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Museum Offers Women’s History Programming
Posted February 11, 2016 at 3:06 pm
WILMINGTON, N.C. – In honor of Women’s History Month in March, Cape Fear Museum is offering special behind the scenes tours – The Mystery of Women’s History. Take an intimate … Read More »
Museum Offers Educator Workshops
Posted February 10, 2016 at 10:35 am
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Teachers, homeschool educators, and youth group leaders – are you looking for quality professional development experiences this winter? New Hanover County’s Cape Fear Museum is pleased to … Read More »
Museum Offers Free Educator Workshops
Posted January 28, 2016 at 9:33 am
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Teachers, homeschool educators, and youth group leaders – are you looking for quality professional development experiences this winter? New Hanover County’s Cape Fear Museum is pleased to … Read More »
Museum Awarded GE Foundation Grant
Posted January 12, 2016 at 11:56 am
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Cape Fear Museum has been awarded a $19,134 grant from the GE Foundation Grant. Funds will be used to transform the Museum’s former retail space into a … Read More »
A Museum Whodunit
Posted January 5, 2016 at 2:53 pm
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Oh no, something mysterious has happened at the Museum! Cape Fear Museum of History and Science needs your help cracking a curious case of “whodunit?” Families are … Read More »
Museum Offers Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle Film Screenings
Posted December 30, 2015 at 12:18 pm
Wilmington, N.C. — In the more than 50 years since the 1963 March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom, the Civil Rights movement has helped transform U.S. society. Explore the … Read More »
Museum Awarded Landfall Foundation Grant
Posted December 15, 2015 at 8:59 am
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Cape Fear Museum is proud to announce the award of a $3,600 grant from the Landfall Foundation. Funds will be used to purchase nature-related play materials and … Read More »
Museum Offers Family Programs During Holiday Break
Posted December 10, 2015 at 12:35 pm
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Need something for kids to do while on holiday break from school? Bring them to Cape Fear Museum to become an “ologist!” Explore the science behind cool … Read More »
Museum Wins Exhibit Awards
Posted November 28, 2015 at 10:12 am
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Cape Fear Museum has won two exhibit awards, a 2015 Albert Ray Newsome Award from the Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies for the exhibit Reflections in … Read More »
Museum to Hold Race in the Media Community Conversation
Posted November 13, 2015 at 10:59 am
WILMINGTON, N.C. – In the 1950s and 1960s, although the Black press was an important part of the Civil Rights movement, mainstream press outlets often depicted African Americans in a … Read More »
