Newsroom: Museum
Museum Creates Outreach Project to Inspire Young Women to Pursue STEM Careers
Posted April 28, 2021 at 8:25 am
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. – Cape Fear Museum of History and Science has been selected by the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) as a recipient of an IF/THEN® Gender Equity Grant in … Read More »
Auction Notice
Posted April 21, 2021 at 8:32 am
Cape Fear Museum is auctioning numerous objects from its education collection. These items do not relate to the Museum’s mission of collecting objects related to the history, science or cultures … Read More »
Museum Opens Traveling Exhibition Exploring Women’s Fight for Equality
Posted April 1, 2021 at 8:43 am
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. – Cape Fear Museum of History and Science will open a new exhibition, One Half of the People: Advancing Equality for Women on Friday, April 2 2021. … Read More »
Museum Works with NC Digital Heritage Center to Digitize Local Yearbooks
Posted March 5, 2021 at 8:57 am
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. – Cape Fear Museum of History and Science and the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center have worked together to digitize local yearbooks. The center works with … Read More »
Cape Fear Museum Partners with Smithsonian Affiliations on Women’s History Virtual Programming
Posted March 1, 2021 at 8:47 am
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. – Cape Fear Museum of History and Science and Smithsonian Affiliations are collaborating together to present a month-long Women’s History Virtual Scholar Talk Series. Five talks … Read More »
Cape Fear Museum Opens Smithsonian Exhibition Exploring the Global Water Story
Posted February 24, 2021 at 9:02 am
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. – Water is the most vital resource for life on Earth; no living thing exists without it. H20 Today, a new exhibition at Cape Fear Museum … Read More »
Distinguished Guest Added to New Hanover County’s Virtual Race & Social Justice Institute
Posted January 21, 2021 at 4:25 pm
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. – Dr. Ben Chavis of the historic Wilmington 10 will join New Hanover County’s Race and Social Justice Institute next month as a featured panelist. In … Read More »
New Hanover County and Cape Fear Museum Announce Virtual Race & Social Justice Institute
Posted January 14, 2021 at 2:23 pm
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. – New Hanover County’s Office of Diversity & Equity and Cape Fear Museum are partnering together for a series of panel discussions with local historians and … Read More »
Airlie Gardens and Cape Fear Museum Announce Participation in Museums for All Program
Posted November 5, 2020 at 2:08 pm
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. – New Hanover County’s cultural attractions Airlie Gardens and Cape Fear Museum of History and Science are participating in Museums for All, to provide free admission to households … Read More »
Auction Notice
Posted October 27, 2020 at 3:24 pm
Cape Fear Museum is auctioning numerous objects deaccessioned from its permanent collection. Some items do not relate to the Museum’s mission of collecting objects related to the history, science or … Read More »
