writers at Wolfe” program on July 12th at 10 a.m. North Carolina author of over a dozen books of poetry and fiction, and distinguished Professor Emeritus from Washington and Lee University, Heather Ross Miller will read from her work.

7). Bellamy Mansion Museum invites you to Jazz at the Mansion with Darryl Donnell Murrill, on July 10th, 6:30pm - 7:30pm.  Join the Cape Fear Jazz Society and the Bellamy Mansion Museum in welcoming Darryl Donnell Murrill to the Mansion. Come out and listen to the sax and all of your favorite jazz tunes. Wine and beer available for sale. Tickets are $10 for members and $12 for general admission. Bring a picnic, a lawn chair, and the kids!  To find out more about Darryl Donnell Murrill, visit http://lovegodandsax.com/sax/.

8). The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art is proud to announce Hiss Golden Messenger and William Tyler as the co-headlining artists for the tenth installment of its Crossroads @ SECCA concert series. Crossroads @ SECCA #010 will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2014.  The concert also coincides with the exhibition opening of the works of Neil Goldberg, which will be open to Crossroads attendees. Neil Goldberg: Anthology runs July 21 through October 5, 2014 in the main gallery. Doors will open at 5 p.m. along with food and beverage purchases. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for Crossroads @ SECCA #010 are $25 for VIP, $15 for general admission, $10 for students and are available now through Eventbrite accessed through SECCA’s website or at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crossroads-010-hiss-golden-messenger-and-william-tyler-tickets 11824510429.

9). Cameron Art Museum announces Willie Cole’s upcoming exhibition School Pride: The Eastern NC Story on view beginning Sunday, June 29th.  Black & White Opening Gala will take place on Saturday, June 28th from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m.  Nationally renowned artist Willie Cole is creating new installations for this exhibit, investigating the closing of sixteen Cape Fear area schools and other aspects of desegregation in southeastern NC and its impact statewide. Cole states that the visual intent of this exhibition is to create “a multi-gallery installation that reflects the real or physical history of desegregation in North Carolina through the use of conceptual or emotional triggers and historical documents.”

10). The Museum of the Albemarle in conjunction with Circle S Stables will host Gallop through Time with Circle S Stables on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 15 and 16, from 9 a.m. until Noon for children 5 to 12 years old.  Pre-registration and camp fee are required, which includes a light snack.  Participants will travel back in time to follow the evolution of prehistoric horses to the modern horse.  Discover how the horse aided over everyday lives, before planes, trains, and automobiles, and learn the proper care of this amazing animal.  For More Information Call 252-335-1453.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

NCMC Events From Around the State… June 16, 2014



1). The Department of Cultural Resources is hosting two chances to attend all-day workshops this summer to explore the history, culture, and legacy of Freedom Roads and Freedom Seekers in North Carolina. The first one is on Friday, June 13 at Guilford College.  The second workshop is on Monday, August 4th at Historic Halifax State Historic Site. The workshops are geared to museum professionals, teachers, and students (education, museum studies, public history, etc.).  The workshop is $30, and includes breakfast, lunch, and all materials. To register online visit: http://www.ncarts.org/Resources/ForOrganizations/GatheringPlaceProject/FreedomRoads. If you have any questions, please contact Schree Chavdarov at (919) 807-6516, or schree.chavdarov@ncdcr.gov.

2). Historic Edenton State Historic Site invites you to explore a Revolutionary War Encampment on the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse Green on Saturday, June 21st from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Meet Redcoat and Patriot soldiers, learn about their clothing and equipment, watch weapons demonstrations, and experience camp life during this fun-filled historical day. Also a part of this special event, the Florie, a patriot armed boat that will be doing cannon firing demonstrations from the boat throughout the day. Weapons and drill demonstrations at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3p.m.

3). Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum invites you to their new exhibit “The War Comes to Hatteras.” This special exhibit features artifacts and documents spanning from across the country that is related to the Eastern North Carolina activities and actions during 1861-1862.  The exhibit is focused around the Battle of Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark, Aug. 28-29,1861.  "The Capture of the Fanny" and "The Chicamacomico Races" in October of the same year and also explores the preparations of the Burnside Expedition.  The exhibit is open to the public, free of charge and runs thru June 30, 2015.  For more information, call 252-986-2995 or email maryellen.riddle@ncdcr.gov. 

4). Kings Mountain Historical Museum will conclude its 2014 Lecture Series with the program: Little Known and Fascinating Facts about the Battle of Kings Mountain, a Lecture and Book Signing by Robert Dunkerly, on Friday, June 27 at 6:00 p.m.  Robert Dunkerly, a Park Ranger, historian, and award-winning author of several local Revolutionary War history books, will present a 30-minute lecture highlighting some of the fun facts from his book The Battle of Kings Mountain: Eyewitness Accounts.  Dunkerly will be available after his lecture to sign some of his many titles available in the Museum’s Gift Shop.  This event is open to the public and ADMISSION IS FREE!  Donations are appreciated. 

5). Cape Fear Museum of History and Science announces that Stormfest will blow into the Museum on Saturday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
This community service event, sponsored by Time Warner Cable’s Connect a Million Minds and Duke Energy, is designed to heighten awareness, increase preparedness and encourage families to explore the science of weather.  Talk to meteorologists from Time Warner Cable News, WECT and WWAY—and deliver your own forecast in front of the green screen! National Weather Service will show off its five-foot-tall cyclone simulator. Explore convection with a water-mixing experiment, blow objects away with an AirZooka, inflate a balloon with heat, make it rain, and crush a can with air pressure! Discover world weather on the Museum’s Magic Planet and make weather tools you can use at home. Cool off with Kona Ice. Win great prizes!

6). Waterworks Visual Arts Center announces the opening of its summer exhibition, T³: Textile • Text • Texture.investigates the value of communication, linking literacy with visual imagery.  Through large-scale fiber and mixed media installations, North Carolina artists present a spectacular and intimate array of artwork, unveiling personal stories through their work.  Each piece is a unique exploration of beautiful techniques – some are layered and stitched while others are sculpted and collaged to create multi-dimensional art forms.   Each represents the diversity of fibers and repurposed materials, and imparts narrative messages.  T³: Textile • Text • Texture will be on view through September 6, 2014.  Gallery hours are MWF 10am-5pm, TT 10am-7pm, S 11am-3pm.  Admission is free, donations are appreciated.  For more information, visit www.waterworks.org.
7). The Museum of the Albemarle (www.museumofthealbemarle.com) looks forward to presenting an evening filled with fun, great music, and dancing featuring the ever-popular local band “Full Deck” on Saturday, June 28 (7 p.m. – 10 p.m.). This fundraising dance is sponsored by the Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle, Gateway Bank, TowneBank of Currituck, Pepsi, and Budweiser and will take place at the Museum of the Albemarle on the J. Wilson Jones, Jr. Festival Portico and Stage and will begin at 7:00 pm.  Along with the great music and dancing, the ticketed event includes light snacks and a CASH BAR that includes Pepsi products, Budweiser products, and assorted wines.  So, bring a few extra dollars along with you to assure your thirst is quenched throughout the evening.  Cash Bar will accept cash only.  Cost per ticket:  (In Advance)… (Discount for Couples holding a current FOMOA Membership) $25 (current membership card must be shown); or Singles $15 per person regardless of membership. At the Door (regardless of membership) $20 per person.  Tickets can be purchased at the Museum of the Albemarle only and the supply is limited.   Dress comfortable/casual and don’t miss this opportunity to have some early summer fun on Saturday, June 28.  

8). Museum of Anthropology announces they still have spaces available for MOA's 2014 Summer Camp & Teen Workshop.  The Summer Camp “Navajo, Hopi, Zuni: Who Are They?” has 3 one-week sessions available July 7-11, July 14-18, and July 21-25, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Using music, art, stories, games, and other activities, campers will learn about the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni people of the United States Southwest. Ages 6 to 12 years old. $125 for the week ($100 for MOA Friends) includes all supplies and daily refreshments.  Each session is limited to 15 children.  The “Spirits of the Hopi Workshop” is on Monday, July 28th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and designed for ages 12 – 16.  Looking at Hopi kachinas, children will learn what they represent, how they are created, and why they are used.  Using kachinas in the Museum's collection as inspiration, participants will create their own kachina.  $45 ($30 for MOA Friends) Fee includes all supplies and a snack.  Children need to bring a bag lunch.  The workshop is limited to 10 children.  Registration and payment for both programs guarantee a spot.

9). Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site is excited to announce the next “Writers at Wolfe” program on June 21st at 10 a.m. North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti will read from his works. As North Carolina’s seventh poet laureate, Bathanti serves as the ambassador of North Carolina literature.

10). Joel Lane Museum House, “The Birthplace of Raleigh,” will sponsor its 23nd annual Independence Day Open House on Friday, July 4, 2014 from 11:00 am to 4 p.m. Admission is free, and donations are requested. Colonel Lane was a founding father of North Carolina’s capital city and an officer in the Wake County militia during the American Revolutionary War.  The museum will be open and staffed by costumed docents who will be available to answer questions. On the grounds, re-enactors will demonstrate various aspects of colonial life, and visitors will be able to participate in hands-on activities such as writing with a quill pen or making rag dolls. There will be old-fashioned crafts and games for the children and free lemonade for all. The garden in its full summer glory will be on view, and herbs and trees from the gardens will be for sale.  In addition to outdoor activities, the 1769 plantation manor house, the circa 1790 “kitchen” building, and the Visitors Center and Museum Shop will be open.  For more information, visit the Joel Lane Museum House website at www.joellane.org, call (919) 833-3431 or e-mail joellane@bellsouth.net. 

Monday, June 02, 2014

NCMC Events From Around the State… June 2, 2014



1). The Department of Cultural Resources (www.ncdcr.gov) is hosting two chances to attend all-day workshops this summer to explore the history, culture, and legacy of Freedom Roads and Freedom Seekers in North Carolina. The first one is on Friday, June 13 at Guilford College.  The second workshop is on Monday, August 4th at Historic Halifax State Historic Site. The workshops are geared to museum professionals, teachers, and students (education, museum studies, public history, etc.).  The workshop is $30, and includes breakfast, lunch, and all materials. To register online visit: http://www.ncarts.org/Resources/ForOrganizations/GatheringPlaceProject/FreedomRoads. If you have any questions, please contact Schree Chavdarov at (919) 807-6516, or schree.chavdarov@ncdcr.gov.

2). Historic Edenton State Historic Site (www.edenton.nchistoricsites.org) and Somerset Place (www.nchistoricsites.org/somerset) are excited to host a tour of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution.  Historic Edenton will have this very important document on display in the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse on Thursday, June 5th from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.  After leaving Historic Edenton, the document will travel Somerset Place in Creswell on June 6th from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. to be on display.  Don’t miss your chance to see one of America’s most important documents!  Free Admission.

3). North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort (www.ncmaritimemuseums.com) invites you to “Build a Boat in a Day” on June 7th, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.  Each adult and child team uses the stitch-and-glue technique to assemble a prepared kit for a small flat-bottomed plywood boat suitable for rowing or paddling.  By the end of the class each boat will be completed to a watertight condition and clear-coated with epoxy. Teams are limited to a maximum of 4 persons, at least one of whom must be an adult. 6 hours (1 day class).  Class Fee: $300.  Minimum age: 8 yrs. old.  Advance registration.  252.728.7317. North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, 315 Front Street, Beaufort 28516.  www.ncmaritimemuseums.com.

4). Kings Mountain Historical Museum (www.kingsmountainmuseum.org) presents a new exhibit, “Say Ahh! The Incredible Medical History of Kings Mountain”, starting Saturday, June 14, 2014.  The exhibit will be on display until October 25, 2014, open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.  From doctors and dentists, to pharmacies and folk remedies, this exhibit will present an historical overview of all things related to health and well-being in Kings Mountain and the surrounding region.  The display will celebrate the medical pioneers of this area, and highlight the evolution of science and technology in medicine over the past three centuries.  Military and Red Cross medical history, as well as iconic Kings Mountain providers like Griffin Drug Center, Kings Mountain Hospital, and Baker Dental Care will be represented.  The “Say Ahh!” exhibit is proudly sponsored by Cleveland County HealthCare System.

4). Bellamy Mansion Museum (www.bellamymansion.org) invites you to “Gardening the Carolinas” on Thursday, June 5th at 6:30 p.m. Barbara Sullivan is an award-winning gardening writer and teacher based in downtown Wilmington. Her topics for discussion range through 'plants Thomas Jefferson would recognize', local favorites and how to care for them, and tips on gardening across the coastal South.  The 18th and 19th centuries saw horticulture and botany obsess Europeans and those exploring the new United States. Many familiar plants and historical imports still feature prominently in Southern gardens today. Join us and learn a little about gardening and a little history too. This event is free with a suggested donation of $5.

5). Waterworks Visual Arts Center (www.waterworks.org) announces the opening of its summer exhibition, T³: Textile • Text • Texture.investigates the value of communication, linking literacy with visual imagery.  Through large-scale fiber and mixed media installations, North Carolina artists present a spectacular and intimate array of artwork, unveiling personal stories through their work.  Each piece is a unique exploration of beautiful techniques – some are layered and stitched while others are sculpted and collaged to create multi-dimensional art forms.   Each represents the diversity of fibers and repurposed materials, and imparts narrative messages.  T³: Textile • Text • Texture will be on view through September 6, 2014.  Gallery hours are MWF 10am-5pm, TT 10am-7pm, S 11am-3pm.  Admission is free, donations are appreciated.  For more information, visit www.waterworks.org. 

6). The Museum of the Albemarle (www.museumofthealbemarle.com) invites you to become an archaeologist for the day at “Archaeology 101 for Children”.  Visit with real archaeologists and view the tools of the trade on Wednesday, June 18th from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Various stations will be set up to explain that artifacts have a meaning or a story to tell, the tools and methods used by archaeologists, how artifacts are recovered in a systematic fashion and how organized records are kept of finds, and the aspect of processing and interpreting artifacts from a site.  Discover what some local archaeologists have uncovered in their own backyard. Visitors will participate in archaeological activities. Free Family Program. For More Information Call 252-335-1453.

7). Museum of Anthropology (http://moa.wfu.edu?) announces they still have spaces available for MOA's 2014 Summer Camp & Teen Workshop.  The Summer Camp “Navajo, Hopi, Zuni: Who Are They?” has 3 one-week sessions available July 7-11, July 14-18, and July 21-25, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Using music, art, stories, games, and other activities, campers will learn about the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni people of the United States Southwest. Ages 6 to 12 years old. $125 for the week ($100 for MOA Friends) includes all supplies and daily refreshments.  Each session is limited to 15 children.  The “Spirits of the Hopi Workshop” is on Monday, July 28th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and designed for ages 12 – 16.  Looking at Hopi kachinas, children will learn what they represent, how they are created, and why they are used.  Using kachinas in the Museum's collection as inspiration, participants will create their own kachina.  $45 ($30 for MOA Friends) Fee includes all supplies and a snack.  Children need to bring a bag lunch.  The workshop is limited to 10 children.  Registration and payment for both programs guarantee a spot.

8). Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site (www.wolfememorial.com) is excited to announce the next “Writers at Wolfe” program on June 7th at 2 p.m. Distinguished North Carolina author of more than two dozen books of poetry, fiction and literary criticism, Fred Chappell will read from his work.

9). North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (www.naturalsciences.org) invites you to experience the natural beauty of the North Carolina landscape during the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and N.C. State Parks 1st Annual Volksmarch Habitat Hike on Saturday, June 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This 4.5-mile hike, which is free and open to everyone ages 10 and up, will begin at the Museum’s Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife and Learning, go through Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest and end at the Reedy Creek entrance of William B. Umstead State Park. After traversing through some of North Carolina’s most diverse natural trails, hikers can catch a shuttle back to Prairie Ridge provided by the Museum.  This hike celebrates the grand opening of the new Prairie Ridge-Reedy Creek Greenway Connector linking the Ecostation with the popular nature trail. Made possible through a generous grant from the American Hiking Society’s National Trails Fund.  To register or for more information, please contact Charles Yelton at charles.yelton@naturalsciences.org or 919-707-8879.  

10). The Asheville Art Museum (www.ashevilleart.org) is excited to present Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction, a retrospective exhibition opening June 6 featuring work by award-winning American painter and printmaker Minna Citron (1896-1991). The Museum welcomes Christiane Citron, granddaughter of the artist, on Friday, June 6 at 5:30 p.m. for a gallery talk and opening reception.  Citron was an artist at the forefront of major artistic movements of the 20th century and was directly connected to the central figures of those movements. The exhibition includes 50 paintings, prints, drawings and mixed media constructions created during the course of the artist’s more than 60-year career. This exhibition is organized by Juniata College, Pennsylvania with assistance from Christiane Citron.