ncmuseums
An occasional list of exhibits, programs, and events at North Carolina museums. Sponsored by the North Carolina Museums Council.
NCMC Events From Around the State… July 28, 2014
1). CSS
Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center (www.nchistoricsites.org/neuse/neuse.htm)
will present "Civil War Surgery & Medicine" examining medicine
and surgery at home and on the battlefield during the Civil War. The origins of
modern triage practices can be traced back to the difficult choices made on the
battlefield. Gary Riggs will display medicine and surgical equipment used and
discuss the types of procedures they were used to perform. The program
commemorates the sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, of the Civil War and
will be held Aug. 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is also the final offering of the
three month long popular program “2nd Saturdays.” The ladies of the Tar Heel
Civilians will portray and discuss the role of women such as nurses, rolling
bandages and gathering supplies to make and send hospital boxes. In addition to
battle wounds, many soldiers died because of infection or illness due to lack
of modern medical technology.
2). The
Museum of the Albemarle (www.museumofthealbemarle.com) is preparing its
2015 schedule of speakers for two monthly programs and is seeking presenters. “Back to the Past with at 21st Century
Twist” is held every first Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. and may include a demonstration. “History for Lunch” is held every first
Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. and ends at approximately 1 p.m. If you are interested in presenting a
session during one of these programs, please contact the education department
at the museum. Please include your
name, a brief biography, and contact information. Also include the title and brief description
of your presentation. All contacts will be considered and notified by October
15, 2014. For more information
concerning the event call 252-335-1453.
3).
N.C. African American Heritage Commission
(http://www.ncarts.org/ExperiencetheArts/AfricanAmericanMusicTrails/NorthCarolinaAfricanAmericanHeritageCommissio.aspx) is sponsoring a
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:
4).
Museum of the Albemarle (www.museumofthealbemarle.com)
invites you to “2nd Saturdays: Summer
Fun Day!” on Saturday, August 9th from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Wear your
sunglasses and welcome summer with your beach blanket and a picnic on the
Green. Join The Junior Docents at the Museum of the Albemarle beginning at 10
a.m. for a beach party where amateur DJs will play beach music while you try
your steps on the dance floor. The limbo
stick will test your flexibility! You might also make a toy sailboat and take
part in other beach crafts.
5).
North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort (www.ncmaritimemuseums.com) invites you
to “Shackleford Banks: Horses, Hiking and History” on August 6th, 9:30 a.m. –
1:30 p.m. Come find out what makes
Shackleford Banks such a unique barrier island, from the early settlers and
whaling villages to tales of Blackbeard the pirate and wild horses that roam
the sandy beaches. Associate Curator Benjamin Wunderly will guide participants
on a hike in this designated wilderness area managed by the National Park
Service as part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. Not suitable for
children under 6. Fee: $30. Advance registration required. 252.728.7317. North
Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, 315 Front Street, Beaufort 28516.
6).
Greensboro Historical Museum (www.greensborohistory.org)
invites you to “A Teaworthy Toast to Dolley Madison” on Sunday, August 24th. Enjoy the delights of high tea at the O.
Henry Hotel in a style that First Lady Dolley Madison would have appreciated.
For we are remembering her bravery 200 years ago, during August 23-24, 1815,
when Dolley was in the White House as the British approached the capital city.
She set the table for a fine dinner, anxiously awaiting good news from
President Madison and his troops. That was not to be. You know part of the
rest, as we toast Dolley’s bravery, you’ll find out more about that drama-filled
day so long ago. Event to be held at the O. Henry Hotel, 624 Green Valley Rd.
Tickets $30, inclusive, available by mailing checks to the Historical Museum at
130 Summit Ave., Greensboro, 27401. Table sponsorships, with 6 seats, available
for $200, by contacting Director Carol Hart at 373-2306. Reservation deadline
is Friday, August 8. For more information, contact the Historical Museum at
373-2043.
7).
Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex (www.ncdcr.gov/ncmcf/Home.aspx) announces
that on July 31st at 7:00 p.m., Jim Greathouse, senior museum
specialist for the City of Fayetteville, and co-chair of the NC Military
Historical Society, Fayetteville Chapter, will present a slide show on The Building of the Fayetteville Arsenal,
at the Museum of the Cape Fear. This presentation is being co-sponsored
by the Museum of the Cape Fear and the Fayetteville Chapter of the NC Military
Historical Society, which meets at the museum every other month. The presentation
is open to the public, and anyone interested in learning more about the NC
Military Historical Society is welcome to remain after the presentation to
learn more about joining the organization. For more information, call 910-486-1330.
8).
Hands On!
(www.handsonwnc.org), the children’s
museum located in downtown Hendersonville, invites you to Nano Science ~ the
Invisible Science! Ages 8-11. Mon. 8/4 10:30–2:30. We are usually closed on
Mondays, but for this class the museum is open just for you! Explore Nano Science – the science of the
very, very small (so small you can’t see it) with hands-on experiments &
games. $34 nm/$26 m. Sponsored by NISE NETWORK & National Science
Foundation. Pre-registration required; walk-ins accepted as space allows. Call
697-8333 to register.
9). The
Asheville Art Museum
(www.ashevilleart.org) is pleased to
present a unique and exciting exhibition, Sol
LeWitt: Creating Place, Wall Drawing
#618. The first day to view this exhibition will be Saturday, August 9 from
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. For more information about this exhibit, visit the
website at www.ashevilleart.org or call the Museum at 828.253.3227.
10). The N.C. Museum of History (http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/) in
Raleigh will present the program Sam
Ervin and Watergate: 40 Years Later on Saturday, Aug. 9th, the
40th anniversary of President Richard M. Nixon’s resignation. Hear about Sen.
Ervin’s time as chair of the Senate Watergate Committee from those who remember
this distinguished North Carolinian the best. A panel discussion at 2 p.m. will
be followed by a Q&A session. Admission is free. Be sure to see the exhibit
Watergate: Political Scandal & the
Presidency before it closes! Open through Aug. 10, the exhibit tells the
story of the Watergate scandal in a very straightforward, engaging way.
Artifacts, photographs, video clips and a 1970s living room setting intrigue
both younger visitors and those who recall this transformative time in our
nation’s history. Watergate also highlights many Tar Heels who played important
roles in investigating the scandal. For
information about the N.C. Museum of History, a Smithsonian-affiliated museum,
call 919-807-7900 or access www.ncmuseumofhistory.org
or follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ or YouTube.
NCMC Events From Around the State… July 14, 2014
1). The Museum of the Albemarle is preparing its
2015 schedule of speakers for two monthly programs and is seeking
presenters. “Back to the Past with at
21st Century Twist” is held every first Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. and may include a demonstration. “History for Lunch” is held every first
Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. and ends at approximately 1 p.m. If you are interested in presenting a
session during one of these programs, please contact the education department
at the museum. Please include your
name, a brief biography, and contact information. Also include the title and brief description
of your presentation. All contacts will be considered and notified by October
15, 2014. For more information
concerning the event call 252-335-1453.
2). N.C. African American Heritage Commission is sponsoring a
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:
3). Western Office, NC Department of Cultural Resources announces that forty
images and selected artifacts on loan from the N.C. Museum of History appear in
the traveling exhibit “The Photography of Lewis Hine: Exposing Child Labor in
North Carolina, 1908-1918” on display at the Western Office from June 23 to
October 3, 2014. In addition to regular
hours of Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Western Office will
offer several programs related to the exhibit. Hine captured the harsh
realities of their mill village lives in Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Rowan and
other North Carolina counties. His photographs range from girls running warping
machines in Gastonia to boys covered in lint after long hours as doffers and
sweepers in a Hickory mill. The exhibit
and special programs are free. For
additional information please call (828) 296-7230. The Western Office is
located at 176 Riceville Rd., Asheville, N.C.
4). Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum invites you to “Salty
Dawgs: Creating Maritime Exhibits”. Mike
Carraway, longtime North Carolina Maritime Museum exhibits curator, creates a
wide variety of two- and three-dimensional exhibits for three maritime museums
in the state system including the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. Carraway
discusses the process and shares a personal behind-the-scenes look into his creative
and complex job. Free admission. Email: maryellen.riddle@ncdcr.gov. 252-986-2995, Graveyard of the Atlantic
Museum, 59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC 27943.
5). Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art announces
work by internationally recognized artist Neil Goldberg is coming soon to SECCA.
Neil Goldberg: Anthology opens Friday, July 18, with an evening reception from 6 -
8 p.m. Anthology gathers together Goldberg’s conceptual artworks that
contemplate the fleeting and overlooked aspects of ordinary daily experience,
finding fascination, humor and poignancy in them. As part of SECCA’s solo
series, Anthology explores three
dimensions of Goldberg’s ethos of inviting life into art: autobiographical
works which engage his parents and later memorialize the loss of his father;
works that incorporate strangers and public life through observation or
participation; studio works that invite other artists and intellects to
critique and perform for Goldberg. Anthology
includes video, photography and objects from over the last 20 years and debuts
Ten-and-a-half-years-of-To-Dos, a five-channel audiovisual installation. Neil Goldberg: Anthology runs through
Sunday, October 5 and is free and open to the public.
6).
Bellamy Mansion Museum invites you to Jazz
at the Mansion with Darryl Donnell Murrill, on July 17th, 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/.
7). The State Archives (www.archives.ncdcr.gov) announces that the “Protecting
Family Photos and Records” webinar is now available. The State Archives' YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/ncarchives offers a series of online tutorials that
provide information on the care and preservation of family treasures. "The
Care and Handling of Family Papers" tutorials were developed in
conjunction with the State Historical Records Advisory Board, funded by a grant
from the National Historical Records and Publications Commission. For information, please call (919) 807-7326.
The State Archives is part of the Office of Archives and History within the
N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.
8). North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort invites you to the
8th Annual Crab Cake Cook-off on Friday, July 18, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Taste delicious crab cakes made by four
volunteer guest chefs and vote on your favorite at this Museum fundraiser that
takes place at the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center. In addition, the event has a slaw taste-off. Participants will vote on slaw prepared by
four cooks and vote for their favorite.
Space is limited. Members only, all are welcome to join the Friends of
the North Carolina Maritime Museum.
Membership starts at just $35.
Proceeds from this event help support the operations of the Friends of
the North Carolina Maritime Museum and the North Carolina Maritime Museum. Tickets $25 for Friends of the Museum
Members. Available at the Museum Store
or online at www.maritimefriends.org. 252.728.7317. North Carolina Maritime Museum
in Beaufort, 315 Front Street, Beaufort 28516.
9).
Hands On!, a Child’s Gallery,
announces science exploration all week at Hands On! Tues. 7/22 10:30-12:30 - Construction
Junction. Ages 6-9. Use blocks to create monsters, aliens, giant bugs, a
castle, a whole town and more! Block play develops skills in math ~ learn while
you play! Wed. 7/23 10:30-12:30. Lego Learn, then Build – CASTLES. Ages 8-11.
Learn about the skill of building castles, then use your knowledge to build a
Lego castle. Can it stand up to the catapults? Thu. 7/24 10:30-12:00. Science
Play ~ Air! Ages 3-6; must be potty trained. The young ones will love science
as they learn about air ~ that is everywhere!
You are never too young to explore the world around you! Fri. 7/25
10:30-12:30. Bubble-mania! Ages 6-10. Younger participants are welcome with an
adult. Learn about the science & art
of bubble making! You will learn to blow
lots of bubbles & even take home bubbles. Pre-registration required for
each of these. Call 697-8333 to register. Cost is $18 nm/$10 m. for each
session.
10).
The Asheville Art Museum is thrilled to present the second work in the Museum’s Artworks
Project Space—artist Sharon Louden’s innovative installation Community. This installation is a
continued conversation based on a series of work that Louden started in 2013
that traces its path through installation, animation, painting and drawing. In
each genre, her gestures create an implication of dance — movement and energy —
transposed against the resistance of fixed squares and rectangles of
color. For this project, Louden is
working in raw aluminum. When asked why she chose this medium, Louden said she
chose it for its reflective nature, manageability and also the beauty of the
material. Community: Sharon Louden
opens to the public on July 19. The exhibition is sponsored by the John and
Robyn Horn Foundation. More information is available at www.ashevilleart.org.
NCMC Events From Around the State… July 7, 2014
1). CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center will showcase the art of free family fun on July 12 in the second
of the three month long popular program “2nd Saturdays,” through August. The
program also commemorates the sesquicentennial of the Civil War and will run
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The "Weapons
of the Civil War" program will exhibit private weapon collections of Cmdr.
Gerald C. Roxbury, Retired U.S. Navy and Mr. Dan Mastin. During the Civil War
weapons technology changed dramatically. The program will showcase an extensive
collections of Civil War small arms and weapons; ranging from large to small
and common to obscure items including marlinspikes, torpedoes, grappling hooks,
rifles, muskets, carbines and cutlasses of both domestic and imported
manufacture. There will also be costumed interpretation and outdoor firing
demonstrations throughout the day provided by the Carolina Living History
Guild. To commemorate the
sesquicentennial of the Civil War, North Carolina’s State Historic Sites
Division and History Museums Division will be hosting programs that focus on
Freedom, Sacrifice, and Memory. For a full list of these events visit http://www.nccivilwar150.com/.
2). Western Office, NC Department of Cultural Resources announces that forty
images and selected artifacts on loan from the N.C. Museum of History appear in
the traveling exhibit “The Photography of Lewis Hine: Exposing Child Labor in
North Carolina, 1908-1918” on display at the Western Office from June 23 to
October 3, 2014. In addition to regular
hours of Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Western Office will
offer several programs related to the exhibit. Hine captured the harsh
realities of their mill village lives in Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Rowan and
other North Carolina counties. His photographs range from girls running warping
machines in Gastonia to boys covered in lint after long hours as doffers and
sweepers in a Hickory mill. The exhibit
and special programs are free. For
additional information please call (828) 296-7230. The Western Office is
located at 176 Riceville Rd., Asheville, N.C.
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 July 15th, 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). Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art announces
work by internationally recognized artist Neil Goldberg is coming soon to SECCA.
Neil Goldberg: Anthology opens Friday, July 18, with an evening reception from 6 -
8 p.m. Anthology gathers together Goldberg’s conceptual artworks that
contemplate the fleeting and overlooked aspects of ordinary daily experience,
finding fascination, humor and poignancy in them. As part of SECCA’s solo
series, Anthology explores three
dimensions of Goldberg’s ethos of inviting life into art: autobiographical
works which engage his parents and later memorialize the loss of his father;
works that incorporate strangers and public life through observation or
participation; studio works that invite other artists and intellects to
critique and perform for Goldberg. Anthology
includes video, photography and objects from over the last 20 years and debuts
Ten-and-a-half-years-of-To-Dos, a five-channel audiovisual installation. Neil Goldberg: Anthology runs through
Sunday, October 5 and is free and open to the public.
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 Spencer Doll and Toy Museum announces several new displays.
The Go Figure group, a figurative art group from the Asheville area,
created an exhibit of dolls that accompany children's literature. The figures are all handmade and use a
variety of materials. Check out Wynken,
Blynken and Nod in a tiny wooden shoe boat while a spectacular dragon based on
the book, Searching for the Dragon Thunder, looks like he will leap out of the
display case. The group loves to create
fine dolls and to encourage others to join their creative group. This display will be available until the end
of August. GI Joe celebrates his 50th
birthday in style. Salisbury resident,
Missy Shives, has loaned her collection of early GI Joe action figures and
command center. There are tons of limited
edition items and accessories to view with the figures. This new GI Joe exhibit is on display through
mid-September. Have you seen the 14 room
doll mansion that recently arrived at the museum ? It is filled with handmade and purchased doll
furniture that took the previous owner 15 years to complete. The house is 7
feet long and over 3 feet tall. This
doll house needs to be seen to be believed. The Spencer Doll and Toy Museum now
welcomes visitors on Wednesdays for half price.
All entry fees will be slashed on Wednesdays until Labor Day. Come see what you have been missing.
9).
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.